4-H Record Keeping, Awards & Grants

4-H members achieve awesome things every year. Keeping track of what you do in 4-H can help you to talk about your accomplishments with others. Many members keep track of what they did with a 4-H record book and a Program Participation.

This page includes manuals and training materials that explain more about the different ways you can track your accomplishments and apply for awards. See the manual section below.

Youth have the opportunity to apply for many awards and educational travel experiences. The due date for these forms is the Tuesday after Labor Day each year. See below for the forms and applications.

4-H Graduation and Scholarship Presentation

Congratulations to our 2023 4-H Graduates, Scholarship and Key Award Recipients. We are proud of your accomplishments and wish you all the best in the future!

PROJECT RECORD KEEPING FORMS

Need Record Book pages or Permanent Record books? Use this link to order pages from the Dane County 4-H Office.
Request Record Book Pages or Permanent Record Books

Project Record Book Front and Back (dark green cardstock) – available at the 4-H Office
Cumulative Record of Awards (green cardstock) – available at the 4-H Office
Picture Page (green) – doc
Picture Page  (green) – pdf
Activity Summary – Word Document (pink)
Activity Summary (pdf file) (pink)
Junior Project Record Pages (cream) – word doc
Junior Project Record Pages  (cream) – pdf
Junior Record Book Evaluation Form (cream)
Intermediate Project Record Pages (blue) – doc
Intermediate Project Record Pages (blue) – pdf
Intermediate Record Book Evaluation  (blue)
Senior Record Book Pages (green) – doc
Senior Record Book Pages (green) – pdf
Senior Record Book Evaluation  (green) – pdf
2024 YOUTH Awards Request Form – Fillable PDF

ENDOWMENT GRANT FORMS

Any Dane County 4-H club can apply for a Dane County 4-H Endowment Grant (one per club). Endowment grant funds support 4-H Community Club service learning projects. Grants, up to $500, are awarded to clubs that meet the following criteria:

Projects that are educational and develop life skills
Projects that are determined and led by youth with support from adults
Projects that gather information from the community to ensure that the project is meeting genuine community needs
Projects that have a lasting, positive impact on the community

4-H Endowment Grant Application 2024-2025 – word document
4-H Endowment Grant Application 2024-2025 – pdf file
Accountability Form for Endowment

4-H Service Learning Standards and Best Practice Guide – This guide includes the seven components of a service learning project, as well as examples of strong service learning projects.
Service Learning: Thinking Beyond Community Service – This resource is filled with worksheets and planning tips that you can use to plan your club’s service learning project.

The Endowment Grant deadline is November 15 each year. Contact 4Hinfo@countyofdane.com with questions.

SCHOLARSHIPS

2025 Dane County 4-H Scholarship Application – will be available in December
Award Application Help Sheet

Scholarships Available Through the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation:
http://wis4hfoundation.org/scholarships/

MEMBER EVALUATION (ME) FORM

The Member Evaluation Form is used for the following: 4-H Key Award Application & Educational Experiences Financial Assistance Application.
Member Evaluation (ME) Form – pdf
Member Evaluation (ME) Form – Word Document
Key Award Evaluation Form
Action Verbs by Use Category

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES

Educational Experiences are available and open to all youth. Financial assistance for Dane County 4-H Community Club members is available through the Dane County 4-H Leaders Association. To apply for funding, youth must complete and submit the Member Evaluation (ME) form with Awards Request Form. Deadline is the Tuesday at 4:30pm following Labor Day.

WI 4-H Statewide Events and Opportunities
Dane County 4-H Educational Experience Manual

American Spirit East (grades 8-10)
Citizenship Washington Focus (grades 10-12)
Fall Forum (grades 7-13 & adult volunteers)
National 4-H Conference (grades 10-12)
National 4-H Congress (grades 10-12)
Wisconsin 4-H & Youth Conference (grades 7-10)

Educational Experience Funding Evaluation Form

CLUB & CLOVERBUD CERTIFICATE TEMPLATES

Cloverbud Certificate Template – Word Document
Cloverbud Certificate Template – PDF