2011 Grant Recipients
| Name | Project | Grant Approved | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Day Services | Equip/Cptr/Software | $ 15,000.00 | |
| Belt.Cty Hist.Society | Prog.”The Middle Yrs” | $ 50,000.00 | |
| Bem.Area Prev.Assn. | Drug/Alcohol Prog. | $215,500.00 | Grant of $1 Million to the Bemidji Area Prevention Association to be pd in five install: $12,500 ppd in 2009; $172,000 for 2010; $215,500 for 2011 & $200,000 each for 2012-2014. |
| Bem.Area Serv.Coll | Students First! | $ 50,000.00 | Grant of $100,000 to the BASC for Students First! Project to be paid over three years: $50,000 in 2011; $30,000 in 2012; $20,000 in 2013. |
| Bem.Comm.Food Sh. | Rental Equipment | $ 2,630.00 | |
| Bem.Comm.Theater | Sn.White & 7 Dwarfs | $3,000.00 | |
| Bem.Fig.Skating Club | Costuming/Props | $4,000.00 | |
| Bem. Senior Ctr | Elevator/Elec. Rpr. | $ 3,315.07 | |
| Bem. State Univ.Fdn | Full Tuition Scholarship | $ 7,858.00 | |
| Bem. State Univ.Fdn | Fund 25 Schlrshps | $ 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. |
| Bem. Youth Football | Equip/Startup Prog. | $ 40,000.00 | |
| Bem. Youth Soccer | Equip/Startup Prog. | $35,000.00 | |
| Bem. Youth Soccer | Addl Funding | $ 6,600.00 | |
| B&G Club Bemidji | Programming | $ 75,000.00 | |
| B&G Club Bemidji | Programming | $25,000.00 | |
| Cass Cty Sheriff | K9 Officer | $ 13,500.00 | |
| City of Bemidji | Bemidji Events Ctr | $200,000.00 | Grant of $1 Million to the City of Bemidji paid in five installments: $200,000 ppd in 2009; $200,000 ppd in 2010: $200,000 ppd in 2011; $400,000 remaining 2013-2014. |
| City of Bemidji | Playground Equip | $1,000.00 | |
| First Natl Bk Fdn | Donation | $ 2,500.00 | |
| Hdwtrs Science Ctr | Summer Camp/Equip | $ 20,080.00 | |
| Hdwtrs Science Ctr | Matching grant | $20,000.00 | |
| ISD#31 | Acad & Sr Awards | $ 2,000.00 | |
| JEDC | Ec.Development | $50,000.00 | Grant of $100,000 as training funds & economic development tool. Paid out over two years, 2011 & 2012. |
| Lets Go Fishing | Boat Lift w/Canopy | $ 6,767.00 | |
| Neilson Spearhead | Garage & Repair | $ 39,331.00 | |
| No.Comm. Radio | Building Pledge | $ 150,000.00 | Grant of $150,000 to Northern Comm. Radio for building pledge: $100,000 Grant plus $50,000 as a matching grant. |
| NW Indian OIC | Building Remodel | $ 95,000.00 | |
| NWTC Foundation | Fund 15 Schlrshps | $15,000.00 | Grant of $15,000 per year for five years to the NWTC Fdn to fund 15 $1,000 scholarships each year. Grant may be re-applied for after 2015. |
| PB Playhouse | Remodeling | $90,000.00 | |
| Sanford Health | Kindness Campaign | $2,000.00 | |
| Upsteam TV | Start-up Expense | $3,000.00 | |
| Total: $ 1,268,081.07 |
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