Frontier Farm Credit awarded $225,465 in Working Here Fund grants in the second quarter of 2024. The 22 nonprofit organizations listed below received grants to support agriculture and rural communities with projects that address one of the following areas: agricultural education, hunger and nutrition, or rural disaster assistance and essential services.
Frontier Farm Credit is accepting grant applications for the third quarter of 2024 through September 30. To learn about the requirements and apply online, visit the Working Here Fund grants page.
Working Here Fund Grants Awarded up to $5,000
Goessel High School
Livestock Training Facilities
HSH Homeless Ministry Inc
Healthy Food and Education for our Homeless
Humanity House
Fresh for You Community Garden
Leavenworth County Livestock Committee
The Elite Livestock Judging Clinic and Contest
Life Spring Church
Food Replenishment and Distribution
Marais Des Cygnes Valley
Ag Communications: A Voice in Agriculture
Santa Fe Waystation Inc
Summer Fresh Foods Program
Second Harvest Community Food Bank
Fresh Mobile Pantries
USD 287 West Franklin
FFA Community Service
Working Here Fund Grants Awarded up to $15,000
Caney Valley Agape Network Incorporated
Cooler for Food Pantry
Cherryvale Senior / Middle School
FFA Greenhouse
Community Access Center Inc
Forklift for Pantry and Warehouse
Friends of Independence Public Library
Grow Towers for Ag/Food Education
Kansas City Community Gardens Inc
Schoolyard Growing Gardens
Lyon County Fire District #5
Remote Monitors for Wildland Firefighting
Working Here Fund Grants Awarded up to $25,000
American Royal Association
Capital Campaign for Ag Education Campus
Central Kansas Free Fair Inc
Phase One - Beef Barn
Chapman
FFA Shop Upgrades
Community Green Farms
Fort Scott Farm Classroom
Flint Hills Breadbasket Inc
Building a Healthy Future
Servicemember Agricultural Vocation Education Corp
Classroom and Training Facility upgrades
Thayer Schools
Thayer Acres Agriculture Center
About Frontier Farm Credit
Frontier Farm Credit operates in alliance with Farm Credit Services of America to provide credit and insurance services to agriculture and rural communities in eastern Kansas. The association has nearly $2.6 billion in assets and $547 million in members’ equity. Learn more at frontierfarmcredit.com.