Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) awarded $274,355 in Working Here Fund grants in the third quarter of 2025.
The 82 nonprofit organizations listed below received grants to support agriculture and rural communities with projects that address one of the following areas: ag education, hunger relief, rural disaster relief, and rural health services.
FCSAmerica is accepting grant applications for the fourth quarter of 2025 through December 31. To learn about the requirements and apply online, visit the Working Here Fund Grants page.
IOWA
Algona First United Methodist Church
Feed the Hungry with the Serve Food Shelves
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Talk Saves Lives for Farmers and Rural Communities
Anchored Hope
“Roots of Hope - Community Garden and Culinary Workshops”
Boys and Girls Club of Siouxland Inc
Afterschool Meals
City of Ames
City of Ames Fire Department - Technical Rescue Upgrades
Clinton County Ag Extension District
Livestock Judging Contest
Community Opportunities Inc
Stock the Pantry
Community Opportunities Inc
Fill the Pantry
Crawford County Hunger Fighters Inc
Backpack Program
Early Fire and Rescue Association
Extrication Tools
Emmetsburg Educational Foundation
Feed our Kids-Emmetsburg
Exira Fire and EMS Association Incorporated
Skid Unit for New Grass Fire Truck
Feed The Pack
Purchase of Food for Student Back Packs and Community Table Distribution
First United Church of Christ
Outreach Food Packaging by Youth Group and Distribution to "Loaves and Fishes" Food Pantry
Fort Atkinson Firefighters Association
Portable Generator
Fremont Elementary
School Garden
Guthrie Center High School
Wood Shop Supplies
Guthrie County First Responders
Rural First Responder Equipment
ISU Extension and Outreach Sioux County
Classroom Chick Hatching
ISU Poweshiek County Extension and Outreach Office
2026 Seed for Thought Symposium
Kingsley Volunteer Fire Department Inc
New Structural Gloves and Nomex Hoods
Kiwanis Club of Atlantic
Family Nutrition Program
Mission of Hope
Food for our Food Pantry
New Beginnings Christian Church
Community Food Closet
Plant Washington
Growing Stronger, from Roots to Sky
Progressive Agriculture Foundation
Progressive Agriculture Safety Day Program
Riverside Community School District
Riverside Green House
Riverside Fire Dept.
UTV Skid Unit
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy
TR Lounge
Siouxland Agriculture in the Classroom
Soil Testing Kits
South Hardin High School
Welding Shop Update
Sunnybrook Hope Center
Choice Food Pantry Food
The Freedom Foundation
Food Pantry
The Salvation Army
Food Pantry/Doing the Most Good Fresh Market
Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation of Waukon Iowa
LIFEPAK 35 Monitor/Defibrillator
Warming Shelter Inc
Expanding Access to Nutrition: Strengthening the Warming Shelter’s Food Pantry for Hunger Relief
Waukee Community School District
FFA Chapter/Agricultural Education Growth
Woodward Community Food Pantry
Woodward Community Food Pantry
Woodward-Granger Comm School District
Woodward Granger Food Pantry
World Food Prize Foundation
Borlaug Legacy Curriculum Pilot: Rural Ag Education for Iowa Youth
Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Des Moines
Y Supportive Housing Campus
NEBRASKA
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
2026 Colfax County Agricultural Literacy Day and Programming
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
Central IV Embryology Program
Bushnell Volunteer Fire Department
Safety Gear
Food Bank of Lincoln Inc
Lincoln Fresh 2026
Grace Foundation Inc
Connections of GRACE: Cancer Support Groups for the Journey
Justice for our Neighbors Nebraska
Nourishing Families Through Crisis
Kimball FFA
Ag Plasma Cam Technology Project
Nebraska 4-H Foundation
Merrick County 4-H School Enrichment Programming
Nebraska 4-H Foundation
Hamilton County School Enrichment Programming
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing and Allied Health
Care Beyond the Classroom: Addressing Food Insecurity
Plant Alliance
Beatrice Farmers Market POP Club (Power of Produce)
Shickley High School
Grow Towers for Food
Southwest Public Schools
Beef Program
Spouse Sexual Abuse Family Education Center Inc
Restocking Hope: Emergency Food and Essentials for Survivors
Springfield Volunteer Fire Department
Ventilation Fan Upgrade
Stuart Public Schools
National FFA Competitors' Logistics Fund
Unified Showing Saunders
Unified Showing-Saunders County
West Holt Public Schools
Backpack Program
Wheeler Elementary School
Hatch and Harvest Grant
Zone Afterschool Program
Food Program
SOUTH DAKOTA
Brandon Volunteer Fire Department
Rescue and Wildland
Charis Ministry Partners
Purchase Additional Food Each Month from Feeding South Dakota
Faith Temple Food Giveaway
Fresh Food for Families
Humboldt Fire and Ambulance Service
Humboldt Fire and Ambulance PPE Program
Jerauld Buffalo Leaders 4-H
Air Quality
Kimball Fire Department
Personal Protective Equipment
South Dakota State University Foundation
Ag Week at South Dakota State University
The Breadbasket
Providing Food to our Community to Those that are in Need
The Salvation Army Western Division
Food Pantry and Noon Meal Programs
Tyndall Development Company Inc
Infinity Farms
White Lake High School - 01
Funding the New White Lake School FFA
WYOMING
Carbon County School District #1
Farm to School Education
Encampment K-12 School
Encampment Ag Class Woodshop
Kind Grounds
Providing Food Homeless Navigation Center in Natrona County, Wyoming
Natrona County School District #1
Indoor Garden for Midwest School
Platte County Day Care Center
Childcare Hoop House
Spring Creek Elementary School
Spring Creek Elementary Food Bank
St. Mary's School
"Steer" Into Stem - Introduction to Agriculture in the Classroom
Sweetwater County School District #2
Hydroponics System to Teach Education in the Classroom
University of Wyoming
Annie's Project
Wyoming Food for Thought Project
Weekend Bags: Nourish and Learn Initiative
