Kubota Invests $500,000 Nationwide Through Annual Hometown Proud Grant

Kubota Tractor Corp. has announced its selection of recipients for this year’s Kubota Hometown Proud grant program, with awards totaling $500,000 between cash and rebate funds going toward Kubota equipment purchases.

This year’s group of ten grant winners from around the U.S. took home $25,000 in cash, as well as $25,000 to put toward Kubota equipment, the company says. The grant program aims to support local initiatives, Kubota officials add, strengthening neighborhoods and empowering local communities through grant funding.

Now in its sixth year, the grant program “continues Kubota’s commitment to investing in nonprofit organizations making a tangible difference in communities” across the U.S., the firm says. Company president Alex Woods says the firm supports a variety of projects from community supported agriculture and education, to wider land stewardship and local beatification efforts.

“The Kubota Hometown Proud grant program reflects our deep commitment to supporting communities where our customers and dealers live and work,” says Alex Woods, president of Kubota Tractor Corp. “Our dealers are the heart of this program, and we believe in investing in programs that matter to their communities. With their support, we’re able to deliver more than funding but also equipment and a long-term trusted partnership for ongoing success.”

In total, this year’s program received more than 1,100 applications from Kubota-affiliated communities across the country.

A look at the winners

This year, Kubota honored a group of ten local businesses with their annual grant program. The company says that each of these local dealers “brings expertise, community commitment and equipment support that extends far beyond the grant period, ensuring these communities have a local partner and equipment resource.”

• The Armored Church (Salisbury, N.C.) partners with Sink Farm Equipment. The Field of Honor Project will use a new Kubota compact tractor to develop and maintain a 20-acre community garden and gathering space honoring veterans.
• Friends of Greenfield Recreation (Greenfield, Mass.) partners with M.B. Tractor & Equipment. The Greenfield Grow and Go project focuses on beautifying the town of Greenfield; a new Kubota RTV will help mobilize its volunteer network to do more.
• Galloway Family Farm & Education Center (Ocean Springs, Miss.) partners with Lee Tractor Company. Galloway Farm’s Adopt-a-Row project will use a Kubota sub-compact tractor to support community-based sustainable ag-education.
• HALTER – Healing and Learning Through Equine Relationships (Spartanburg, S.C.) partners with Blue Water Equipment Group. HALTER’s Center for Wellbeing will use the grant to purchase a new Kubota RTV to maintain equine-assisted service facilities and expand access to healing and wellness services.
• Helpful Harvest Food Bank Inc. (Athens, W.Va.) partners with State Equipment, Inc. will use the Kubota Hometown Proud grant to purchase a new Kubota M4 utility tractor and implements to expand food production and increase access to fresh, nutritious food for families facing food insecurity.
• Impact Activity Center (Boonville, Mo.) partners with Farm Power Lawn & Leisure. The Reviving Sumner School project is transforming a historic school into a vibrant community hub; a Kubota compact tractor and zero-turn mower will help maintain the garden and green space.
• Moncus Park (Lafayette, La.) partners with Sammy Broussard Equipment Center. The Back 50: Community + Nature project will use a new Kubota compact tractor to enhance Moncus Park and provide community access to native habitats.
• Osseo Community Foundation (Osseo, Wis.) partners with Johnson Tractor. The Stoddard Park project revitalizes a community park and playground with the use of a Kubota utility vehicle to help with the build and maintenance.
• REACH Inc. (Klamath Falls, Ore.) partners with Pelican Tractor. The Ready Set Mow: Jobs & Mobility program will use new Kubota mowers to enhance and grow its landscape training and employment model for adults with developmental disabilities.
• Winding Branch Ranch (Bulverde, Texas) partners with Ewald Kubota to purchase a new Kubota utility vehicle and hands-on curriculum materials to expand agricultural education and experiences for communities throughout south-central Texas.

The grant program aims to demonstrate the power of corporate investment, when combined with local expertise and a laser focus on community, Kubota says.

“We’re honored to be part of this program that has a very direct local impact,” says Joe Reister, store manager at Pelican Tractor in Klamath Falls, Oregon. “Kubota is providing a channel to empower our community, and it’s incredibly rewarding.”