LCRA ACCEPTING COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANT APPLICATIONS JAN. 1-31
The Lower Colorado River Authority’s (LCRA) next round of grant applications for its Community Development Partnership Program opens soon.
Applications are available starting January 1st and must be submitted by midnight on January 31st.
The grants are for community projects throughout LCRA’s wholesale power, water and transmission service areas. Most grants are for $25,000 or less, but several grants of up to $50,000 are awarded every grant cycle.
Eligible organizations include volunteer fire departments, emergency responders, local governments, schools, libraries, civic groups, museums and other tax-exempt nonprofit organizations. The grants are not available to individuals, for-profit entities, professional associations, social service projects or limited-use facilities.
Applicants requesting more than $5,000 in grant funding must provide matching funds of at least 20 percent of the total project cost. The projects must benefit or be available to an entire community and also improve the value of a capital asset through building, renovating or purchasing equipment.
In the most recent round of grants in fall 2022, LCRA awarded more than $985,000 to 46 projects, which included purchases of new vehicles, equipment and protective gear for first responders; renovations to community centers, libraries and arts venues; and improvements to parks, youth athletic facilities and outdoor community trails and exhibits.
For more information about the program, including a list of eligibility requirements, go to www.lcra.org/cdpp.