The South Dakota Agricultural Foundation has awarded 23 grants totaling $34,165 as part of their goal to support youth ag education and invest in the future of agriculture.
The grants program by the foundation awarded 16 Building Rural Communities (BRC) grants, totaling $9,165 and 7 Ag Innovators (AI) Youth Education grants, totaling $25,000.
Hitchcock-Tulare FFA and Kingsbury County 4-H Club were each awarded BRC grants.
Kingsbury County 4-H will be making up to 80 lap blankets for elderly residents in their communities and hosting a celebration event to coincide with the delivery of the blankets. Hitchcock-Tulare FFA will be building dugouts for the baseball/softball complex in the community
The grant is used for community improvement projects and is limited to $750 per project.