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Adams County awards $800,000 in Community Enrichment Grants to 21 nonprofits
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved awards from the Community Enrichment Grant Program totaling $800,000 across 21 grants, using a new three-tier funding model that prioritizes basic needs, regional/systemic projects and innovation/emerging needs.
The Adams County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 23 approved a resolution awarding community enrichment grants totaling $800,000 to 21 local nonprofits.
The grants come from the county’s Community Enrichment Grant Program and were recommended by the Community Enrichment Grant Advisory Committee. The county received 76 applications requesting more than $5,400,000; after review the committee recommended 21 awards, which the board approved by voice vote (passed 3-0 with two commissioners absent).
The county introduced a three-tier funding model this year to support basic needs and stabilization (Tier 1), regional and systemic impact projects (Tier 2), and innovation and emerging needs (Tier 3). Tier 1 awardees named during the meeting included…
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