Applications will open May 1, 2022 for the Rocky Mountain Equipment (RME) community investment initiative RME Right by You Ag Society Grant. This program supports local projects that impact the lives of rural community residents by contributing funding to agricultural societies in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

This year, the RME Right by You Ag Society Grant program will again select four agricultural societies across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to award a grant of $10,000 each.

The Marwayne Ag Society and Drumheller Stampede and Agricultural Society in Alberta, the Melfort Agricultural Society in Saskatchewan, and Manitoba’s Hamiota Agricultural Society were selected as grant recipients in 2021. The local projects of these agricultural societies—a new hockey score clock, an 18-basket disc golf course, improved accessibility to the ag society’s grandstand and show arena, and a new playground structure, respectively—are now underway and projected to be completed by the fall.

RME recognizes the importance of agricultural societies to rural communities—ag societies help to connect the rural population and enhance communities by offering youth programs, clubs, activities, and facility access that may not be otherwise available. Through this program, RME demonstrates its commitment to partnering with and supporting the agricultural communities where its employees live and work.

The RME Right by You Ag Society Grant application opens May 1 and will close July 30. Agricultural societies must apply to the grant program to be considered for the funding. Projects eligible for funding must enhance the lives of community residents and be completed within two years.

Successful applicants will be announced Sept. 30. Additional details and application forms are available online at rockymtn.com/community-investment/agsociety-grant/.