
07 Jul Twenty-two local ag-based projects receive boost from MFU Foundation Community Grants
Montana Farmers Union Foundation is pleased to announce more than $43,000 has been awarded through its Community Grant program 22 Montana projects that create new opportunities and contribute to the growth and enhancement of Montana agriculture and rural communities.
“MFU Foundation’s grant program has been a huge success so far. This year, we were excited to see more than 100 applications,” MFU Chief of Staff Matt Rains said. “This grant program has filled a needed niche of support for local community projects that are too small to build a robust grant application packet for state and federal opportunities, but valuable enough to have a positive impact for a schools, fairgrounds, FFA community projects, or similar groups.”
Since beginning in 2022, the Foundation has awarded and leveraged more than $60,000 for projects in rural communities.
This year, the Foundation awarded an additional $43,146 and leveraged another $4,600 from MFU Locals to support the projects that range from installing hydroponic gardens to teaching kids to cook to equipment purchases for classes about cooking and food production to meat processing shop conversion projects.
Awards are:
Fergus High School, meat processing shop conversion, $10,000
Fergus FFA, purchase equipment to teach meat science courses, $2,500
Hays Lodge Pole Schools, purchase upright freezer for school lunches, $2,500
Fairfield Public Schools, tables for ag mechanics/metals classes, $2,100 MFU Foundation, $650 Teton Local
Corvallis School District, install hydroponic garden for cafeteria, $2,000
Arlee School District, purchase equipment for school gardens, $2,000
Malta High School, rehabilitate school garden, $2,000
Choteau Elementary School, build greenhouse, $2,000 MFU Foundation, $650 Teton Local
Scobey Schools, purchase welder for shop classes, $3,396
Broadview Public Schools, convert shop to classroom, $2,000
Belgrade FFA, develop school farm land, $2,000
Farm Connect Montana, support for program that teaches kids to cook and provide food to local schools, $2,000
Shields Valley Elementary, purchase equipment to teach farming techniques, $1,500
Be The Change 406 Coalition, youth-led greenhouse project, $1,500
Bigfork Foodbank, expand foodbank garden, $1,250 MFU Foundation, $1,250 Flathead Local
Center for Sustainability and Entrepreneurship, purchase refrigerator for microgreen program, $1,000 MFU Foundation, $1,000 Flathead Local
Geraldine FFA, educate public on local plants, $800
Victor FFA, enhance poultry classes, $750
Power School, purchase oven and freezer, $650 MFU Foundation, $650 Teton Local
Open Range 4-H Club, create and donate 360 birthday cakes for community, $500
Liberty County 4-H Council, fund 4-H Fun Fridays, $400 MFU Foundation, $400 Liberty-Toole Local
Superior School District, purchase weed sprayer for school garden, $300
Learn more about the grant program at www.montanafarmersunion.com.
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