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Supporting Our Communities

GRM Networks ® Gives Back GRM Networks Community Improvement Grant Program Clubs and organizations within the GRM Networks service area are eligible to apply for the GRM Networks Community Improvement Grant Program. Groups must submit an application describing a project that will better their community, and are eligible for grants ranging from $500 to $1,500. Applications are available at grm.net/ grants . Aureon Charity Grant Program and FRS Community Grant Program Two partners of GRM Networks also offer grant programs to our members. Aureon invites public and private non-profit agencies to submit proposals for consideration in assisting in charity drives and/ or funding of a specific project for your respective communities. Only those communities served by Aureon participating telecommunications companies in Iowa (like GRM Networks) are eligible to submit proposals. As part of its ongoing commitment to rural communities across the country, the Foundation for Rural Service provides annual grants for communities served by NTCA members, which includes GRM Networks. The goal of this program is to support local efforts to build and sustain a high quality of life in rural America. More information on both grant programs can be found at grm.net/grants .

GRM Networks Scholarship Program As a local cooperative business, GRM Networks places great importance on the education of students in our service area. To provide support to the students in rural Iowa and Missouri, GRM Networks has created the GRM Networks Scholarship program. GRM Networks will award up to $5,500 to graduating high school seniors, and all seniors are eligible to apply as long as their parents or guardians are customers of GRM Networks in good standing at the time of the application deadline. Instructions on how to apply for the scholarship are posted at grm.net/scholarship each year in January and applications are due in early March.

FRS/GRM Networks Scholarship High school seniors whose parents or guardians are members of GRM Networks can apply for The Foundation for Rural Service’s (FRS) scholarships. FRS will fund $2,000 of each scholarship, with GRM Networks providing a $500 match. FRS also provides a number of named scholarship opportunities. More information can be found at grm.net/scholarships . Iowa Communications Alliance and Aureon Scholarship Program GRM Networks and SCC Networks ® are proud to partner with the Iowa Communications Alliance and Aureon to make these scholarships available to students in the Iowa GRM Networks and SCC Networks service area. Information on eligibility and how to apply can be found at grm.net/scholarships .

FRS/GRM Networks Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. Every year students who are juniors in high school and whose parents or legal guardians are members of GRM Networks have the opportunity to apply for an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. The five day, four night trip offers an exciting and fast paced tour of our nation’s capital. Applicants are interviewed by a panel of GRM Networks board members. Applications are available in January at grm.net/youthtour , at the local business offices and from high school guidance counselors.

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