Press Release

Over $54,000 Awarded in Spring 2019 Grant Cycle

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GCCF awarded $54,834.60 during the Spring 2019 Grant Cycle. We thank all applicants for their time in applying.

  • Alma District Fire Department received $7266 for the purchase of a dive and water rescue trailer;
  • Alma Public Schools received $1000 for the Project PAWS childhood hunger program;
  • Ashley Community Schools received $548 to acquire technology for the marching band program;
  • Ashley District Library received $640.60 for new fiction and nonfiction books;
  • Child Advocacy received $880 for the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CAS) program Planting Hope for Children;
  • Clinton-Gratiot Habitat for Humanity received $3000 for the Rock the Block neighborhood revitalization project;
  • Girls on the Run Central Michigan received $2000 for scholarships for students in need;
  • Gratiot County Sheriff’s Office received $5000 to acquire Tru Narc technology;
  • Gratiot Emergency Housing received $1600 for housing and utilities expenses for those in need;
  • Ithaca Public Schools received $1500 to fund publications of the 5th grade book about local veterans;
  • Ithaca Public Schools received $3750 for woodshop equipment modernization;
  • Lincoln Road United Methodist Church (designated emergency shelter location) received $5800 for a generator;
  • Mid-Michigan District Health Department received $4000 for the Prescription for Health program;
  • St. Louis Public Schools received $4500 for high school STEM programming; and
  • St. Louis Public Schools received $13,350 for woodshop equipment modernization.