LCRA TAKING COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANT APPLICATIONS JANUARY 1-31
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is taking grant applications for community projects beginning Friday.
Applications for grants through the Community Development Partnership Program will be available starting January 1st. Most grants are for $25,000 or less, but each grant cycle includes awards of several grants of up to $50,000.
Eligible organizations include volunteer fire departments, emergency responders, local governments, schools, libraries, civic groups, museums and other nonprofit organizations. Applicants requesting more than $5,000 in grant funding must supply matching funds of at least 20 percent of the total project cost.
The projects must benefit or be available to an entire community and must improve the value of a capital asset by building, renovating or purchasing equipment. The grants are not available to individuals, for-profit entities, professional associations, social service projects or limited-use facilities.
In the most recent round of grants in late 2020, the LCRA awarded nearly $530,000 to help fund 27 projects, ranging from buying new equipment for first responders to improving museums and libraries to helping community centers build handicapped-accessible restrooms.
Through this fall, LCRA has awarded 1,795 community grants totaling more than $46.5 million. When combined with the nearly $227 million in community-raised matching funds, the total investment in local projects surpasses $273 million.
Applications and eligibility requirements are available at www.lcra.org/cdpp.