BEK Awards Spring Scholarship and Grants

The CPP was established by the BEK Board of Directors to address both current and future community needs. It supports local organizations working to strengthen the communities within BEK’s service area. Recipients are selected based on their project’s impact and alignment with BEK’s mission of community advancement.

The Board received 15 applications and selected seven recipients.  They are:

• Kidder County Council on Aging
• Linton Senior Center
• Maple Valley School
• Morton Mandan Public Library
• Strasburg Fire Protection District
• Tuttle Lions Club
• Wishek Elementary School

Grant applications are reviewed and awarded twice a year in the spring and fall. The next application deadline date is September 30, 2026.

To learn more about BEK’s CPP, or to apply, visit https://www.bek.coop/coop/grants.

The BEK Board of Directors also selected nine high school seniors out of 13 applicants to receive a BEK Scholarship for their first semester in college. All applicants are BEK members, BEK Fiber customers or the dependents of one.

Scholarships were awarded to:

• Abigail Jablonsky, Bismarck - Century High School
• Alea Kramlich, Tappen - Kidder County High School
• Amelia Moch, Kintyre - Napoleon High School
• Avrianna Broten, Dazey - Barnes County North High School
• Breanah Pfaff, Steele - Kidder County High School
• Josephine Legge, Spiritwood - Barnes County North High School
• Kaydra Kleppe, Napoleon - Napoleon High School
• Lauren Larsen, Valley City - Valley City High School
• Berkley Frantz, Wishek - Wishek High School

BEK Scholarship applications are due each year on March 1st and are awarded each Spring.  To learn more about the BEK Scholarship program, visit https://www.bek.coop/coop/scholarships/.

About BEK Communications Cooperative

BEK Communications Cooperative, founded in 1952, is a communications services company headquartered in Steele, North Dakota. In the last seven decades, the company has grown to include branch offices in Bismarck and Valley City and now serves more than 12,000 customers. BEK provides fiber-based voice, Gigabit broadband, and IP television services; cloud-based security, automation, surveillance, voice, and storage services; and hospital and business communications solutions in North Dakota. The company also provides statewide sports broadcasting and national news reports on the BEK TV Network, and television content across North Dakota through KNDB, KNDM, and KNGF.

BEK emphasizes their fast, friendly, local service experience and a broad portfolio of high-quality communications, enterprise, broadcasting, and advertising services.