Jefferson Valley Rural Fire District awarded Rural Community Grant from Northwest Farm Credit Services

Northwest Farm Credit Services is proud to award Jefferson Valley Rural Fire District a $2,000 Rural Community Grant.

"Thank you, Northwest Farm Credit Services, for the $2000 grant. It will be used to help purchase new, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) equipment for the volunteers," said board member John Patritti. "The new SCBAs will give the fire fighters more time in rescue situations and in fighting structure fires. These will be a great asset to our department and community. Thank you very much."

Northwest FCS is committed to helping rural communities succeed. Since the program's inception in 2007, it has awarded 1,522 grants totaling more than $2.92 million.

The Rural Community Grant Program provides funds to non-profit organizations for projects that improve a community's infrastructure, viability and/or prosperity. If you think your project may be eligible, visit northwestfcs.com/ruralgrants for more details and the online application.

Northwest FCS is a $14 billion financial cooperative providing financing and related services to farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses, commercial fishing operations, timber producers, rural homeowners and crop insurance customers in Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Northwest FCS is a member of the nationwide Farm Credit System that supports agriculture and rural communities with reliable, consistent credit and financial services. For more information, go to northwestfcs.com.