LCRA gives $815K in development grants
Lavaca, Dewitt counties to receive more than $92,000 of that amount
The Lower Colorado River Authority announced the award of more than $815,000 in Community Development Partnership Program grants last month for a wide range of projects in towns across LCRA’s wholesale electric, water and transmission service areas.
The grants help fund some 36 community projects, including four here in Lavaca and Dewitt counties which bring more than $90,000 in community development grant dollars to various local projects.
They include a new splash pad at Lavaca Swimming Pool in Hallettsville ($25,000 grant); some upgraded lighting at The Gaslight Theatre, Shiner’s historic opera house/stage performance venue ($25,000); upgraded lighting for the Little League ballfields at Yoakum City Park ($23,520); and two new sets of breathing gear Cuero VFD ($18,768).
LCRA General Manager Phil Wilson said the grants help support important community projects that otherwise may not be funded.
Fifteen of the projects announced in June will support first responders.
“First responders need protective gear, reliable equipment and fully functional vehicles ready to go at a moment’s notice, and LCRA is proud to assist,” Wilson said. “These grants will help first responders act quickly and operate safely as they work to protect their communities.”
To date, LCRA has awarded 1,888 community grants totaling more than $48.7 million. Combined with almost $230 million in community-raised matching funds, the program has invested more than $278 million in Texas communities.
Applications for the next round of grants will be available at lcra.org/cdpp on July 1 and are due by midnight on July 31.