Rural Community Grant Fund

Rural Community Grant Fund

  • Supporting North Dakota Communities

    The Rural Community Grant Fund supports local communities in western North Dakota impacted by mineral development in the Bakken region. AgriBank partners with AgCountry Farm Credit Services and Farm Credit Services of Mandan to provide the program.

  • Grants up to $50,000 are available through the Rural Community Grant Fund to facilitate infrastructure improvement and/or development initiatives encompassing housing projects; health, safety and environmental programs; medical facilities; educational programs; and more.

  • The Rural Community Grant Fund is funded annually by the income AgriBank earns on mineral interests in western North Dakota, as designated by its board of directors. AgriBank ​acquired mineral interests in western North Dakota as a result of loan activity following the Great Depression.

Questions

What is the purpose of the Rural Community Grant Fund?

Grants up to $50,000 are available within the Rural Community Grant Fund to facilitate infrastructure improvement and/or development initiatives encompassing housing projects, health, safety and environmental programs, medical facilities, educational programs, and more. AgriBank funds the Rural Community Grant Fund annually based on income earned on mineral interests within western North Dakota, as designated by our board of directors. AgriBank acquired mineral interests in western North Dakota as a result of loan activity following the Great Depression.

Who qualifies?

How to apply?

What is the grant approval process?

Application

To apply for funds from the Rural Community Grand Fund, simply sign in or create an account at the link below and follow the instructions.

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