Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) awarded $1,520,960 in Working Here Fund grants in the second quarter of 2024.
The 186 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 third quarter of 2024 through September 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
4-H Clubs and Affiliated 4-H Organizations
Louisa County 4-H Livestock Judging Club
Algona First United Methodist Church
Replenish food for SERVE Shelves
Alta Vista Firefighters Association
Extrication Tools
Blencoe Volunteer Fire Department
Multi-County Interoperability and Thermal Imaging
Boys And Girls Club of Siouxland Inc
Summer Breakfast Fund
Central Iowa Hospital Corporation
Community Storm Shelter
Central Springs High School
FFA Ag Science in the Classroom
Chickasaw TWP Fire District
Battery Powered Vehicle Extraction Tools
Choice Charter School Inc
Project M[AG]NIFY (Making Agriculture Navigable in Iowa For Youth)
Community Opportunities Inc Guthrie
Food for Food Pantry Shelves
Community Opportunities Inc Sac
Food for Food Pantry Shelves
Community Opportunities Inc Calhoun
Food for Food Pantry Shelves
Community Opportunities Inc Carroll
Food for Food Pantry Shelves
Denison Volunteer Firefighters Association
Grain Vac
Early Community Food Pantry
Food Replenishment and Distribution
Fremont-Mills High School
Ag Curriculum Supplies
Hope Food Pantry
Walk-In Freezer Replacement
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Agriculture in the Classroom
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Classroom Aquaponics Kits - Aquaculture Ed
Iowa Valley Comm School District
Agriculture Education Curriculum
Lone Tree Fire & Rescue Foundation Inc
Replace Fire Hoses
Lutheran Services in Iowa Inc
Global Greens Community Garden; Immigrant and Refugee Growers
Mahaska County Ag Extension District
Mahaska County Barnstormers 4-H Club Start Up
Mahaska County YMCA
After School Food Program
Mary J Treglia Community House
FOOD FOR YOU: Grocery Support for Immigrants and Refugees
McKinley Steam Academy
Food for Grizzly Cove Food Pantry
Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County
Community Garden and Food Distribution
Nodaway Valley High School
FFA Greenhouse Updates
Northeast Elementary School
The Backpack Program
Peoples Community Health Clinic Inc
Community Garden
Pierson Volunteer Fire Fighters Association
Fire Attack / Grass Fire Equipment
Pottawattamie Arts Culture and Entertainment
Culinary and Nutrition Education
Santas Camp and Wonderland
Greenhouse Updates for Community Garden
Shelby County Fair Association
Farm Tractor Simulator
Shenandoah Medical Center Foundation
Community Garden Expansion
Siouxland Ag In The Classroom
Summer Ag Education Program
Siouxland Mental Health Services
Education Materials for Community
Solon High School
Ag and Nutrition Education
Solon Senior Advocates Inc
Food for Food Pantry
South Hardin High School
Lab Equipment Update
Southside Christian Church
Helping Hands Food Pantry Repairs
St. Joseph Catholic Church, State Center, Iowa
Community Food Distribution
St Raphael of Brooklyn Orthodox Christian Church
Community Garden Shed and Produce Expansion
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Neighbor to Neighbor Food Pantry Garden
Sunnybrook Hope Center
Choice Food Pantry Food
The United Church of Diagonal
United Church of Diagonal Food Pantry
Ute Fire Department
UTE Fire Air Tanks
Veterans Memorial Hospital
EMS Equipment - Stair Chair/Evac Chair Acquisition
Waukee Area Christian Services
Protein for Food Pantry
West Marshall High School
Meals for the Heartland
NEBRASKA
Arapahoe Public Schools
Multiprocess Welder Upgrade
Avoca Rural Fire Protection District #5
Grain Bin Rescue Equipment Project
Battle Creek Volunteer Fire And Rescue
PPE Equipment
Campbell Volunteer Fire Department
SCBA Upgrade
DC West Schools Foundation
Hydroponics System in the Classroom
Foundation For Full Potential
Story for Agricultural Advocacy
Franklin Public Schools
Welding Machine Upgrade
Freeman Public Schools Foundation
Floriculture FFA Project
Hartington Creative Council
Business District Green Gardens
Haven House Family Services Center
Shelter Hunger Needs
Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy Inc
Equine-Assisted Services Volunteer Training Program
Holdrege Public Schools
Ag Ed Plasma CAD / CAM Project
Ivys League Youth Sports Academy
Youth Training and Development Nutrition Program
Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach Inc
Food for Distribution: Hunger Relief
Meridian Public Schools
Mustang Backpack Program
Nebraska 4-H Foundation
Display and Swine Barn Improvements
Nebraska 4-H Foundation
Bit and Spur 4-H Club Clinic
Nebraska 4-H Foundation
Merrick County 4-H School Enrichment Programming
Newman Grove High School
Grow Towers for Student Growth
Nuckolls County Ag Society
AED for Fairgrounds
Oakland Craig Junior-Senior High
Woodworking Expansion Project
Omaha Home For Boys
Valley View 4-H Program
Osceola Public Schools
Garden Grow Tower(s)
Pawnee County 4-H Foundation
Taste of Nebraska
Ss Cyril & Methodius Church
AED for School
Saint Mark Baptist Church and Outreach Ministries
Hope 4 Hunger - Food Distribution
Seventy-Five North Revitalization Corporation
Nourishment Nook at Howard Kennedy
Springfield Volunteer Fire Department
Power Tool Upgrades and Additions
Stapleton High School
Agriculture Technology and Precision Agriculture
Tabitha Inc
Meals on Wheels
Table of Grace Mobile Food Pantry Inc
Food Delivery Van
Thedford Public Schools
Thedford Ag-Ed Plasma Cutter
Third City Community Clinic Inc
Feed Grand Island
Zone Afterschool Program
Meals and Snacks Program
SOUTH DAKOTA
Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department
Water Tender
Charis Ministry Partners
Food To You
City of Mission
Fire Department Stop the Bleed Kits
Community Health Center of The Black Hills Inc
Wellness Community Garden
Delmont Volunteer Fire Dept
Grain Bin Rescue Auger
Douglas County SD 4-H Leaders Association
Flooring Project
Lennox Volunteer Fire Department
P25 Radios
Madison United Methodist Church
Food for Weekly Program: The Gathering Meal
Minnekahta Fire Protection District
Fire Equipment
Northville Volunteer Fire Dept
Grain Bin Safety
Pulse of Life Church
Little Explorers Outdoor Learning Campus
Rapid Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Extrication Tools - Rescue Saw
Worthing Community Fire Department
Update Wildland Gear for Firefighters
WYOMING
Element Church
Food for Food Pantry
Rock Springs Young at Heart
Feeding the Seniors
Wyoming Food For Thought Project
Weekend Food Bag Program
Working Here Fund Grants Awarded up to $15,000
IOWA
Anita Food Pantry Inc
Food Pantry Improvements
Central Lee Community Schools FFA
VLS3.60 Laser System
Charles City Community Schools
Hoop House Learning and Serving Garden
Charlotte Community Fire Company
Grain Bin Rescue Equipment
Cherokee County Fair Association
Fairground and Emergency Sound System
City of Greene
Handle Held Radio Upgrade
Crittenton Center
Transitional Therapeutic Home Kitchen Updates
DeWitt Volunteer Fire Department Inc
Air Filtration
Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank Corporation
Cooler for Milk and Dairy
In Harmony Farm
Greenhouse Installation
Keokuk High School
New FFA Chapter
Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School
Greenhouse Start-Up
Moorhead Fire and Rescue
John Deere UTV
Morningside University
High Tunnel and Compost Integration for Ag Teaching Labs
North Union FFA
Chicken Coop
Oskaloosa High School
FFA School Garden
Palo Alto County Agricultural Extension District
Fire Safety- Extinguisher Training Equipment
Riverside Community High School
Greenhouse
Winfield-Mt. Union CSD
WMU Ag- Greenhouse
Woodbury Central High School
Rebuild Ag Program and FFA Chapter
NEBRASKA
Boyd County High School (Spencer)
Upgrades to County Fair Livestock Barn
Central City Public Schools
Plasma Cutter and Table
Hope-Esperanza
Food Programs Support
McCool Junction FFA
Livestock Trailer
Mosaic
Community Vegetable Garden
Nebraska Vocational Agricultural Foundation
Summer Food Service Program
Northeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership Inc
Family Services Food Pantry
Pawnee County Medical Foundation
Power Easy-Load ER Cot
Sarpy County Ag Society
Public Announcement Sound System Upgrade
Spalding Academy
Growing Science at Spalding Academy
Steinauer Community Foundation
Safety Gear for Volunteer Fire Department
Table Rock Community Foundation
Air Packs for SCBA
West Holt Public Schools
Ag Program Expansion
SOUTH DAKOTA
Bison Volunteer Fire Department
New Fire Hall
Butte Volunteer Fire Department
Radios and PPE
Claire City Fire Protection District
FD Safety Equipment
Irene Volunteer Fire Dept.
Tanker 1 Pump System Replacement
Lake Andes Firemen’s Association Inc
Side-by-Side and Skid
North Marshall Fire Department Association Inc
ATV Wildland Skid Unit
Rosholt Fire Department
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
Sioux Falls Jefferson High School
Academic Village Food Pantry
South Dakota Agricultural and Rural Leadership Foundation
Program Support FY 25
Warner Volunteer Fire Department
Wildland UTV Project
Working Here Fund Grants Awarded up to $25,000
IOWA
Cedar County Fair Association Inc
Cedar County Farm Bureau Agriculture Center
City of Fairfield Iowa
Fairfield Fire Station: Locker and Decontamination Rooms
Community Action Agency of Siouxland
Refrigerated Truck and Trailer
Houghton Cedar Township Fire Department
Station Generator
Mt Union Fire Department Foundation
Equipment for Fire Department
North Central Iowa Research Association
Ag Research Facility
North Iowa Southern Minnesota Veterans Standdown
Operation Golden Hawk
Original Pottawattamie County Fair Board Association
County Fair Cattle Barn
Sioux Central FFA
Educational Greenhouse
The Johnson County Agricultural Association
Expo Center
Villisca Volunteer Fire Fighters Association Inc
Fire Apparatus and Equipment
Waterville Fire Dept Squad
New Power Load for Ambulance
Waucoma Fire Department
New Fire Station
Women Food and Agriculture Network
Breaking New Ground: Farmer Mentorship Programming
NEBRASKA
Burt County Fair Foundation
Left Field Building ADA Restroom Project
City of Spalding
Rescue Squad Ambulance
Comstock Volunteer Fire Department
Jaws of Life
Duncan Rural Fire District
Rescue Equipment
Edison Volunteer Fire Department
Storage Facility for Gear and Trucks
Emerson-Hubbard Public Schools
Ag Building and Equipment
Genoa Volunteer Fire Department
Extrication Equipment: Combination Tool and Ram
Holt Co Agricultural Society
Arena Lights
Jansen Rural Fire District #9
Wildland Apparatus Update
Johnson County 4-H Council
Livestock Barn Refresh
Kimball Hospital Foundation
Ambulance Communication Enhancement
Lutheran High Northeast
School Greenhouse
North Platte Catholic Community Food Pantry
Walk-in Cooler
Odell Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Patient Monitor and Extrication Equipment
Osmond Ambulance
Ambulance/Equipment Fund
Sioux County Rescue
New Ambulance, Equipment, and Patient Cot
Stanton Community Schools
Ag Education Welding Ventilation Overhaul
Talmage Rural Volunteer Fire Department
Extrication Equipment
Thedford Rural Fire Protection District
Ambulance Replacement
Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Foundation Inc
VFD Fire Station
Village of Newcastle/Fire and Rescue Department
New Ambulance
SOUTH DAKOTA
Angostura Rural Volunteer Fire Department
New Fire Station Construction
Day County
Communication Integration for EMS
Frederick Area Volunteer Firefighters
Asphalt Aprons at Firehall
Garden City Volunteer Firefighters Inc.
Light Rescue Truck
Interior Volunteer Fire Department
Rescue Equipment
Madison Fire Department
Radio Communications Conversion Project
WYOMING
Action Resources International
Feeding Laramie Valley Sustainability Project
Sheridan County School District #1
Pole Barn with Lean-to-Greenhouse
