grants

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a $6 million grant for high-speed broadband internet infrastructure in two of the state’s most rural counties, Grant and Wheeler. The grant is among the first round awarded …

ASHLAND, Ore. — An Ashland museum has received two grants for a total of $316,000. The New York Hall of Science awarded a $140,000 grant to Scienceworks Hands-On Museum. Scienceworks will train teachers at five schools in Cave Junction and Klamath Falls …

CANYONVILLE, Ore. — Local non-profits received money from the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation to help local families and businesses Wednesday afternoon. 73 non-profits from seven Oregon counties received close to half a million dollars. Those counties are Coos, Deschutes, Douglas, Jackson, …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.— Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and the Medford Police Department are taking a stance against distracted drivers this week. Tuesday through Saturday, extra officers from JCSO and MPD will be out on the streets patrolling for distracted drivers. “The reason …

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Latino Partnership Program, which is an initiative of the Oregon Community Foundation, gave out multiple grants on Tuesday. The Oregon Community Foundation is the largest foundation in the state. Last year, it awarded more than $118 million in …

Ashland, Ore. — Ashland Fire and Rescue is applying for two grants through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. One of those grants is called “Assistance to Firefighters”. It would allow the department to purchase a fire engine with an aerial latter to …

Jackson County, Ore.- Two southern Oregon schools are receiving grants from the Trail Blazers Foundation and Wells Fargo. The organizations recently handed out a combined $110,000 in grants to 24 schools throughout Oregon to help support academics, art programs and technology. Locally, …

Eagle Point, Ore. — For many small towns, “Main Street” is the center of the community, where residents, like Tisha Oehmen, head to meet, eat and go about their day. That’s no different in Eagle Point, but difficult times have left some …

Medford, Ore. — Kids Unlimited is receiving $5,000 from the Avista Foundation. The grant will go toward expanding neighborhood services and helping as many as a thousand more kids. “Expanding our actual school which will go all the way to 550 students, …

Grants Pass, Ore. — The Grants Pass Growers Market will be a little warmer during the winter thanks to some grants. The Josephine County Fairgrounds says they received four grants totaling more than $23,500 for heaters. The heaters will be in the …