The Jefferson County Agri-Business Club has announced that it will be providing grants to local organizations offering agricultural projects that benefit area youth.
According to a recent news release, applications for the grants are available on the club’s website: www.jeffersoncountyagribusinessclub.com.
As part of the application process, applicants are asked to provide project details, expected expenses and a timeline.
A deadline for application submission is Dec. 30.
Additionally the release noted, applicants are asked to attend the club’s January meeting to present details about their submitted project to the Agri-Business Club membership. Grants are awarded to projects chosen in February during the club’s membership meeting.
Describing the process in more detail, the release stated that during the club’s January meeting, applicants are asked to speak to the membership about their grant request and answer questions from the group. The organization’s grant subcommittee then evaluates the applications. The committee makes recommendations to membership for approval during the February meeting.
According to the release, grants typically do not cover the entire cost of the project, but rather a portion of the cost needed for the project to reach completion. Grants are provided in two installments: one at the beginning of the project and another when the project is successfully completed.
“Customers who visited our food stand at the Jefferson County Fair and purchase cheese during our Holiday Cheese Sale allow the Jefferson County Agri-Business Club to make grant money available to organizations supporting agriculture,” Leigh Cheesebro, chairperson of the grant subcommittee, was quoted as saying in the release.
Further, the release noted, cheese and meat will be available for purchase through the club at the Fort Atkinson Holiday Open House and Market, which will be held at various locations throughout the city’s downtown, Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The club also maintains a vending location at Pleasant Valley Acres Grain and Produce Farm in Sullivan from mid-November to mid-December, the release stated.
The mission of the Jefferson County Agri-Business Club is to promote an active interest in agribusiness and be a resource to take the community into the future. Its goal is to promote the agribusiness community to the local and state population, which is accomplished through education, media, visits to local agribusinesses, fundraisers utilizing agricultural products, offering scholarships toward ag careers, and offering funds to organizations that promote the ag community.
A story about projects undergoing the process last year, and receiving funding last spring, is here: https://fortatkinsononline.com/jefferson-county-agri-business-club-awards-grants-to-area-projects/.
To learn more about the club, visit its website.
Palmyra/Eagle FFA members Rowdy Kamber, from left, and Brynn Emery discuss their greenhouse project. The project was among those awarded grant funding by the Agri-Business Club last spring. File photo/contributed.
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