Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) awarded $1,219,140 in Working Here Fund grants in the fourth quarter of 2023. This brings the amount awarded through our Working Here Fund grants to more than $8 million since 2013.
The 136 nonprofit organizations listed below received grants to support agriculture and rural communities with projects that address one of the following areas: agricultural education, hunger and nutrition, or rural disaster relief/essential services.
FCSAmerica is accepting grant applications for the first quarter of 2024 through March 31. To learn about the requirements and apply online, visit the Working Here Fund grants page.
Working Here Fund Grants Awarded up to $25,000
IOWA
Disaster Resilience Institute
Disaster Training Exercise
Acre Agriculture Education Center
Facility and Ag Education Expansion
Guthrie County Fair Foundation
Guthrie County Fair Showring Pavillion
Hawkeye Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association Incorporation
Hawkeye Fire Raising the Roof
Crawford County Fair Association
Hog Barn Show Arena Project
St. Lucas Fire Fighters Association Inc
New Pumper Truck
Fairbank Firemans Fund
Rural Rescue Response Trailer
Jackson County Ag Extension District
Together We Build
NEBRASKA
Broadwater Rural Fire District 4
Ambulance Purchase
Together Omaha
Commercial Freezer for New Food Pantry
Nebraska Community Foundation
Crawford Rural Fire Department Ambulance Replacement
Sheridan County 4-H Foundation
Event Venue Renovation
Benedict Volunteer Fire Department
Fire Truck Pumper
Cuming County Fair Foundation
Livestock Building
Goehner Volunteer Fire Department Inc
Lucas Chest Compression System
Silver Creek Ambulance
Silver Creek Ambulance
SOUTH DAKOTA
City of Bowdle – Bowdle Volunteer Fire Department
Rescue Truck
South Dakota Farmers Union Foundation
Farmers Union Agricultural Education Building
Lincoln County Fairgrounds Foundation Inc
Livestock Complex Animal Housing
Friends of Miner County 4-H Affiliate of South Dakota
Miner County 4-H Goat, Sheep, and Swine Barn Project
Garretson Volunteer Fire Department
New Building
Florence High School - 01
Rooted in Tradition
Sage to Saddle
Sage to Saddle
WYOMING
Feed307
Tractor
Wyoming Agricultural Leadership Council
Wyoming Ag Leadership Forum
Working Here Fund Grants Awarded up to $15,000
IOWA
South Hamilton Middle/High School
Ag Mech Welding Equipment
Ottumwa High School
Bulldog Ranch
Lewis Township Fire and Rescue
Combination Extrication Tool
Matthew 25
Cultivate Hope Urban Farm Improvements
Center Point-Urbana High School
FFA Curriculum
Pella Christian High School Society
FFA Greenhouse
Dow City Arion Community Fire Department Inc
Grain Vac
Pella High School
Hydroponic Tower Gardens
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach - Lee County
Lee County Fair Office Remodel
Denver Community School District
New FFA Chapter
Quad Cities Community Foundation
River Bend Ag in the Classroom
Birmingham Volunteer Fire Department
SCBA replacement
Clay County Fair Charitable Trust
Stables Patio Project
NEBRASKA
Pawnee City Fire Department
Battery Powered Jaws of Life Extrication Tool
Completely Kids
Community Gardens
Wauneta Emergency Medical Services
Digital Radios
Cairo Community Foundation
Equipment and Protective Clothing
Pawnee County Fair Foundation
Fairgrounds Improvement Project II
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska
LFS Global Roots
Lincoln County Agricultural Society
Linco Ag & Education Center
Pawnee City Community Foundation
Pawnee County Hospital Ambulance Fund
Southeast Community College Educational Foundation
Saddles for Student Success
Red Cloud High School
Welding Shop Ventilation System
SOUTH DAKOTA
Butte/Lawrence County 4-H
County Fairgrounds Horse Arena "Stable, Steady & Secure"
Meade County Fair Association Inc
Livestock Barn Addition
Fairfax Fire Department
UTV – Fire Response
WYOMING
Future Farmers of America State Associations & Local Chapter
Chapter Vehicle
Feed307
Project Greenhouse
Working Here Fund Grants Awarded up to $5,000
IOWA
Atlantic Food Pantry Inc
Food for Pantry
Bremer County Fair Association
4-H/FFA Youth Enrichment Center
Center For Dairy Excellence Foundation of Pennsylvania
Empowering the Next Generation of Dairy Farmers
City of Lineville
Repairs/Addition to Fire Station
City of Oskaloosa
Rural Fire and Rescue Program
Educational Outreach Foundation Carroll County Fair
Livestock Barn Ventilation
Essex School
ECSD Farm School Feed/Tack Building
Friends of Chickasaw County Conservation
ZOLL AED
Friends of The GLR Ag Department
Meals for the Food Pantry With the Outreach Program
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District
Feed the Rebels
Guthrie Center High School
Career and Technical Education
Guthrie Center High School
AC/GC FFA Greenhouse Project
Horizons A Family Service Alliance
Meals on Wheels
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach - Sioux County
Head Start Family Tomato Project
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach - Lee County
Agricultural School Enrichment Program
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach - Floyd County
Wellness for Families and Youth of Floyd County
Logan Volunteer Fire & Rescue
Grain Bin Rescue Phase I
Marshalltown Community School District
Freeze Dryers
Murray Jr/Sr High
Murray Ag Classroom Updates
North Central Iowa Ag in The Classroom
Agriculture Education – Chick Embrology Lesson
Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation
Food Pantry Support
Orient-Macksburg Comm School District
Greenhouse Plants and Suppplies
Progressive Agriculture Foundation
Safety Day Program
Radiant Life Community Church
Food Pantry Restock and Upgrades
River Valley FFA
Meals From the Heartland
Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School District
Greenhouse to Table
Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area Inc
Field Trip Program
South Winneshiek First Responders
Add Radios for Members
St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church of Missouri Valley
Community Meals
Stanton High School
Agricultural Power and Technology Curriculum
Story City Fire Department
Upgrade Fire Department Rescue Tools
Treynor Fire Agency
Video Laryngoscope
Waco Community School District
FFA Chapter Support
Youth For Christ USA Inc
Youth EAT Pantry
NEBRASKA
70X7 Inc
Heartland KAH Meal Packing Event
Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools
Incubating Adventures
Assistance Individuals and Families Without Borders
The Emergency Social Assistance Plan
Cambridge Public Schools
Cambridge FFA Beef Program
Cedar Hollow School
Challenger Tower Garden
Centura Public Schools
Centura Ag-Ed Laser Engraver
College of Saint Mary
Maverick Food Pantry
Dakota County Agricultural Society Inc
Display Case Update
Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary
Grow Tower Expansion
Eastern Nebraska Community Action Partnership
Bellevue Food Pantry Dairy Items Purchase
Elgin Public Schools
Elgin Agriscience Investigations
Garden County Rural Fire Protection Dist. #2
Remote Truck Nozzle
Giltner Public Schools
Ag Department Curriculum Materials
Gothenburg Public Schools
WeldingWise: Gas Tank and Shop Advancement
Hastings College Foundation
Expanding Agricultural Education, Research, and Outreach at Hastings College
Kenesaw Public Schools
Small Town Sustainability
Mid-Plains United Way Inc
North Platte Senior Center – Home Delivered Meals
Millard South High School
Patriots Care Pantry
Mitchell Public Schools
Weekend Tiger Backpack Program
Morrill Public Schools
Swine Production
Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences
Nebraska Junior Academy State Agriculture Science Research Competition
North Platte Catholic Shools Endowment-Trust Inc
Beef in Schools
Offutt Airmans Attic
Airman's Attic
Omaha Schools Foundation
Woolf Pack Fund
Osmond Community Schools
Swine Litter Processing
Silver Lake Public Schools
Grow Tower Expansion
Stuart Public Schools
New Equipment Purchase
Sutton Public Schools
Cultivating Minds and Cutting Corners
The Tri-Faith Initiative of Omaha Nebraska
Tri-Faith Hope Garden & Orchard
University of Nebraska Board of Regents
UNL Chapter National MANRRS
Wauneta-Palisade High School
Wauneta-Palisade FFA Bovine Fertility Project
SOUTH DAKOTA
Ascension Lutheran Church
Feeding Brookings: Weekly Food Distribution
Bowdle FFA
Ag Education CASE Curriculum Supplies and Materials
Clear Lake United Methodist Church
Stewards Against Childhood Hunger (SACH)
Feeding South Dakota
Backpack Program
Harding County High School - 01
Ag Leadership Curriculum/Food Science
Hartford Area Fire & Rescue Inc
Rescue Auger
Humboldt Fire & Ambulance Service
Humboldt Fire and Ambulance SCBA Equipped
Kingsbury County 4-H Leaders Association
Kingsbury County Ag Day
Lyman School District 42-1
Lyman Backpack Program
Safe Harbor
Shelter Pantry
Split Rock Township Volunteer Fire Department
Grain Bin Rescue Power Tools
State 4-H Leaders of South Dakota
Day County Horse Arena Crow's Nest
Working Against Violence Inc
Project Harvest – "Harvesting Hope, Nourishing Lives"
WYOMING
Blessings In A Backpack Inc
Food for Backpack Program
Developmental Preschool and Day Care Center
Exploration Garden
Food Bank of The Rockies
Fighting Hunger Feeding Hope
Goshen Help
Goshen Food Card
Guernsey Community Food Pantry
Food Pantry
Pinedale Community Food Basket Inc
Wrangle Hunger
United Methodist Church of Wheatland
PEAK Commodities
