First-time Youth Livestock Exhibitor Grants

To apply please click on application PDF. Once filled out, you can either mail to : moexhibitor@gmail.com OR mailing address provided on application.

The Missouri State Fair Foundation is on a mission to cultivate the next generation of Missouri agriculture. Our members recognize the important life lessons learned by exhibiting livestock. They also understand exhibiting livestock at the Missouri State Fair can be costly. It is our hope that by offsetting some of the costs incurred by exhibiting livestock, more young people will be able to benefit from this invaluable learning experience.

2023 First Time Exhibitor Grant Application

2022 Youth Grant Recipients

Sophie Albright
Shanna Aughinbaugh
Blakely Bagby
Elena Baker
Gabrielle Barnett
Emily Bax
Matthew Blanchard
Sawyer Bolinger
Adeline Bondy
Lane Brackman
Jordan Brinkman
Bexlie Busby
Tylea Colllins
Aaron Corey
Lauren Crabtree
Greenley Curtis
Hollis Day
Savanna Dixon
Adylee Doehring
Hailey Dolt
Kalyn Dowell
Payton Duwe
Morgan Eaton
Grace Engeman
Sutton Gregory
Isabella Hamner
Payton Harness
Regan Harrall
Adelyn Hawkins
Claire Heman
Carly Heman
Grace Heston
Grant Hill
Sullivan Holder
Alyvia Holmes

Cooper Howard
Mya Huffman
Ava Hughes
Cecelia Hulse
Gideon & Henry Humphreys
Brooke Jackson
Addison Jamison
Kealy Johnson
Braelyn Johnson
Jacob Keller
Allie Keuper
Audrey Keupere
Jayden Kruessel
Elizabeth LaFramboise
Mackenize Lauer
Zane Ledbtter
Henry Lees
Abigail Lewis
Gabi Marlow
Taylor Miller
Avery Miller
Janna & Kailynn Miller
Bailey & Baylor Morgan
Owen Moss
Addilyn Mudd
Troy Mullins
Amy Neff
Easton Newsome
Adelina Ortega Tso
Lawson Ostermann
Blaine Owen
Hayleigh Parrett
Adler Patrick
Landon Peiter
Henley Penn

Kayla Raber
Gwenna Ritter
Korbin Ruffel
Carson Samm
Toney Sandline
Cooper Schabbing
Tate Schlueter
Lola Schmitt
Nash Schomburg
Owen Schroeder
Camryn Shepherd
Aubree Sloan
Avery Spurgeon
Lily Stephens
Caleb Stoll
Brielle Strubinger
Anslee Stubblefield
Emma Tatlow
Ciara Taylor
Brantley Thayer
Kinley Timbrook
Jeffery Todd
Michaela Treece
Treyton Trent
Hadley VanZyverden
Bricen Vogel
Kinzie Waibel
Zoe Walker
Ava Walker
Tory Webb
Holly Wheeler
Alyvia Wilson
Chloe Wolf
Cambry Woodworth
Daniel Wydick
Emily Young

Grant Rules & 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 as of December 31, 2022.
Application must be signed by the applicant, parent/ legal guardian.
Exhibitor may not have previously exhibited any livestock (horse, cattle, swine, sheep, goat, chicken, or rabbit) at the Missouri State Fair. The exhibitor may have entered projects to be displayed in the 4-H or FFA Building.
Only one grant application per exhibitor will be accepted.
Only one grant application per household will be accepted. The only exception will be in the case of twins.
Grants will be awarded for the following species: Horse, Cattle, Swine, Sheep, Goat, Rabbit, and Chicken.
The exhibitor must attend AND exhibit in a 4-H or FFA class at the 2023 Missouri State Fair in order to receive payment.
If selected as a grant recipient, you will be expected to do the following:
- By the 15th of each month prior to the Fair (April, May & June), provide us with a brief project update via email to moexhibitor@gmail.com. The update will include a high-quality picture of you and your livestock entry with a few words describing what you and your livestock have learned, accomplished, etc. These will be used for media and promotional purposes.
- Following the fair provide a high-quality picture of you exhibiting at the Missouri State Fair with a brief report about what you learned from the experience no later than September 1,2023.
- All recipients will be strongly encouraged to participate in the 2023 Peer to Peer Fundraiser that will take place on Giving Tuesday in November (typically conducted on Facebook).
The grant will be paid to the exhibitor after they have finished showing at the Missouri State Fair AND provided the picture and essay as listed in requirement 7b. All checks will be mailed after the conclusion of the 2023 Missouri State Fair.
Deadline to enter is March 15, 2023. Winners will be announced April 7, 2023. Applications must be submitted to the Missouri State Fair Foundation via email (moexhibitor@gmail.com) OR mail with a postmarked date NO LATER than March 15, 2023.