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Board approves multiple community grant contracts including $300,000 to Lincoln Children’s Museum
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The board approved several grant contracts funded by county and state sources, including a $300,000 Visitors Improvement Fund award to the Lincoln Children’s Museum and grants to nonprofits supporting immigrant services, pantry programs, and juvenile services.
Lancaster County commissioners approved multiple grant contracts on Aug. 11, including awards funded by the Joint Budget Committee and other sources. Notable approvals include: $55,000 to the Asian Community & Cultural Center for the Essential Resources program; $58,000 to the Center for People in Need for the People's Pantry program; and a grant contract with the Lincoln Children’s Museum for up to $300,000 from the Visitors Improvement Fund.
The board also approved juvenile-services-related grants funded through the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, including awards totaling more than $240,000 for refugee and immigrant youth programs and a $105,835 award to Lincoln Public Schools for the Truancy Diversion program. Motions on the consent agenda passed 4-0.
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