The Lower Colorado River Authority has awarded more than $995,000 in Community Development Partnership Program grants for a wide range of projects across LCRA’s wholesale electric, water and transmission service areas.
The grants will help fund 45 community projects, including enlarging a Luling fire station, adding a scoreboard to a Richland Springs ballfield and upgrading the Palacios library.
LCRA General Manager Phil Wilson said the grants contribute to community and economic development throughout LCRA’s service territory and help provide first responders needed lifesaving equipment.
More than a third of the recently awarded grants will benefit first responders and help boost public safety. The grants will enable fire departments and other first responders to replace outdated protective equipment, add new rescue tools, purchase lifesaving equipment and more.
“First responders need proper protective gear, updated rescue tools and reliable vehicles, and we are pleased to be able to help meet some of these needs as we thank them for their selfless service,” Wilson said.
To date, LCRA has awarded 2,012 community grants totaling more than $51 million. When combined with more than $235 million in community-raised matching funds, the program has invested almost $287 million in local communities.
To see the full list of the 45 grants awarded in the most recent grant cycle, find the story on our website www.sansabanews.com and search for 'LCRA awards almost a million dollars in grants to support dozens of community projects' under the NEWS tab.
Here is a partial list of those recipients:
• GOLDTHWAITE: An $8,253 grant from LCRA and the City of Goldthwaite to the Goldthwaite Theatre for the addition of a wheelchair-accessible ramp and a new, energy-efficient exterior door.
• LAMPASAS: A $12,359 grant from LCRA and the City of Lampasas to Lampasas Community Gardens for construction of anADA-compliant garden that will include six raised beds.
• LAMPASAS: A $25,000 grant from LCRA and the City of Lampasas to the Lampasas Lions Club for a paved walking path and exercise equipment stations at a community sports complex.
• LLANO: A $25,000 grant from LCRA and the City of Llano to the Llano Main Street Program for renovations to the facades of four adjoining buildings in the city’s historic business district.
• LOMETA: A $32,464 grant from LCRA and Hamilton County Electric Cooperative to the Lometa Volunteer Fire Department for a new batterypowered set of extrication tools.
• RICHLAND SPRINGS: A $47,665 grant from LCRA to the Richland Springs Youth Baseball Association for new energy-efficient lighting, a new scoreboard and other needed upgrades at its playing field.
• SAN SABA:A$16,940 grant from LCRA and the City of San Saba to Friends of the Rylander Memorial Library for new carpet.
CDPP grants are awarded twice a year for capital projects for volunteer fire departments, emergency responders, cities and counties, schools, libraries, civic groups, museums, and other tax-exempt nonprofit organizations. Applications for the next round of grants will be accepted during January at lcra.org/cdpp. Applications are due by midnight January 31.
About LCRA
The Lower Colorado River Authority serves customers and communities throughout Texas by managing the lower Colorado River; generating and transmitting electric power; providing a clean, reliable water supply; and offering outdoor adventures at more than 40 parks along the Colorado River from the Texas Hill Country to the Gulf Coast. LCRA. For more information, visit www.lcra.org.