At their July 1 meeting, the Granville County Board of Commissioners approved the Granville County Recreation Advisory Committee’s recommendation for its FY 2019/2020 recreation grant program. The Board awarded a total of $111,817 in mini-grants to organizations throughout the county to support recreation projects.
The committee received thirteen applications for the 2019/2020 Recreation Grant, with requests totaling $261,605. The number of applications and total dollar requests are the highest ever submitted to the recreation mini-grant program.
After hearing committee recommendations, Commissioners unanimously agreed to recommend project funding to the City of Creedmoor, the City of Oxford, Granville County Senior Services, the Town of Stovall, the Granville County Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Butner, the Town of Stem, the Grassy Creek Community Center, Hopping Frogs Forest School and the Toler Reach Out Club.
For more information about grants available through the Granville County Recreation Advisory Committee, contact Charla Duncan at (919) 693-5240.