Several area nonprofits recently were awarded $98,900 in grant funding during the Fremont Area Community Foundation’s final competitive grant cycle of 2021. This brings the total competitive grant funding for 2021 to $451,945, with another $585,532 being awarded so far this year from donor-advised funds administered by the foundation.
Grants were awarded to the following nonprofits in the fourth quarter:
- Autism Center for Nebraska for its Art Garden program in Fremont.
- Disabled American Veterans-Joseph C.H. Bales Chapter #78 for kitchen and bathroom upgrades.
- Fremont Area Habitat for Humanity to help cover the elevated cost of construction materials for its 2021-2022 homes.
- Fremont Professional Firefighters Historical Society to purchase equipment for safer water rescue.
- Howells Historical Society to help purchase new carpet for the museum’s newly remodeled annex building.
- Merrymakers Association to provide live entertainment for seniors living in area care facilities.
- Old Poor Farm and Animal Sanctuary to aid transition from a family-owned historical site to a board-run nonprofit.
- Roots to Wings for its expansion project in Arlington.
Applications are now being accepted for the Jan. 3 grant deadline. For more information or an application, visit www.facfoundation.org or call 402-721-4252.
