2008 Grant Recipients
| Name | Project | Grant Approved | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beltrami Cty Historical Soc. | Women Through the Ages Proj. | $ 9,500.00 | |
| Bemidji Citizen Patrol | Equip & Uniform Exp. | $9,125.00 | |
| Bemidji Comm. Arts Center | Security/Fire Alarm System | $9,125.00 | |
| Bemidji Middle School-Gamma | Youth Frontier Courage Prog. | $2,098.00 | |
| Bemidji Police Department | Thermal Imaging Equipment | $12,641.00 | |
| Bemidji Public Library | Books for Babies Program | $2,700.00 | |
| Bemidji Public Library Fdn. | Remodel Funds | $16,000.00 | |
| Bemidji Senior Nutrition | Kitchen Rem/Walk-in Cooler,etc. | $28,896.00 | |
| Bemidji State University | Wellness Camp-Child Obesity | $4,204.00 | |
| Bemidji State Univ.Fdn | Fund 25 Scholarships | $25,000.00 | Grant of $25,000 per year for five years to the BSU Fdn to fund 25 $1,000 scholarships each year. Grant may be re-applied for after 2012. |
| Bemidji Youth Hockey | Bal of 2008 Pledge | $57,000.00 | Grant of $650,000 to Bemidji Youth Hockey to be paid in five installments, 2007-2011. $203,000 paid in 2007; $217,000 paid in 2008. |
| Bemidji Youth Hockey | 2009 Pledge + $30000 of 2010 | $160,000.00 | |
| Bemidji WELLNESS | Childhood Obesity Project | $25,000.00 | |
| Boys & Girls Club-Bemidji | Res.Dev.&Teen Prog.Coord | $50,000.00 | Grant of $150,000 to the BGC of Bem. Area to be paid over three years for new program staffing through 2009. $50,000 pd in 2007; $50,000 pd in 2008. |
| Boys & Girls Club-Bemidji | Programming | $50,000.00 | |
| Boys & Girls Club-Bemidji | Future funding | $150,000.00 | Grant of $300,00 to Boys & Girls Club-Bemidji paid over three years: $150,000 pre-pd in 2008; $100,00 in 2010; $50,000 in 2011(payable in Jan.) |
| Boys & Girls Club-Leech Lk | Programming | $45,000.00 | |
| Friends of Lk Bem.State Park | Playground Equipment | $5,000.00 | |
| Friends of Lk Bem.State Park | Certified Mulch for Playground | $1,845.00 | |
| Habitat for Humanity ReStore | Purchase Building | $200,000.00 | |
| Headwaters Science Center | Camp Invention | $10,000.00 | |
| Headwaters Sch.Music/Arts | Lk Bemidji Summer Opera Fest. | $8,400.00 | |
| Headwaters Sch.Music/Arts | Remodel Funds | $15,360.00 | |
| HRDC-Bemidji GreenUp | Sesquicentennial/Arbor Day | $14,000.00 | |
| ISD#31 | Senior & Academic Program | $1,500.00 | |
| JEDC | Ec.Dev.Training Program | $50,000.00 | |
| Lakeland Public TV | Bemidji 1918-1941:Bet.the Wars | $49,250.00 | |
| Northern Dental Access Ctr | Equipment Purchase | $10,000.00 | |
| Northwest Indian OIC | Student Supp-Educ.Prog | $25,000.00 | |
| Oak Hills Christian College | Small Business Admin Program | $25,000.00 | |
| Old BHS Arch.Preserv.Grp | Save Arch Piece from Demolition | $9,000.00 | |
| PATH | Office Furniture | $2,400.00 | |
| Shared Vision / HRDC | Race Relations-moved to 2008 | $10,000.00 | |
| Wells Academy | Expand Program | $60,000.00 | Grant of $90,000 to Wells Academy to be paid over two years: $60,000 in 2008 & $30,000 in 2009 |
| White Earth Res.Trib.Council | Youth Treatment Ctr Remodel | $50,000.00 | |
| Total: $ 1,200,581.00 |
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