Nonprofits with projects that promote agricultural and science education or help relieve hunger are among those eligible for grants of up to $10,000 as part of the Syngenta Community Grant Program, created in 2002 to support charitable organizations, schools and government agencies. Grants are available in the North Carolina Piedmont Triad and Minnetonka, Minnesota, areas.

 

Through its Community Grant Program, Syngenta focuses its corporate giving on local initiatives that support important community needs, including: agriculture and/or STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) education; hunger relief; and water and land conservation. The program empowers Syngenta employees to select and distribute funds to local non-profit organizations.

 

The program also supports The Good Growth Plan, an ambitious series of six global commitments announced last fall by Syngenta to help sustainably address the global food security challenge by 2020. The Syngenta  Community Grant Program is a way to bring The Good Growth Plan commitments to life by recognizing and supporting local organizations that share Syngenta’s passion for sustainably feeding a hungry world.

 

Applications for the Syngenta Community Grant Program are being accepted through September 30, 2014, for the 2015 grant year. Applications are reviewed by a Syngenta employee team, which selects recipients based on innovative approaches and solutions, long-term impact and the most efficient use of funds. For more information, contact Rahshek Ellis at (336) 632-2204 or Rahshek.Ellis@syngenta.com. Download an application here.

 

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