弗吉尼亚农场信贷奖130美元,000 in Grant Funding through Charitable Contributions Fund

弗吉尼亚农业信贷(FCV), 为弗吉尼亚州提供十博官网手机版官网下载的贷款合作社, 西弗吉尼亚州和马里兰州西部, 宣布协会将奖励总共130美元,000 in grant funding to eligible charitable organizations through the 弗吉尼亚农业信贷’ Charitable Contributions Fund. The following applicants were awarded grant funding to support their efforts:

• 阿卡迪亚可持续粮食和农业中心 – Training program for military veterans interested in pursuing a career in agriculture (Fairfax County, Va.)
• 布兰德郡集市 ——完善公平基础设施, including arena construction (Bland County, Va.)
• 博泰图县博览会协会 -改善青年项目在博览会上的展示, 包括购买家禽笼(博特图尔县), Va.)
• 布拉克斯顿县集市 ——完善公平基础设施, including the purchase of a storage building and new load bars (Braxton County, W. Va.)
• 交叉键马疗法 – Trauma-focused equine-assisted therapy program for veterans and first responders (Rockingham County, Va.)
• 达菲尔德消防救援中心 – Purchase of lifesaving technical rescue equipment for farm accidents (Scott County, Va.)
• 乔治·华盛顿·卡佛农业研究中心 – Purchase of key piece of equipment for the manufacturing and packaging of value-added products for local farmers (Culpeper County, Va.) 
• 汉普郡会议和旅游局 -制定和分发汉普郡当地食物指南, 推广当地农场和市场(汉普郡), W. Va.)
• 假日湖四健会教育中心 -自然资源教育计划(弗吉尼亚州阿波马托克斯县.) 
• 马里兰州FFA基金会 – Regional 领导 Development Conference for Western Maryland FFA members (Allegany County, Md.)
• 皮埃蒙特的少数民族和老农民 -小农场推广倡议, 将少数民族联系在一起, socially disadvantaged and veteran producers with local food banks and other food distribution (Culpeper County, Va.)
• 尼古拉斯县青年基金会 – Improved livestock show infrastructure, including arena expansion (Nicholas County, W. Va.)
• 波托马克谷医院 – Education surrounding healthy lifestyles utilizing locally sourced produce for higher risk patients (Mineral County, W. Va.)
• 项目的发展 – Farm-to-Food Pantry Program with support from their Youth Leaders in Agriculture Program (Augusta County, Va.)
• 罗阿诺克食品网 – Buyer/Grower Expo to support regional farmers (City of Roanoke, Va.) 
• 弗吉尼亚合作推广-富兰克林县 – Training program focused on grain bin extraction for first responders and the farming community (Franklin County, Va.)
• 弗吉尼亚合作推广 & 弗吉尼亚州奶牛场工人协会 – Hands-on equipment training and safety education through the Women Increasing Skills and Education (WISE) program (Pittsylvania County, Va.)
• 弗吉尼亚FFA基金会 – Agriculture advocacy workshops for FFA members (five workshops to be held throughout Virginia)

FCV’s Charitable Contributions Fund grant program was established in 2022 as a means for the Association to engage with and build stronger partnerships with organizations that preserve and promote farmers and families in their rural communities. 该计划最高可提供10美元,000 grant opportunities for eligible organizations that serve the Association's 96-county territory and align with FCV’s mission. 本资助周期的拨款申请已于5月1日接受, 2024年至7月1日, 2024, 共收到并审阅了63份合资格的申请.

杰米金赛, 维吉尼亚州农业信贷董事会主席, 说, “我代表董事会, we are proud to provide funding support for projects related to agriculture throughout our footprint through our Charitable Contributions Fund grant program. 作为合作社, 我们所十博官网手机版官网下载的社区永远是最重要的, and while our primary focus is meeting the needs of our customer-owners, we also seek to make a positive impact in those communities we serve."

布拉德·科尼利厄斯, 弗吉尼亚农场信贷的首席执行官, 说, “Our Charitable Contributions Fund grant program helps us carry out our mission of being an engaged partner in our rural communities. We are pleased to be able to provide funding for projects that benefit the future of agriculture and preserve the great quality of life in our communities in this third funding cycle of our grant program. We look forward to seeing the lasting positive impact these funds will have across our footprint through the initiatives they support.”

Applications for the next round of funding through the 弗吉尼亚农业信贷’ Charitable Contributions Fund grant program will be available in spring 2025. Applicants are encouraged to visit our website and follow our social media channels for timely updates related to the Charitable Contributions Fund grant program. 在我们的网站上了解更多有关该计划的信息: zgkj.l9e1.com/ccf

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