March 28, 2023
Roughrider Fund awards $54,148
Kristen Jones
Farmer Staff Writer
The Roughrider Fund recently awarded $54,148 to 21 different local entities. The fund was established in 2004 by Watford City “to support projects that develop, promote, and enhance the welfare of the community by increasing and enhancing community amenities and growing the local economy,” according to the Roughrider Fund website.
The Roughrider Fund receives funding from a 1.5 cent city sales tax and is managed, in part, by the Roughrider Fund Committee, which is appointed by the City Council. They make recommendations to the City Council for the distribution of the accumulated funds.