Commitment to community - RDFC Grant

Cass County Electric Cooperative (CCEC) has joined the Rural Development Finance Corporation (RDFC) to support outdoor recreation in our rural service area, distributing $2,000 to two separate initiatives.

The RDFC is a North Dakota nonprofit finance and development corporation. RDFC’s member-owners are the North Dakota Rural Electric Cooperatives, nine North Dakota Rural Telecommunication Cooperatives, and the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives. RDFC encourages economic diversification and community vitality by generating funding that supports sustainable asset building.

As a member of the RDFC, CCEC has an allocation of funds available to increase awareness of their more extensive loan program that funds community-based projects and nonprofit entities with low-interest loans. Community groups in CCEC’s service area are eligible to apply for a grant of up to $2,000 for community-based projects each year.

In 2021, Arthur, Hunter, Valley City, and Wimbledon Fire Districts received funds. This year the grant money went toward boardwalks near Lake Ashtabula on the North Country Trail and toward the Sheyenne River Water Trail projects.