Growing America’s Farmers has awarded a $1,000 Agriculture SAE grant to Avery Fast, Skidmore, Missouri.

SAE grants are designed to help FFA members create or expand Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) projects, a requirement that all FFA members must complete. An SAE requires FFA members to create and operate an agriculture-related business, work at an agriculture-related business or conduct an agricultural research experience. Upon completion, FFA members must submit a comprehensive report regarding their career development experience.

This year, 23 different sponsors funded SAE Grants.

Avery is a member of the Fairfax FFA Chapter. Her application was selected from among 1,468 applications nationwide.

The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 1,042,245 student members as part of 9,407 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.