The Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) is excited to announce the 2025 Youth Ag Program Grant, available to support educational opportunities for youth involved in agriculture-related activities and programs.
Donor Name: Youth for the Quality Care of Animals
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The grant provides funding for projects and events that align with the mission of fostering youth engagement, education, and quality assurance in agriculture.
Three Pillars
All grants must align with one of the three pillars of the YQCA program:
- Food Safety
- Animal Well-Being
- Character Development.
Funding Information
- Total Funding Available: $20,000 yearly
- Individual Grant Awards: Ranging from $500 to $5,000, based on project needs as assessed from the application.
Eligible Project Examples
- Youth-focused educational events or activities
- Two-day or multi-day events, such as:
- Hands-on workshops with YQCA (Youth for the Quality Care of Animals) certification opportunities
- Youth certification camps featuring hands-on learning stations
- Biosecurity Training for Youth
- Developing innovative educational materials for youth agriculture programs
- Educational event at Livestock Show
- Livestock Judging Contests/Clinics
- Enhancing livestock facilities
- Instructor professional development activities aimed at engaging youth, such as:
- Training instructors to become certified YQCA facilitators
- Presenting YQCA training sessions at a conference.
Eligibility Criteria
- Youth Agricultural Programs such as:
- Junior Breed Associations
- State Species Organizations
- Local, County, State or National Show Organizations.
- All grants must align with the following:
- Provide a peer-reviewed, quality curriculum for youth quality assurance training and certification
- Ensure the safety and well-being of animals raised by youth for showing or agricultural projects
- Promote a safe food supply for consumers
- Educate youth to become informed producers, consumers, and employees in the agricultural industry
- Support effective quality assurance education by maximizing limited resources for state and national youth program leaders.
For more information, visit YQCA.
