Kubota Hometown Proud Program Awards $500,000

Kubota Tractor Corporation has named 10 nonprofit organizations as recipients of its 2026 Kubota Hometown Proud grant program. Each organization will receive $25,000 in cash and $25,000 toward Kubota equipment, creating a combined award of $500,000.

The program received more than 1,100 applications from communities across the country. The selected projects address a range of needs, including workforce development, food security, agricultural education, environmental stewardship, and community improvements.

The 2026 recipients include the Armored Church in Salisbury, North Carolina; Friends of Greenfield Recreation in Greenfield, Massachusetts; Galloway Family Farm & Education Center in Ocean Springs, Mississippi; HALTER – Healing and Learning Through Equine Relationships in Spartanburg, South Carolina; Helpful Harvest Food Bank Inc. in Athens, West Virginia; Impact Activity Center in Boonville, Missouri; Moncus Park in Lafayette, Louisiana; Osseo Community Foundation in Osseo, Wisconsin; REACH Inc. in Klamath Falls, Oregon; and Winding Branch Ranch in Bulverde, Texas.

Several projects will use Kubota equipment for construction, maintenance, and grounds work. Impact Activity Center will use a compact tractor and zero-turn mower to maintain a garden and green space as part of its Reviving Sumner School project. Osseo Community Foundation will use a Kubota utility vehicle for the construction and maintenance of the Stoddard Park project.

Friends of Greenfield Recreation will use a Kubota RTV to support its volunteer network as part of the Greenfield Grow and Go project. Moncus Park will use a compact tractor for its Back 50: Community + Nature project, while the Armored Church will use a compact tractor to maintain a 20-acre community garden and gathering space.

REACH Inc. will use new Kubota mowers for its Ready Set Mow: Jobs & Mobility program, which supports landscape training and employment for adults with developmental disabilities. HALTER will use a Kubota RTV to maintain its equine-assisted service facilities.

Winding Branch Ranch will use a Kubota utility vehicle and hands-on curriculum materials for agricultural education and community experiences in south-central Texas. Galloway Family Farm & Education Center will use a sub-compact tractor for its Adopt-a-Row agricultural education project. Helpful Harvest Food Bank will use a Kubota M4 utility tractor and implements to expand food production and access to fresh food for families facing food insecurity.

The program is in its sixth year. Kubota said it has distributed more than $2.9 million in funding and equipment to projects nationwide since the program began.

“The Kubota Hometown Proud grant program reflects our deep commitment to supporting communities where our customers and dealers live and work,” said Alex Woods, president of Kubota Tractor Corporation. “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.”

Each recipient is paired with a local Kubota dealer. The participating dealers are Sink Farm Equipment, M.B. Tractor & Equipment, Lee Tractor Company, Blue Water Equipment Group, State Equipment Inc., Farm Power Lawn & Leisure, Sammy Broussard Equipment Center, Johnson Tractor, Pelican Tractor, and Ewald Kubota.