  Differences between the local value of the Hubble constant measured via the
distance ladder versus the value inferred from the cosmic microwave background
with the assumption of the standard $\Lambda$CDM model have reached over
5$\sigma$ significance. To determine if this discrepancy is due to new physics
or more mundane systematic errors, it is essential to remove as many sources of
systematic uncertainty as possible by developing high-precision distance
ladders that are independent of the traditional Cepheid and Type Ia supernovae
route. Here we present JWST observations of three early-type Fornax Cluster
galaxies, the first of fourteen observations from a Cycle 2 JWST program. Our
modest integration times allow us to measure highly precise tip of the red
giant branch (TRGB) distances, and will also be used to perform measurements of
Surface Brightness Fluctuations (SBF). From these three galaxies, we determine
an average TRGB distance modulus to the Fornax Cluster of $\mu$ = 31.424 $\pm$
0.077 mag, or D = 19.3 $\pm$ 0.7 Mpc. With eleven more scheduled observations
in nearby elliptical galaxies, our program will allow us set the zero point of
the SBF scale to better than 2$\%$ for more distant measurements, charting a
path towards a high-precision measurement of $H_{0}$ that is independent of the
traditional Cepheid-SN Ia distance ladder.
