Three Central Alberta community groups are among the 19 in the province to receive funding from the Farm Credit Canada AgriSpirit Fund.
Local groups that received a portion of the $166,400 fund divided provincially are:
• Notre Dame High School in Red Deer, which received $5,800 to complete a greenhouse project.
• Friends of the Innisfail Library Society in Innisfail, $5,000 to purchase furnishings for the Innisfail Public Library.
• Christ-King School Educational Support Society in Settler, $9,000 to purchase playground equipment.
Nationally, more than 1,140 applications were received for AgriSpirit funding. A total of $1 million was awarded to 120 rural community groups across Canada this year.
The FCC AgriSpirit Fund annually awards rural community groups between $5,000 and $25,000 for community improvement projects such as recreation and community centres, emergency services training facilities, health and safety centres, emergency services equipment, playgrounds and care homes.
Applications for the 2012 FCC AgriSpirit Fund will open May 7, 2012. Visit www.agrispirit.ca for eligibility requirements and more information.