FCC Accepting Applications for the AgriSpirit Fund

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is now accepting applications for its FCC AgriSpirit Fund until June 20.

Registered charities and non-profit organizations interested in funding this year can visit www.agrispirit.cafor eligibility requirements and apply online. FCC will give a total of $1 million in funding to rural community groups across Canada for capital projects. FCC annually awards rural community groups between $5,000 and $25,000 in AgriSpirit funding for community improvement projects such as emergency services equipment, playgrounds, recreation centres and care homes in communities with populations fewer than 100,000.

For a project to be considered for funding, it must meet specific criteria and be completed before December 2013. FCC will announce selected projects in December 2011.

In 2010, FCC received 919 applications for AgriSpirit funding and gave $1 million to 104 community groups across Canada.