NIPSCO and Indiana FFA Foundation Support Agricultural Education
Focus on the Farm: Applause to AG grant program benefits FFA chapters across northern Indiana
NIPSCO, with support from the NiSource Charitable Foundation, has launched Focus on the Farm: Applause to AG, a new grant initiative
in partnership with the Indiana Future Farmers of America Foundation that supports Indiana’s farming, rural and agricultural communities.
This new $100,000 grant program will support Indiana FFA chapters across northern Indiana through investments in agricultural education, student leadership and career readiness.
Grant funding areas include:
- Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Grants – These are student work-based learning projects that help students gain hands-on experience. For example, a student may want to purchase chicks to begin an egg production business, and grant funding could help them launch that project.
- Conference Scholarships – Helping students attend leadership conferences and career development opportunities.
- Classroom Grants – Supporting agricultural education programs with classroom materials and resources.
- Leadership Development Opportunities – Providing students access to experiences that build confidence and career readiness.
- Travel Grants – Assisting students with travel expenses related to educational opportunities and competitions.
2026 Recipients
The following FFA Chapters have been named grant recipients:
- Adams Central Schools (Adams Central FFA) – Adams County
- Angola High School (Angola FFA) – Steuben County
- Bremen Public Schools (Bremen FFA) – Marshall County
- Carroll Junior-Senior High School (Carroll FFA) – Carroll County
- Caston School Corporation (Caston FFA) – Fulton County
- Clinton Central School (Clinton Central FFA) – Clinton County
- DeKalb High School (DeKalb FFA) – DeKalb County
- Elkhart Community Schools Ag Program (Elkhart Community FFA) – Elkhart County
- Fremont High School (Fremont FFA) – Steuben County
- Heritage High School (Heritage FFA) – Allen County
- Indiana Ag & Tech Schools (Indiana Ag & Tech FFA) – Jasper County
- Kankakee Valley Schools (Kankakee Valley FFA) – Jasper County
- Lakeland Schools (Lakeland FFA) – LaGrange County
- Lowell High School Engineering Pathway (Lowell FFA) – Lake County
- Maconaquah School Corporation (Maconaquah FFA) – Miami County
- North Newton Schools (North Newton FFA) – Newton County
- NorthWood Schools (NorthWood FFA) – Elkhart County
- Northwestern Schools (Northwestern FFA) – Howard County
- Norwell Schools (Norwell FFA) – Wells County
- Oregon-Davis Jr./Sr. High School (Oregon-Davis FFA) – Starke County
- Rensselaer Schools (Rensselaer FFA) – Jasper County
- South Central Elementary School (South Central FFA) – LaPorte County
- Southern Wells High School (Southern Wells FFA) – Wells County
- Tri-County Schools (Tri-County FFA) – White County
- Wawasee School Corporation (Wawasee FFA) – Kosciusko County
- Western Schools (Western FFA) – Howard County
- Westview Jr./Sr. High School (Westview FFA) – LaGrange County