Greene County announces grants to five nonprofits
Five local nonprofitswere awarded a total of $24,100 by the Greene County Community Improvement Corporation last week.
The Greene County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) partnered with the GreeneCounty Port Authority and the Greene CountyDepartment ofDevelopment to offer this grant program to local nonprofits, according to a media release fromthe Department of Development.
The f ive nonpro f i t s awarded grants were: One Bistro, toimprovetheoutside façade; Story Chain, to aid in the creation of audio recordings for children of incarcerated parents and autistic children; Xenia Adult Recreation and Services Center, to change the handicapped entryway to make it more accessible; United Way of the Greater Dayton Area, to fund the Greene County Children’s program which donates toys, clothes and essentials to children for Christmas; Therapeutic Riding
Institute, to assist in the creation of a ventilation system for the indoor arena which provides a venue for therapeutic horseback rides.
One Bistro got a $5,000 grant.
The Greene County NonProfitGrantProgramwascreated to aid nonprofits with critical funding requests and to supplement other programs at local, state and federal levels. There were 14
applicants this year.
This is the second year grants have been awarded to local nonprofits through this program. Funding for this grant comes from the Greene County Port Authority, which collects revenue from user fees associated with conduit financing for projects such as the REACH center, the Greene County Combined Health District, and PACE financing for the
Mall at Fairfield Commons.
For this year’s program, the Port Authority voted to grant up to $25,000 to the Community Improvement Corporation, whowas then responsible for approving projects. Funding for future yearswillbedependentupon revenue collected fromport projects.