APPLICATIONS FOR LCRA COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS OPEN JULY 1ST

Josh Blaschke June 24, 2020

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Applications for the next round of community grants through the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) open up next week.

Pictured are members of the Carmine Volunteer Fire Department with a check from the Lower Colorado River Authority's last grant cycle. The department used the $25,000 grant to expand the fire station. (courtesy LCRA)

The LCRA is accepting grant applications for community development projects throughout its wholesale electric, water, and transmission service areas from July 1-31.

Most grants through the Community Development Partnership Program are for $25,000 or less, but each grant cycle includes awards of several grants of up to $50,000. Applicants requesting more than $5,000 in grant funding must supply matching funds of at least 20 percent of the total project cost.

In the most recent round of grants, LCRA and its wholesale electric customers earlier this year awarded more than $525,000 to fund 28 projects, ranging from providing life-saving equipment to first responders to upgrading community halls to improving parks and Little League fields.

Eligible organizations include volunteer fire departments, emergency responders, local governments, schools, libraries, civic groups, museums and other nonprofit organizations. The grants are not available to individuals, for-profit entities, professional associations, social service projects or limited-use facilities.

Applications and eligibility requirements are available at www.lcra.org/cdpp.

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