AGCarolina Farm Credit awards over $50,000 in grant funds, including Frink Middle FFA
Greenville, NC - AgCarolina Farm Credit announces $50,500 in grants have been extended to eighteen organizations through its corporate-giving program. The grants will aid recipients in carrying out programs specifically benefiting farmers and rural residents in central, eastern and southeastern North Carolina.
Grants up to $5,000 per organization were awarded, at a reception held at The Martinsborough in Greenville, NC, in one of the four focus areas of Education, Environment, Technology, or Quality of Rural Life to the following organizations:
Albermarle Area 4-H Livestock Show and Sale
Bladen Community College
Boone Trail Emergency Services
Corinth Holders FFA
Eagle Wings Food Pantry
Frink Middle FFA
Grantham Volunteer Fire Department
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
Lumber River United Way
NC Envirothon
Onslow County Cooperative Extension
Perquimans County School Foundation
Rocky Mount – Wilson Regional Airport ARFF Team
Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Terra Ceia FFA
The Open Door of Perquimans County
Wilson County 4-H Livestock Programs
AgCarolina Chief Executive Officer, Evan Kleinhans, states, “The AgCarolina corporate giving fund has awarded over $590,000 in grant funds to benefit the rural and agricultural communities of our North Carolina service area since 2005. AgCarolina is committed to partnering with organizations to enhance the quality of life and opportunities for rural residents of central, eastern and southeastern North Carolina.”
The application period for 2024 grants opens as of March 1, 2024. For more information, please visit agcarolina.com.
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