Deadline: 30-Jul-2025
Do you have a capital project that will enrich lives in your rural community? The Farm Credit Canada AgriSpirit Fund supports projects in communities of less than 150,000 people.
Funding Information
- Total amount of funding to be allocated this year: $1.5 million
- Funding available per project: $10,000 – $25,000
Eligible Projects
- Recognize FCC’s contribution
- Must be completed within two years of receiving funding with documented proof
- Are capital projects that enrich the lives of community residents in communities of less than 150,000
- Successfully pass FCC’s background check
- Projects to support food recovery or reduction of food waste
- Initiatives that support agriculture and food
- Projects that reduce your environmental footprint
- Projects that improve accessibility and inclusion
- Construction of or upgrades to community buildings
Ineligible Projects
- Projects taking place in communities over 150,000 people
- Religious groups
- Political groups
- Individuals
- For-profit entities
- Operating costs or debt reduction
- Organizations that have received FCC AgriSpirit funding in the past five years
- Organizations that do not pass FCC’s background check
Eligibility Criteria
- Charities registered with the Canada Revenue Agency
- Non-profit organizations who partner with a municipal body, territorial or provincial government; Non-profit organizations who partner with First Nations, Inuit or Métis governments/communities; the municipal body or government/community must agree to receive contributed money.
- Town, city, rural municipality, or First Nations, Inuit or Métis government/community under 150,000 people
- Applicants that have not received support through the FCC AgriSpirit Fund in the past five years
- Note: FCC employees and their immediate family members cannot apply on behalf of an organization
For more information, visit FCC.
