The Granville Community Foundation (GCF) has announced that its latest recommendation to award $24,875 of grants for the first half of 2024 has been approved by the Glens Falls Foundation.
“We received grant proposals for $39,875 worth of projects with specific funding requests of $24,875 from the GCF. We’re able to support all $24,875 of these requests and, coupled with our grants made in previous years, we have now made a total of 19 grants totaling $198,144 since starting in 2022”, said Michael Freed, chair of the GCF Advisory Board.
Freed went on to say “These three latest grants are consistent with our goals of funding projects that address community development, education, art and culture, environment, and health and social needs of the greater Granville community. We continue to be inspired by the many initiatives of these nonprofit organizations, and their many dedicated volunteers, and we’re honored to try and assist however we can.”
“The Distribution Committee of the Glens Falls Foundation has received, reviewed and fully supports the recommendation of the GCF Advisory Board to approve these grants and we look forward to the positive impact these, and future grants, will have on the Granville community,” said Laura Vamvalis, business administrator of the Glens Falls Foundation.
The grants awarded are as follows:
*The Slate Valley Museum received $4,875 to support their Visitor Services Enhancement Project, which is expected to cost $7,875. This initiative is aimed at creating a more seamless and efficient experience for visitors at the beginning and end of their visit. The Visitor Services Enhancement Project will reconfigure the museum’s entry space, incorporate new technology, and add improvements like signage and information about other places to visit in the Granville Community.
* The Mettowee Valley Cemetery Association received $12,000 to support the paving of the entrance road to the cemetery from North Street in Granville, approximately 1,250 feet long, which is in a state of constant repair and is expected to cost $24,000 to pave. A paved road would make it easier for visitors, funeral directors, and others to enter the cemetery. There are approximately 5,200 people buried in this cemetery, which is visited frequently by both area residents and visitors.
* The Comfort Food of Washington County (aka Comfort Food Community) received $8,000 to give nutritious food to people in need in the Granville area. Starting in October of 2023, CFC has been delivering approximately 734 pounds of food per week to Granville via the Granville Area Food Pantry, The Pember Library and Museum, and the Mountainview Commons senior housing community. CFC is looking for “seed” money to support the transportation costs associated with their most recent expansion, which, through a partnership with four retail partners in Wilton, is bringing additional food to the Granville community. Food insecurity remains a problem for about one in 10 households in Washington County and CFC’s initiatives are designed to help these households. The understanding is that these initiatives can be sustained by this grant until new sources of support from individual and corporate donors become available.