The Granville Community Foundation (GCF) has announced that its latest recommendation to award $42,975 of grants for the second half of 2024 has been approved by the Glens Falls Foundation.
“We received grant proposals for $87,395 worth of projects with specific funding requests of $67,975 from the GCF. We’re able to support $42,975 of these requests and, coupled with our grants made in previous years, we have now made a total of 22 grants totaling $241,119 since starting in 2022”, said Michael Freed, chair of the GCF Advisory Board. “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 passion of these nonprofit organizations to help the Granville community 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:
* Granville Engine and Hose Co.; $25,000 to support their purchase of a special washer and dryer for personal protective equipment (PPE). Firefighters are exposed to numerous cancer-causing contaminants from fires, hazmat situations and other chemicals. Greater awareness of the long-term hazards, including cancer, of wearing dirty and contaminated PPE has created greater urgency for regular cleaning of PPE gear.
* North Granville Hose Co. Inc.; $10,000 to purchase a new hydraulic RAM add-on for their Jaws of Life. The RAM tool is designed to create additional space where push points are more distant, such as with heavy machinery, buses and large SUVs. The new RAM also offers the ability to push bigger holes from further away, enabling volunteers to work quickly in even the trickiest extrications.
* Haynes House of Hope; $7,975 to provide a safe ramp for handicap accessibility for residents and visitors to come and go safely, as well as funds to remove and replace the front entrance stairs.