Compeer Financial's Fund for Rural America Accepting Applications for General Use Grant Program
Thursday, May 7th, 2020 -- 8:57 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -Compeer Financial's Fund for Rural America is accepting applications for its General Use Grant program.The General Use Grants fund initiatives and organizations whose work enriches agriculture and rural America, aligning with cooperative's mission. For the May 2020 grant cycle, strategic partners and previous grant recipients with needs related to COVID-19 response will be prioritized in the review process. Prioritizing COVID-19 needs is part of a larger initiative by Compeer to support rural communities during the pandemic. The fund has up to $200,000 available for grants to organizations in the 144-county Compeer territory whose work enriches agriculture and rural America.
Applications for grants will be accepted through May 31. Since the program was established in 2018, the Fund has awarded General Use Grants to 167 community organizations, totaling over $916,000 and directly impacting the lives of about a million people.
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