A $1,000 Beef Production SAE grant has been awarded to Colleen B. of Manor, Georgia, by Caterpillar Inc.
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 made 29 different types of SAE Grants available. A full list of sponsors can be found on the National FFA Organization website on the SAE Grants webpage.
Colleen is a member of the Ware County FFA Chapter. Her application was selected from among 5,968 applications nationwide. She plans to use her grant funds towards the purchase of a purebred heifer to further expand her beef operation.
The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 760,000 student members as part of 8,700 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.