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Twenty-seven local projects including equipment for first responders, and museum, library and community center improvements recently received more than half a million dollars in funding through grants from the Lower Colorado River Authority.
The $530,000 was awarded through its Community Development Partnership Program for community projects within the LCRA's service areas.
“These grants support projects that make a difference in communities throughout our service area,” LCRA General Manager Phil Wilson said in a statement. “The recipients tell us time and again many of these projects wouldn’t be possible without the grants, but that’s particularly true this year, when so many nonprofits had to cancel or cut back on fundraising efforts because of the pandemic.”
The City of Mason received a $25,000 grant from the LCRA to fund repairs, a new roof, and new gutters for the historic Seaquist House. The 19th-century Hill Country landmark is currently going through a restoration and is very important, historically, to the region. Mason County received a grant of a little over $7,600 for the Pontotoc Volunteer Fire Department. The funds from the grant will go towards purchasing a higher-capacity water station. This allows firefighters to quickly refill their trucks and be able to respond to emergencies faster.
Applications for the next grant funding cycle will be accepted through midnight on Jan. 31.
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