Grants
By creating an account in our Grant Lifecycle Manager you will be able to apply for the following grants offered by the Montana Farm Bureau Foundation.
Grants Offered
What is the criteria for selection?
Proposals will be judged on the project’s ability to address the following:
Enhances participants’ knowledge of agriculture and/or its contributions as an industry.
Analyzes current agriculture issues or problems.
Strengthen critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Scope of audience reached.
Priority is given to projects that can be funded in whole by the mini grant or with the addition of matching funds by the applicant. Funding will not be awarded for services performed.
2. County Farm Bureau Program Grants - Montana Farm Bureau Federation has established a program to provide up to $7,500 in grants for use in partial funding of worthy county Farm Bureau public relations campaigns and activities. Grants can be a maximum request of $2,000 for each project. Funding priority will be based on the criteria below and in order of the earliest received and approved applications. Requests will be accepted until the total budget has been distributed to worthy county Farm Bureau projects.Proposals will be judged on the project’s ability to address the following:
- Advances the public recognition of Farm Bureau on a local level.
- Analyzes current agriculture issues or problems.
- Advances the scope of work and mission of the county Farm Bureau.
- Funds a new program or significant improvements on an existing program.
- Audience reached and members served.
- County Farm Bureau also dedicates time or financial resources towards the program.
- County Farm Bureau financial resources would not allow for the completion of the project without this grant.
- Grants cannot be used to pass funds through to another organization.
- Grant money cannot be used to send county Farm Bureau members to a conference or meeting. Rather, the grants should be for on-the-ground, county sponsored activities.
3. Mountain West Farm Bureau Insurance Office - County Farm Bureau Program Grants - Montana Farm Bureau Federation has established a program to provide up to $7,500 in grants for use in partial funding of worthy public relations campaigns and activities conducted by Mountain West Farm Bureau Insurance Offices in conjunction with county Farm Bureaus. Grants can be a maximum request of $2,000 for each project. Funding priority will be based on the criteria below and in order of the earliest received and approved applications. Requests will be accepted until the total budget has been distributed to worthy county Farm Bureau projects.
Proposals will be judged on the project’s ability to address the following:
- Advances the public recognition of Farm Bureau on a local level.
- Analyzes current agriculture issues or problems.
- Advances the scope of work and mission of the county Farm Bureau.
- Advances the awareness of Farm Bureau Financial services in the community.
- Funds a new program or significant improvements on an existing program.
- Audience reached and members served.
- Mountain West Farm Bureau Insurance Agent is working with the county Farm Bureau in order to accomplish the project.
- Grants cannot be used to pass funds through to another organization.
- Grant money cannot be used to send county Farm Bureau members to a conference or meeting. Rather, the grants should be for on-the-ground, county sponsored activities.