Our offices will be closed on Fri., July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Normal operations will resume on Mon., July 7.
Our community involvement program focuses on ag education, hunger relief, rural disaster relief, and rural health services. We support these initiatives through employee volunteering, financial contributions and our Working Here Fund grants.
Our Working Here Fund grant program supports nonprofit projects and programs that align with our mission to serve agriculture and rural communities. These grants make a positive impact in parts of North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
AgriBank partners with AgCountry Farm Credit Services and Farm Credit Services of Mandan to provide the Rural Community Grant Fund. Disbursements through this fund are designated to support local communities in western North Dakota impacted by mineral development in the Bakken region.
Grants up to $50,000 are available through the Rural Community Grant Fund to facilitate infrastructure improvement and/or development initiatives encompassing housing projects; health, safety and environmental programs; medical facilities; educational programs; and more.
The Rural Community Grant Fund is funded annually by the income AgriBank earns on its mineral interests in western North Dakota, as designated by its board of directors. AgriBank acquired its mineral interests in western North Dakota as a result of loan activity following the Great Depression.
Volunteering is one of many ways we serve the communities we and our customer-owners call home. Each year, we allocate 16 hours of paid time to employees to volunteer at local organizations of their choosing. When employees volunteer as a group, we provide matching dollars to the organization.
We also match employees' direct donations to nonprofit organizations – up to $500 per employee per year to maximize their impact.
We award two levels of scholarships each year to support the education of college students and high school seniors pursuing degrees important to the agricultural industry.
Contact us for more information about our community involvement program.