Marion CFB Awards $6,925 in Community Impact Grants

The Marion County Farm Bureau’s 5th annual “Community Impact Grant” program sought to identify projects that would improve our communities and create partnerships with other groups and organizations to make them happen. The grant program continued to have a good response in our fifth year, receiving eleven (11) applications that requested over $11,000. All eleven projects were awarded grant funds this year, but a few of the larger requests were only able to receive partial funding due to program budget restrictions.

The eleven (11) projects awarded grant funding for 2026 include:

• Bobcat Booster Club was awarded $1,000 for a new rolling flag for the Franklin Park Gym.
• First Christian Church of Odin was awarded $500 for supplies for their Timber Frame Event Center.
• Grace UMC was awarded $1,200 for their From Field to Table: Community Cooking & Nutrition Program.
• The Isaac Hull DAR Chapter was awarded $500 for supplies towards their Educate and Protect program.
• Kell CSD #2 was awarded $250 to go towards their Academic Enhancement Project.
• Marion County Fairgrounds was awarded $1,500 for hog pen updates.
• Odin Public School was awarded $100 to go towards their Hatching Chicks Project.
• · Patoka Community School District #100 was awarded $300 to go towards their new Greenhouse.
• Salem Elementary School was awarded $325 for their Plant Palooza Project
• Salem Grace Nazarene Church was awarded $500 for Pre-School Supplies
• Trinity Lutheran School was awarded $750 to go towards a Butterfly Climber Playground set.

Congratulations to all recipients of Marion CFB’s 2026 “Community Impact Grant” program! We appreciate the opportunity to work with great organizations and individuals on projects to improve our communities and look forward to seeing them make a difference.

To-date, the Marion CFB has awarded $23,925 in grant funding for 36 community projects.