2025 Application Period is Closed.
The Mission Fund will award grants to organizations who are positively impacting the quality of rural life in rural Ohio. The grants are awarded on an application based system within four focus areas:
- Education—Educating young, beginning or future farmers
- Environment—Maintaining or improving the quality of the rural environment
- Technology—Supporting the advancement and utilization of technology for the benefit of farmers and rural cooperatives
- Quality of Rural Life—Programs, projects or initiatives that enhance the quality of life for farmers and rural communities
"The AgCredit Mission Fund allows us an opportunity to invest in the future of agriculture and positively impact the quality of life in rural Ohio," says Brian Ricker, AgCredit President and CEO.
Organizations may apply for grants up to $15,000 per year. Grant applications will be accepted annually from March 1 to July 31. Proposals will be reviewed by a committee comprised of AgCredit directors, employees and members. Funds will be awarded by December 31.
Priority for grants will be given to purposes benefitting the eighteen county AgCredit geographic area and secondarily to other counties in Ohio.
2026 application period will open March 1, 2026.
Congratulations to our 2025 Mission Fund Recipients:
- Bellevue Fire Department, Huron County, $10,000.00
- Central Lorain County Joint Ambulance District, Lorain County, $10,000.00
- Fort Jennings Volunteer Fire Department, Putnam County, $8,000.00
- Lucas County Ag Society, Lucas County, $15,000.00
- Ottawa Volunteer Fire Department, Putnam County, $2,026.76
- Paulding FFA, Paulding County, $12,600.00
- Payne Fire Association, Paulding County, $7,500.00
- Pemberville Freedom Fire Department, Wood County, $5,000.00
- Portage Fire District Firefighters Association, Ottawa County, $6,000.00
- Putnam County Rabbit Poultry Committee, Putnam County, $14,850.00
- Van Wert County Ag Society, Van Wert County, $15,000.00
- Vermillion FFA, Erie County, $7,500.00
- Western Reserve Ag Ed Department, Huron County, $7,500.00
- Wyandot County Ag Society, Wyandot County, $15,000.00
