Missouri 4-H and FFA chapters planning community improvement service projects can apply for grant funding through the Missouri Department of Agriculture.
Applications for the annual Building Our American Communities Grant (BOAC) Program are available at agriculture.mo.gov and are being accepted until Dec. 1, 2015.
The Building Our American Communities Grant Program awards grants of up to $500 to support youth-driven service projects. Since the 1970s, 4-H clubs and FFA chapters throughout Missouri have submitted proposals for specific projects within their communities for consideration for the grants.
Proposed projects should improve the social and physical environment of rural cities, towns and farm communities and may include upgrades or additions to existing facilities, grounds or buildings used by local organizations.
Past BOAC projects have included improvements for local fairgrounds, rural intersections and parks, as well as renovations for damaged and aged public use structures in rural communities, including those used by area 4-H and FFA groups.
For a Building Our American Communities grant application or more information about this and other grant opportunities available through the Missouri Department of Agriculture, visit agriculture.mo.g