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.
Six state FFA officers lead the membership of the North Carolina FFA Association and are elected annually by state FFA convention delegates. National FFA Statistics. 1  Today, there are 540,379 FFA members, aged 12â21, in 7,489 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.