Fiscal Intermediary (FI) must be available to assist individuals in exercising budget authority. Individuals can perform some or all of the FI functions themselves. Typically, however, individuals prefer that the FI entity performs these functions for them. FI helps individuals:
88% of FFA members are in grades 9-12; 7% are in middle school; 5% are high school graduates. 70% of FFA members live in rural/farm areas; 19% live in small towns; 10% live in urban/suburban areas. FFA chapters are in 18 of the 20 largest U.S. cities, including New York, Chicago and Philadelphia.
Today FFA is among the largest youth organization in the United States, with 629,366 members in 7,757 chapters throughout all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. FFA is the largest of the career and technical student organizations in U.S. schools.