During 2011, the following grants have been awarded to various nonprofit organizations supporting projects to improve the quality of living for residents of Blackford County. Awards are made four times per year. Currently, applications are being accepted through January 31, 2012, for grants to be awarded in March 2012.
Grants Awarded in 2011
Grants Awarded in November 2011
Grant Amount: $8,500
Recipient: Arts Place, Inc.
Grant Purpose: Assisting in opening the Blackford County Arts Center and continuing the Arts in the Parks program in Blackford County
Grant Amount: $2,300
Recipient: Blackford County Schools, Northside Elementary School
Grant Purpose: Purchasing needed personal hygiene and clothing items for Blackford County children as a service learning project of the Fifth Grade Grant Writers
Grant Awarded: $1,400
Recipient: Blackford County Schools, Montpelier School
Grant Purpose: Supporting the Kodiak Achievement Teams, which focus on early dropout prevention for fifth and sixth grade students through peer interaction and leadership
Grant Amount: $1,302.23
Recipient: First United Methodist Church Treehouse Preschool of Montpelier
Grant Purpose: Supporting the preschool’s pre-reading program
Grant Amount: $723
Recipient: Blackford County Schools, Blackford Junior High School
Grant Purpose: Sending 17 high achieving students to three separate sessions at the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities on the Ball State University campus
Grants Awarded in July 2011
Grant Amount: $10,700
Recipient: Blackford County Schools, Southside Elementary School
Grant Purpose:Attendance of twelve teachers at training in Comprehensive Literacy Model in October and March
Blackford County Foundation board member Rita Bell presenting
grant award to
Southside principal Ryan Glaze and literacy coach Chirsty
Grant Amount: $10,000
Recipient:Community and Family Services
Grant Purpose:Providing Christmas dinners to 600 local, low-income families
Lisa Weeks, Blackford County Foundation board member,
presenting grant award of $10,000 to Dr. Steve Laubacher,
executive director of Community and Family Services, Inc.,
Of East Central Indiana, and Tammy Farling, director of
Community and Family Services for Blackford County.
Grant Amount: $10,000
Recipient:Youth Service Bureau of Jay County, Inc.
Grant Purpose:Supporting Born to Learn program in Blackford County
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Blackford County Foundation board member Julie Forcum presents grant check for $10,000 to Youth Service Bureau of Jay County, Inc. staff responsible for administering the Born to learn program in Blackford County. |
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Grant Amount: $9,500
Recipient:Blackford County WorkOne
Grant Purpose:Providing scholarships to eligible Blackford County residents to train for CDL (Commercial Driver’s License)
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| Blackford County Foundation board member Greg Roy presenting check for CDL Scholarship Program to Rob Cleveland, executive director of Blackford County Economic Development Corporation, and Karen Bailey, associate director of Eastern Indiana WorkOne. |
Grant Amount: $2,200
Recipient:Blackford County Schools, Blackford High School Library
Grant Purpose:Purchasing e-readers for Bruin E-Reader Club
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Blackford County Foundation board member Diana Holsten presenting $2,200 grant check to Betty Anderson, librarian at Blackford High School, for e-readers. |
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Grant Amount: $800
Recipient:Blackford County Schools
Grant Purpose:Supporting purchase of t-shirts for Freshmen Orientation workshop
Grant Amount: $500
Recipient:Blackford County Veterans Affairs Office
Grant Purpose:Additional office help for data input
Grants Awarded in May 2011
Grant Amount: $10,000
Recipient: Arts Place, Inc.
Grant Used For: Blackford County Music Works Program
Grant Amount: $7,120
Recipient: Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana
Grant Used For: Tailgate Program for Blackford County
Grant Amount: $3,850
Recipient: Cancer Services of East Central Indiana - Little Red Door
Grant Used For: Satellite Office Expenses
Grant Amount: $3,000
Recipient: The Boy Scouts of America, Troop 500
Grant Used For: New Cargo Trailer
Grant Amount: $1,750
Recipient: YMCA
Grant Used For: Invest in Youth Campaign
Grant Amount: $1,000
Recipient: Blackford County Civil War Reenactment Club, Inc.
Grant Used For: Hartford City Civil War Days
Grant Amount: $900
Recipient: Boy Scouts of America
Grant Used For: Cub Scout Summer Camp Program
Grant Cycle March 17, 2011
Grant Amount: $4,845
Recipient: Blackford County Schools
Grant Used For: High Riding Art and Equestrian Day Camp
Grant Amount: $3,300
Recipient: Arts Place, Inc
Grant Used For: “Arts in the Parks” Program
Grant Amount: $3,000
Recipient: Ball State University
Grant Used For: Health and Wellness Camp
Grant Amount: $1,200
Recipient: Mental Health Association in Blackford County
Grant Amount: $850
Recipient: Blackford County Schools
Grant Used For: After School Art Program