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| Grants available for emergency response services from AgStar Fund
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Up to $100,000 available for rural communities
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MANKATO, Minn. (August 3, 2012) – The AgStar Fund for Rural America, the corporate giving program of AgStar Financial Services, is proud to once again offer grants through the Emergency Response Services (EMS) Grant Program. The mission of this program is to support rural communities in AgStar’s service area by funding emergency response equipment for volunteer fire, rescue or ambulance departments.
Each year, AgStar supports rural emergency response departments by providing grants for area departments in need. While many of these departments have the essentials, they often can’t afford new technologies to upgrade or replace old equipment because of budget constraints.
The EMS grant program was established to help these departments serve their communities. To date, more than $454,000 has been given by the AgStar Fund for Rural America to rural emergency response departments for their equipment needs.
“AgStar understands how vital emergency response volunteers are to rural communities,” stated John Monson, Chair of AgStar’s Fund Board of Trustees. “It’s very rewarding to provide funding to help them acquire the equipment they need to better serve their communities.”
All rural volunteer emergency response departments located in one of the 69 counties within AgStar’s service area that haven’t received a grant in the last two years are eligible to apply. Applications for grants, up to $2,500, may be submitted online at AgStar.com from Aug. 1 through Aug. 31, 2012.
For the remainder of the story, please see our print edition or check out our electronic edition website at http://eedition.tricountynewsmn.net. Call 507-793-2327 or email tcnews@roundlk.net for more information.
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