Western North Dakota communities received $273,096 in grants from Farm Credit, including 11 grants for worthy projects to support communities impacted by oil and mineral exploration and production.
“We are very grateful to Farm Credit for helping us to build a new safe house in Minot,” said Shelly Bohl, grants coordinator for the Domestic Violence Crisis Center, located in Farm Credit Services of North Dakota’s territory. “We are the only agency within 100 miles that provides emergency shelter to victims of domestic violence. The new, larger facility will allow us to provide shelter to up to 60 victims and children needing protection.”
“Pride Manchester House serves North Dakota’s most vulnerable children. The generous grant from AgriBank will strengthen and expand our outreach program to better serve the children and families in need of mental health services,” said Susan Gerenz, director of the Pride Manchester House in Bismarck, located in the area served by Farm Credit Services of Mandan. “Pride Manchester House believes every child is a blessing and deserves to get the help they need in order to be successful.”
“This time of year it is especially important for Farm Credit to give back to the communities we call home. This year we have been able to make contributions to some truly impressive organizations serving western North Dakota,” said Bill York, CEO of AgriBank.
AgriBank, Farm Credit Services of Mandan and Farm Credit Services of North Dakota announced the awards under the Rural Community Grant Fund, which awarded more than $700,000 in 2013. The organizations started the fund to support a variety of infrastructure and development projects that benefit communities in western North Dakota, including affordable housing, medical and fire emergency services, medical facilities and services, and education. Our mission is to provide products and services that exceed customer expectations
Awarded recipients included:
Abused Adult Resource Center: $5,000 for Pam’s House, an emergency shelter in Bismarck that provides emergency housing for women and children who become homeless due to violence
The Bottineau Economic Development Corporation: $45,000 for the Bottineau Community Children’s Academy for a building to house childcare services
Companions for Children: $6,809 to recruit and support mentors in Minot
The Domestic Violence Crisis Center: $36,500 for construction of a new facility to provide shelter for victims of domestic violence in Minot
Powers Lake Rural Fire Protection: $40,000 for equipment used by first responders to free victims of car accidents
Pride Manchester House: $31,456 for mental health services for children in Bismarck
Richardton Health Center Inc .: $40,000 for construction of a rural health clinic
Ryder-Makoti Rural Fire Protection District: $10,000 for a Power Cot used to lift patients into ambulances
Westhope Rural Fire Protection District: $9,500 for portable extrication equipment to save victims of car accidents
Wildrose Fire Protection District: $40,000 for a new fire hall
Zap Rural Fire Protection District: $8,750 for a new generator
The Rural Community Grant Fund is accepting applications for future funding to facilitate infrastructure improvement and development initiatives in western North Dakota. Applications are reviewed three times a year. Interested parties should apply before April 30, 2014 and can apply at http://www.AgriBank.com for the next application period. Grants are awarded in, but not limited to, the following areas:
Multiple-family housing
Health, safety and environmental projects or programs
Medical facilities and services
Medical and fire emergency services
Environmental and conservation efforts
Programs aimed at development of young leaders in agriculture, economic development or local leadership
Educational programs for kindergarten through grade 12
Recreational facilities
Arts, museums and historical projects
About AgriBank
AgriBank is one of the largest banks within the national Farm Credit System, with more than $80 billion in total assets. Under the Farm Credit System’s cooperative structure, AgriBank is owned by 17 affiliated Farm Credit Associations. The AgriBank District covers America’s Midwest, a 15-state area from Wyoming to Ohio and Minnesota to Arkansas. More than half of the nation’s cropland is located within the AgriBank District, providing the Bank and its Association owners with exceptional expertise in production agriculture. For more information visit http://www.AgriBank.com. Our mission is to provide products and services that exceed customer expectations
About Farm Credit Services of North Dakota
Farm Credit Services of North Dakota is a member-owned agricultural credit association providing loans to farmers and ranchers for real estate, machinery, livestock and operating needs. FCS of ND also offers life and disability and crop insurances to the rural community. FCS of ND serves 17 counties in northwest North Dakota through eight branch offices located in Minot, Bottineau, Carrington, Rugby, and Williston, including Bowbells Crop Insurance (Bowbells), Schaan Crop Insurance (Rugby) and Ward County Crop Insurance (Minot). For more information, visit http://www.FarmCreditND.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, accounting and payroll services, crop, forage and livestock insurance, life and disability insurance, stock financing for energy, feed, or food processing 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 http://www.FarmCreditMandan.com.
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