LCRA AWARDS JUST UNDER $1.1 MILLION IN COMMUNITY GRANTS; NEW GRANT APPLICATIONS OPEN IN JANUARY
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) awarded nearly $1.1 million over its past community grant cycle to support various projects in the region.
presented a $20,368 grant to the American Legion
Buddy Wright Post 48 in November for renovations
to the American Legion Hall. The grant was one of
41 awarded by the LCRA in its most recent grant
cycle.
(courtesy LCRA)
The grants totaling $1,096,247 will help fund 41 projects. They include repairing the women’s restroom at the Brenham American Legion Hall, rebuilding the lower section of the Carmine Hall, purchasing a new generator for the Carmine Volunteer Fire Department, installing a plaque on the Fayette County Courthouse grounds to honor a local resident who served in the Revolutionary War, allowing the Muldoon Volunteer Fire Department to purchase a new brush truck and rescue equipment, and renovating the Colorado County Emergency Operations Center.
To date, LCRA has awarded 2,178 grants worth more than $55 million. Combined with $248 million in community-raised matching funds, the program has invested more than $303 million in local communities.
Grants of up to $50,000 are awarded twice a year for capital projects for volunteer fire departments, emergency responders, schools, cities and counties, as well as civic groups, museums, libraries and other tax-exempt nonprofit organizations.
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the program, LCRA will award one $100,000 grant to a project submitted during the upcoming application period. The $100,000 grant will be in addition to the grants of up to $50,000 that LCRA will continue to offer.
The next round of grant applications will open in January at https://lcra.org/grants. Applications are due by midnight on January 31st.