Farm Credit organizations in western North Dakota today announced 22 grants totaling $427,900 to worthy programs that will improve lives in local communities through the Rural Community Grant Fund.
The fund was established as a partnership between AgCountry Farm Credit Services and Farm Credit Services of Mandan – the two largest providers of agricultural loans in western North Dakota – and AgriBank, their St. Paul, Minn.-based funding bank, to help communities impacted by mineral development.
Grants support critical community needs such as health, safety, and emergency services.
The latest grants include:
• $35,000 to Douglas Fire Protection District for a fire hall addition
• $30,000 to Great Plains Food Bank for a food bank vehicle
• $30,000 to Southwest Healthcare Services for a new ambulance
• $30,000 to Westby Rural Fire Protection District for a radio upgrade
• $29,000 to Tolley Fire Department for a fire truck
• $29,000 to Newburg Rural Fire District for a brush fire truck
• $25,000 to St. Luke’s Home, Inc. for an emergency generator
• $25,000 to Golva Rural Fire Protection District for a fire truck upgrade
• $25,000 to Southwest Area CTE Academy for a mobile lab vehicle
• $25,000 to Matthew 25 Project for facility improvements
• $20,000 to Trinity Health Foundation for an infant transport chamber
• $20,000 to Columbus Rural Fire Protection District for a CET foam trailer
• $15,000 to Benefit Fund of McKenzie Health for a medication delivery system
• $10,000 to Pick City Fire Department for a fire hall addition
• $10,000 to Sentinel Rural Fire Protection District for fire hoses
• $10,000 to Beulah Rural Fire Protection District for a fire truck
• $10,000 to Zap Rural Fire Protection District for firefighting equipment
• $10,000 to Portal Ambulance Service for an ambulance cot
• $10,000 to Ward County Sheriff’s Department for a law enforcement K9
• $10,000 to Burlington Rural Fire Department for a sprinkler system
• $10,000 to St. Luke’s Northern Lights Villa, LLC for a kitchen renovation
• $9,900 to Stanton Rural Fire Department for an emergency generator
Interested parties should apply at www.AgriBank.com, www.agcountry.com or www.farmcreditmandan.com by April 30, 2025.
ABOUT AGRIBANK
AgriBank is part of the customer-owned, nationwide Farm Credit System. Under Farm Credit's cooperative structure, AgriBank is primarily owned by local Farm Credit Associations, which provide financial products and services to rural communities and agriculture. AgriBank obtains funds and provides funding and financial solutions to those Associations. AgriBank and those Associations compose the AgriBank District. The District covers a 15-state area stretching from Wyoming to Ohio and Minnesota to Arkansas. For more information, visit www.AgriBank.com.
ABOUT AGCOUNTRY FARM CREDIT SERVICES
Headquartered in Fargo, N.D., AgCountry has managed assets in excess of $12 billion and over 700 employees. They are a member-owned, locally governed lending institution that provides credit and financial services to more than 25,000 farmers and ranchers in portions of Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. They also provide agribusiness loans and leases nationwide. AgCountry is a part of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of cooperative financial services institutions that serve rural America. For more information, visit www.agcountry.com.
ABOUT FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF MANDAN
In addition to operating and real estate loans, Farm Credit Services of Mandan offers agribusiness financing, livestock and equipment loans, leasing services, tax, recordkeeping and payroll services, crop, forage and livestock insurance, and a cash patronage program. Farm Credit Services of Mandan is a member-owned agricultural financing cooperative that serves a twenty-county area in southwest North Dakota, with full-time offices in Beulah, Bowman, Carson, Dickinson, Mandan, Mott, Washburn, and Wishek. For more information, visit www.farmcreditmandan.com.
