The Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Raising Hope program focuses on farm safety, farmer’s health, and farm rescue. The program seeks to raise awareness including dangers of routine activities on the farm, the health risks on the farm, and the needed training for farm specific rescues. The goal is to encourage farmers to take extra steps to keep themselves, their workers, and their families safe.
The Kentucky FFA Foundation is proud to help the KDA facilitate their annual Raising Hope Grant program, which funds FFA Chapters to design & implement local projects that improve the mental and physical health of agricultural producers. It is a partnership of KDA, state universities, and the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The campaign is supported by appropriations from the General Assembly.
Raising Hope Grants for 2026 totaled $128,000 and went to the following FFA Chapters.
| Adair County High School | $2,000.00 |
| Boyle County High School | $3,000.00 |
| Butler County High School | $5,000.00 |
| Caldwell County High School | $5,000.00 |
| Calloway County High School | $5,000.00 |
| Campbell County High School | $3,000.00 |
| Casey County High School | $4,000.00 |
| Christian County High School | $5,000.00 |
| Crittenden County High School | $5,000.00 |
| Danville Christian Academy | $4,000.00 |
| Daviess County High School | $2,000.00 |
| Elliott County High School | $5,000.00 |
| Franklin-Simpson High School | $5,000.00 |
| Graves County High School | $5,000.00 |
| Grayson County High School | $5,000.00 |
| Green County High School | $1,000.00 |
| John Hardin, Central Hardin, LaRue FFA Chapters | $5,000.00 |
| LaRue County High School | $5,000.00 |
| Lawrence County High School | $5,000.00 |
| Livingston Central High School | $5,000.00 |
| Meade County High School | $1,000.00 |
| Menifee County High School | $4,000.00 |
| Metcalfe County High School | $5,000.00 |
| Owen County High School | $5,000.00 |
| Southwestern High School | $5,000.00 |
| Spencer County High School | $4,000.00 |
| Todd Central High School | $5,000.00 |
| Trigg County Career and Technical Center | $5,000.00 |
| Warren Central High School | $5,000.00 |
| Western Hills High School | $5,000.00 |
View 2025 Raising Hope Grant Winners and the impact their projects had in local communities.
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