One grant per State Farm zone (for a total of 12 grants) will be awarded for a project that culminates in a national showcase during the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference June 20-25, 2010.

Each $10,000 grant will designate $7,500 for project expenses and $2,500 in travel expenses to send one advisor and two students to the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in June 2010. Winning chapters will present their project to a State Farm panel during the conference at the conference’s new State Farm Showcase in Kansas City. The judges will select a first-place chapter from the presenters to receive a $3,000 school award. The second-place chapter will receive a $2,000 school award and the third-place chapter a $1,000 school award— all awards being in addition to the original $10,000 grants.

Schools may apply for grants as a whole school, or as an individual training program. Schools may also team up with another SkillsUSA chapter at a different school on a larger project. All trade areas are encouraged to apply for this program – the key to these grants is innovation! Examples of potential projects might be work with alternative fuel sources, recycling programs, construction of renewable energy sources, implementing weatherization projects, developing chemical disposal plans, creating organic food gardens, developing reforestation initiatives. The projects can be anything that is “green” or a sustainable project that uses innovation to ensure that today’s needs are met without compromising future generations.

Deadline
Applications must be submitted by November 30, 2009. Successful applicants notified by January 29, 2010. Projects must be completed by June 1, 2010

Applications and Details
You can choose on of three easy ways to apply:

Download the application in Word format.

Download the application in PDF format.

Fill out the grant application using our online form.

Questions
Please direct all questions on the program to the SkillsUSA grant manager, Kelly Horton, by calling
402-309-4679 or sending e-mail to: khorton@skillsusa.org.