Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) awarded $412,100 in Working Here Fund grants in the first quarter of 2024.
The 109 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 second quarter of 2024 through June 30. To learn about the requirements and apply online, visit the Working Here Fund grants page.
Working Here Fund Grants Awarded up to $5,000
IOWA
Anamosa High School
Meats processing class materials
Care And Share House Inc
Food Pantry supplemental food project
Catholic Council for Social Concern Inc.
Food pantry
City of Ames
Technical rescue equipment upgrade
City of Atlantic Iowa
Mollett Park Community Garden hydrants
City of Elgin
Equipment
Clarksville Food Pantry
Groceries for distribution at pantry
Clarksville High School
Ag Education classroom resources
Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-12 Attendance Center
Snacks and shoes
Crawford County Hunger Fighters
Backpack Program
Creston Community School District - Creston FFA
CASE Ag Equipment Maintenance Technology Curriculum Certification
Dayton Volunteer Fire Department
Radios
Diagonal Elementary School
Update diagonal gardens
Elliott Food Pantry Inc
Food for pantry
Essex Community Club
School / community garden improvements
Faith Community Church-Sheldon
Summer lunch program
Family’s Helping Hand
Family Resource Center food pantry
Feed the Pack
Food for Backpack Program
Fort Atkinson Firefighters
Quick attack truck
Franklin County Agri and Fair Association
Grandstand updates
Hawkeye Community College Foundation
RedTail food pantry
Highland High School
Agricultural equipment for classroom
IA Nice Inc
Food for refugee families
Iowa State Extension and Outreach - Franklin County
Community garden education materials
Iowa State Extension and Outreach Johnson County
4-H Clover Café updates
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Jefferson County
Poultry cages
Iowa Swine Jackpot Association Inc
Supplies and education for swine exhibit
ISU Extension and Outreach Delaware County
Farm Safety Day Program
ISU Extension and Outreach Warren County
Community garden supplies and updates
Johnston Partnership for a Healthy Community Inc.
Food pantry storage updates
Kiwanis Club of Atlantic
Headstart family nutrition program
Lakeside Presbyterian Church
Tornado pack program
Maquoketa Valley Senior High School
FFA Indoor agriculture project
MICAH House Corporation
Meals for individuals experiencing homelessness
Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School
Greenhouse - Farm to School
Nashua Volunteer Firefighters
Replenish fire and rescue supplies
New Hampton Firefighters
Gear extractor
North Union Elementary
Freezer for food storage
Northwest Iowa Livestock Showdown Inc.
Supplies for showdown
Quasky Emergency Services
AutoPulse
Sac City Senior Center
Senior Center - Meals on wheels
Stratford Fire and Rescue
Radio replacement
Swea City Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Confined space rescue equipment
The Catherine Mcauley Center Inc
Reducing barriers to health and nutrition
Trailblazers of The Heartland
Get Fit Garden
United Methodist Church
The Community Table
Van Horne First Responders Inc
Personal protective rescue gear
City of Wall Lake
Food for elderly and disabled
Washington County Agricultural Extension
Language inclusive education materials
Webster County Fair Foundation
New show pen
West Delaware High School
West Delaware animal lab
Woodbine Community Food Pantry Outreach Center
Outreach Center 2024 summer food vouchers
NEBRASKA
Accepted Food Bank
Millard and Elkhorn backpack program
Alliance Bulldog Backpack Program
Alliance Bulldog Backpack Program, Inc.
Blue Hill High School
Multi-function welding machine
Bright Horizons Resources for Survivors Of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Food for clients in need
Cedar County Agricultural Society
Beef barn project update
City of West Point/ West Point Rescue
Advanced CPR manikins
Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools
CASE Intro to Ag, Food, and Natural Resources
Fillmore Central Beef Boosters Inc
Beef processing for school meals
Fitucate Foundation Inc
Fitucate Food Bank
Grandma's Snack Packs
Food for Weekend Backpack Program
Green Cover Seed, LLC
The First Acre Milpa Garden Program
Hearts And Hands Foundation
Feed the Hungry
Hordville Volunteer Fire Department
Wildland gear
Jansen Rural Fire District #9
Wildland personal protective equipment
Johnson-Brock Public Schools
Ventilation system upgrades
Lexington Area United Way Inc
Food and nutrition support
Litchfield Public Schools
CASE Ag Science - Animal Curriculum Training
Loup Valley 4-H Horse Conference
2024 clinics project
Mitchell Secondary School
Welding shop growth
Nebraska 4-H Foundation - Lincoln
Spotlight the Kids
Nebraska 4-H Foundation – Central City
Community gardening partnership
Oakland Food Pantry Inc
Food assistance
O'Neill High School
CASE Natural Resources and Ecology Curriculum Training
Operation Homefront Inc
Holiday meals for military families
Oxford Rural Fire District
Side scan sonar
Palmer Public Schools
Floral lab start-Up
Project Hope Inc
Client Choice Food Selection Program
Southwest Public Schools
Textbooks
St Cecilia Middle Sch/High School
Ag in the Classroom supplies
University of Nebraska Board of Regents
Garden-based recipe kits
Valley Child Development Center Inc
Food for Kids
West Point Library Foundation
Seed library and gardening education
SOUTH DAKOTA
Boys and Girls Club of Watertown Inc.
Growing with master gardeners
Colome High School - 01
Agricultural education classroom updates
Gettysburg Whitlock Bay Development Corporation
Community garden
Huron Public Library
Summer Program to Feed and Read
Kimball School District 07-2
Agriculture animal barn and plant grow area
Lakota Center dba Pejuta Waste O'Tipi | Good Medicine Lodge
Meals program
Langford Area School District 45-5
Langford Area Agriculture Curriculum
McCook Central FFA
Urban Youth Show Livestock
McPherson County Conservation District
Leola Community Garden
Michael Glynn Memorial Coalition
Food Pantry for Students
Moody County Cares
You are Not Alone
The Salvation Army of the Black Hills
Love Beyond Hunger
United Way of Huron
Heartland Region Backpack Program
Wambli Ska Society
Sustaining Our Roots: Indigenous Food Access Program
Watertown Area People Against Child Hunger
Food for distribution
Yankton Food for Thought
Sack pack fruit
WYOMING
Cent$ible Nutrition Program - Fremont County
Under Pressure: legumes cooking supplies
Cent$ible Nutrition Program - Laramie County
Under Pressure: legumes cooking supplies
Cent$ible Nutrition Program Sheridan County
Under Pressure: legumes cooking supplies
Eastern Wyoming College Foundation
Agricultural Career and Culture Exploration
Fremont County Extension - University of Wyoming
Wyoming Ranch Camp
Riverton Peace Mission
Addressing cultural disparity through nutrition
University of Wyoming - Laramie
Alternative Cooking Methods for Food Security Programs
University of Wyoming - Cheyenne
Youth and Adults Grow Food Together
University of Wyoming - Evanston
Beyond the Barn - Career Exploration Project
