
First Time Exhibitor Grant Application
To apply, use the online form below or fill out the PDF application, sign it, and return it by mail or email.
Missouri State Fair Foundation
2503 W. 16th Street
Sedalia, MO 65301
Rules and Requirements
- The exhibitor must be a Missouri resident and a current member of 4-H or FFA and be between the ages of 8 and 18 at December 31, 2024.
- The applicant and parent/legal guardian must sign the application.
- Exhibitor may not have previously exhibited any livestock (horse, cattle, dog, swine, sheep, goat, poultry, or rabbit) at the Missouri State Fair (this includes open, 4-H, and FFA classes). The exhibitor may have entered projects to be displayed in the 4-H or FFA Building.
- Only one grant per exhibitor will be awarded.
- Grants will be awarded for the following species: Horse, Cattle, Dog, Swine, Sheep, Goat, Rabbit & Poultry.
- To receive payment, the exhibitor must attend and exhibit their entry in a 4-H or FFA Livestock class at the 2025 Missouri State Fair.
- If selected as a grant recipient, you will be required to do the following:
- By June 15th, 2025 provide a brief project report via email to msff@mostatefairfoundation.net. The report will include a picture of you and your livestock entry along with a short essay describing your project/entry and what you are doing to prepare for show season. Photos will be seen by the public as they will be used for media and promotional purposes in publications, on the website, Facebook posts etc.
- Exhibit your livestock entry at the 2025 Missouri State Fair.
- By September 15th, 2025 provide via email to msff@mostatefairfoundation.net a picture of you exhibiting at the Missouri State Fair with a brief report about what you learned from the experience.
- The grant will be paid to the exhibitor after they have finished showing at the Missouri State Fair and provided the picture and report. All checks will be mailed after the conclusion of the 2025 Missouri State Fair.
- The deadline to enter is April 1, 2025. Winners will be announced on May 1, 2025. Applications must be submitted to the Missouri State Fair Foundation via online form, email (msff@mostatefairfoundation.net) or mail with a postmarked date no later than April 1, 2025.
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