2022 Grant Recipients
| Name | Project | Grant Approved | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Vol.Fire Dept. | Firefighting gear | $ 5,000.00 | |
| Belt.Cty Agric Assoc. | WiFi Upgrade | $ 18,200.00 | |
| Belt.Cty Agric Assoc. | Mural Project | $ 2,350.00 | |
| Belt.Cty Historical Soc. | Subsidize Ex.Dir Sal | 8* | $ 5,000.00 |
| Belt.Cty Historical Soc. | Scanners/M.Cabinet | $ 11,500.00 | |
| Belt.Cty Natl Res.Mgmt | Mtn Bike Trail Maint | $ 16,178.98 | |
| Belt.Cty Sheriff’s Assoc | SWAT Equipment | $ 60,000.00 | |
| Bem.Area X-Ctry Ski C. | Equipment Upgrade | $ 40,000.00 | |
| Bem.Career Academies | 2022 Counselor | $ 60,000.00 | |
| Bemidji Curling Club | Rpl.Ice Plant/Painting | 10* | $ 250,000.00 |
| Bemidji HS A Cappella | Travel/Carnegie Hall | $ 30,000.00 | |
| Bem HS Graduation Prty | Area Grad Party | $ 1,000.00 | |
| Bem.ISD31 Educ Fdn | Matching Grant | $ 20,000.00 | |
| Bemidji Rotary Club | Natural Plygrd 2022 | $ 36,165.00 | |
| Bem.State Univ.Fdn | Full Tuition Schol. | $ 40,520.00 | |
| Bem.State Univ.Fdn | Fund 30 Schlrshps | 1* | $ 30,000.00 |
| Bem.State University | Fund 14 Internships | 3* | $ 37,500.00 |
| Bem.Synphomy Orch. | Fund 2 Concerts | $ 20,000.00 | |
| Bem.Youth Leag.Bsball | Irrigation System | $ 60,000.00 | |
| BGC-Bemidji Area | Prog 2021-2022 | $ 40,000.00 | |
| BGC-Bemidji Area | Prog.2022-2023 | 4* | $ 100,000.00 |
| BGC-Bemidji Area | HVAC Project | $ 75,000.00 | |
| BMS Robotics B.Club | World competition | $ 5,000.00 | |
| Concordia Lng Villages | Korean Villager Res. | 6* | $ 300,000.00 |
| Face-It-Together | Interim Funding | $ 10,000.00 | |
| First National Bank Fdn | 2 years donation | $ 7,000.00 | |
| Greater Bemidji | Wellness Project | 7* | $ – |
| Greater Bemidji | Relocation Mktg Pr. | 5* | $ 40,000.00 |
| Greenwood Cemetery | Repair/Equip/Maint | $ 72,658.00 | |
| Headwaters SS Fdn | 5 Part Project | $ 78,000.00 | |
| Lakes Area Dive Team | Remote Oper.Veh. | $ 40,000.00 | |
| Let’s Go Fishing-Bem. | New Pontoon | $ 46,000.00 | |
| LSS Meals-Bemidji | Comm. Freezer | $ 5,522.00 | |
| Miss.Hdwtrs Aud.Soc. | Pollinator Garden | $ 5,000.00 | |
| Northwest Tech College | Scholarships | $ 20,000.00 | |
| Northwoods B.W.Shel. | New Building | 9* | $ – |
| Sanford Heart Center | Proj.Cancelled | 2* | $ – |
| Totals | $1,587,593.98 | ||
| 1* Grant of $30,000 per year for five years to the BSU Fdn to fund 30 $1,000 scholarships each year through 2022. | |||
| 2* Grant of $1 Million to Sanford Heart Center PROJECT CANCELLED. Note: $250,000 ppd in 2017 will be put towards REMODEL of existing heart & vascular hosp.location. | |||
| 3* Renewed Internship Grant of $37,500 per year for 5 years (2023 – 2027). | |||
| 4* Grant of $100,000 to Boys & Girls Club for operations for fiscal yr 2022/2023 -prepaid all in Dec 2022. | |||
| 5* Grant of $80,000 to Greater Bemidji for a relocation marketing program – will be paid $40,000 in 2021 and $40,000 in 2022. | |||
| 6* Grant to Concordia Language Villages for their Korean Language Village in a multi-year grant. $100,000 in 2022, add’l $200,000 prepaid in 2022 to pay grant in full. | |||
| 7* Grant to Greater Bemidji for the Wellness Project in the Rail Corridor. This is $4Million 10 yr multi-year grant starting in 2023 with 5 contingencies. | |||
| 8*Grant to Beltrami Cty Historical Society to enhance the exec.director salary over three years providing she continues in the job. | |||
| 9* Grant to Northwoods Battered Women’s Shelter for new building contingent on them breaking ground. Note: Increased grant from $100,000 to $500,000 over 2 years. | |||
| 10*Grant to Bemidji Curling Club for Ice Plant Replacement and Building Repairs. $175,000 in upfront grant and $75,000 as a matching $1 for $1 grant. Paid in full. |
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