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FFA offers grants, awards for community serviceThe National FFA Organization announced March 20 that it will award grants to FFA chapters and members across the country who wish to serve their communities. Living to Serve is an overarching program encouraging civic engagement and community service in rural areas. Sponsored by the National FFA Organization through grant funding from the United States Department of Agriculture, the Living to Serve program will provide more than $130,000 in grants and awards to chapters or members nationwide. "We believe in the power behind these programs and have increased the number of grants offered," said Damon Spight, Program Manager for the National FFA Organization. "Some of these opportunities have been available in the past. But with increased dollar amounts and an easier application process, we hope to see a boost in participation from teachers and students." The grants allow FFA members to expand or initiate community development and service-learning projects. They encourage students to include outreach and education activities, public relations efforts and a diversity focus within their service projects. The individual programs include: Living to Serve Diversity Grants, National FFA Days of Service grants, Partners in Active Learning Support (PALS) grants, Washington Leadership Conference service activity grants and the Million Hour Challenge awards. More details can be found online at www.ffa.org/ltsgrants. Interested participants should take note that some deadlines are approaching quickly. The due date for the PALS application is April 18. The application process is simple. Identify a need in your community, develop a project idea, determine project outcomes, create an action plan that uses the SMART approach (Specific, Measurable, Realistic, Time-bound objectives), then complete and submit application electronically by the designated deadline. For more information on any of the Living to Serve programs, contact Damon Spight at 317-802-4402 or dspight@ffa.org. 4/7/08 Date: 3/28/08
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