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$100,000 grant to strengthen communities through agriculture

Peavey Industries LP recently announced that applications are now being accepted for its 2023 Community Agriculture Grant.

First launched in 2013, the grant has already awarded $800,000 in support to community groups across Canada through various agriculturally-based initiatives.

The grant aims to fund innovative community-building and agriculturally focused projects that will help strengthen local areas, towns, or cities.

The Community Agriculture Grant awards up to $100,000 annually to registered non-profit organizations or groups of individuals that have identified a need and developed a strategy to achieve their vision. The grant supports projects such as community gardens and green spaces, agricultural programs, recreational spaces, and rural enhancements.

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