In celebration of its 50th anniversary in the U.S., Kubota grows its Kubota Hometown Proud community grant program sixfold in its second year, awarding $600,000 in grants to deserving communities across the country.

In honor of its 50th anniversary in the U.S., Kubota Tractor Corporation names five winners in its annual Kubota Hometown Proud Grant Program, each to receive $100,000, to help revitalize a community project. Now, each of the five winners are put up for a public vote, and the hometown project with the most votes will win an additional $100,000 grant as the Community Choice Award winner. Every vote cast at KubotaHometownProud.com is entered into a separate sweepstake for a chance to win a Kubota sub-compact tractor or zero turn mower.

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