PORT CLINTON – The Ottawa County Community Foundation (OCCF) awarded more than $76,500 in community grants and special awards, including the fourth annual Joy Roth Little Tiger Award, to 34 local nonprofit organizations during its annual awards presentation at Catawba Island Club. “Year after year, the Foundation sees the needs in our community, and it […]
Walls and trusses for eight homes to be constructed in Wayland are stored on city land across from the 11 homes to be completed by the end of June. (Photo by Jenni Glendenning) A religiously oriented group using volunteers from many states is doing much of the housing recovery work in flood-ravaged Eastern Kentucky. The […]
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – The Junior League of Tyler is asking for local nonprofits to submit applications so they can get grant funds out into the community. Junior League of Tyler gives back with their Touch a Truck event The league has awarded over $7.5 million to community organizations since it was started in 1960 […]
The Biden administration on Wednesday said it will provide funding to help school districts purchase clean school buses, most of them electric. Shown is a yellow electric school bus plugged into a charging station. (Photo by TW Farlow/Getty Images) Along with new tax breaks for families and businesses in return for investing in clean and […]
June is Pride Month because it remembers the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York, a moment that galvanized the LGBTQ rights movement. Since then, it’s been one of the most popular times to host protests, vigils, and parties celebrating the LGBTQ community and remembering what it has gone through over the years. Georgia has already […]
Jun. 10—The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave Zero Emissions Northwest and Partners for Rural Washington $250,000 to help owners of small farms pursue and acquire federal funds to modernize farming practices. The funding will help Washington farmers transition to renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements, according to a joint news release from the two […]
The United Way of the Ozarks is gearing up for one of its busiest times of the year, when countless community members come together to support area nonprofits. The United Way of the Ozarks is hosting its 32nd annual Day of Caring on Thursday, June 13. The day-long event partners area nonprofits with local employees […]
In Reality Check stories, Star-Telegram journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? RealityCheck@star-telegram.com. Cheryl Bean narrowly lost her bid for Republican nominee for Texas House District 97 to John McQueeney Tuesday night, despite a number of influential endorsements in her corner. In addition to Texas Attorney General Ken […]
Report Addresses GSP Transit Hub The Upstate Mobility Alliance recently released its GSP Transit Hub Feasibility Analysis, which took eight months and involved public surveys, meetings, and economic and transit analyses. The analysis explored how a Transit Hub at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport could expand service to the airport, serve the airport’s need for better mobility […]
(KRON) — California Forever, a group behind a proposed utopian community in Solano County, donated $500,000 to 45 nonprofits on Tuesday. Organizers said the donations were made to close the county’s nonprofit funding gap. According to California Forever, the group behind the East Solano Plan, Sonoma County has received 1% of state non-profit funding despite […]
The Exchange Club of Orrville will mark its centennial milestone in 2024 by allocating $10,000 for community outreach and support. To make a positive impact, nonprofits are invited to submit project proposals for consideration. Organizations can showcase their initiatives and vie for a share of the grant to further their work within the Orrville community. […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Sundt Foundation is encouraging El Paso non-profits to apply for their grants to celebrate the foundation’s 25th anniversary. The Sundt Foundation will award 12 local organizations $25,000 each, totaling $300,000 in grants, according to the news release by Sundt. The Sundt Foundation is the charitable giving arm of Sundt […]