Grant applications for the Compeer Financial Agriculture Education & Classroom Equipment Grant Program will be accepted through April 30, 2018.

High school agriculture programs in Compeer Financial’s territory — which includes 144  counties in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin — are eligible to apply for up to $3,000 per school. Funding must be used to support agriculture education by funding programs or equipment for high school agriculture classrooms.

This grant program is offered by Compeer Financial's corporate giving program, the Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America. Hands-on learning and new technologies are crucial to showing students the endless opportunities in the field of agriculture. This grant program is designed to help fund agricultural education and classroom equipment so students have access to modern resources to broaden their perspective of the rapidly changing agricultural industry. 

Program information and the application form can be found on Compeer.com, search for “Grants.”

Compeer Financial is formerly 1st Farm Credit Services, AgStar Financial Services and Badgerland Financial. 

Source: Compeer Financial