Grants Awarded

2019 Spring Grant Awards

• Alger Community Food Pantry- to purchase an outside weather-resistant message board to share pantry information with the community.
• Alger County Sheriff Office- to help fund a full-time school resource officer for all schools in Alger County
• Alger County Women’s Center- to provide support to Alger County clients in terms of funding for basic necessities, or funds to help victims flee a domestic and/or sexual violence situation.
• Burt Township Creative Sparks- to provide a variety of art and cultural classes to the Grand Marais community.
• City of Munising City Beautification- to present the city of Munising as a colorful and welcoming place to be.
• Feeding America West Michigan- to establish mobile food pantries throughout Alger County.
• Greater Munising Bay Partnership for Commerce Development- to distribute $2 coupons to Alger County youth and senior citizens for fresh fruit and vegetables at the Munising Farmers’ Market.
• Munising Bay Trail Network- to provide helmets to youth that do not have their own when participating in youth mountain biking programs.
• Munising Hockey Association- to purchase new team jerseys for 9/10-year-old hockey team
• Munising H.S. Robotics Team Cyberstangs- to cover team travel and purchase of tools for robotic construction
• Munising M.S Robotics Team Electrostangs- to purchase a laptop for team use, in addition to four Cue Coding Robots and storage cases, portable projector and screen, and a used iPad to develop the team’s technology skills