Newsletter Signup
The Austin Monitor thanks its sponsors. Become one.
Most Popular Stories
- Parks Board recommends vendor for Zilker Café, while voicing concerns about lack of local presence
- Office slowdown sparks new downtown housing ambitions
- City leaders evaluate surprising ideas for water conservation
- Audit: Economic official granted arts, music funding against city code
- Downtown Historic Resource Survey eyes seven new districts eligible for designation
-
Discover News By District
Popular Whispers
Sorry. No data so far.
LCRA offering grants up to $50K for community projects
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 by Eric Webb
The Lower Colorado River Authority announced Tuesday that it will award grants of up to $50,000 to support first responders and improve local community centers, museums, parks and more. The Community Development Partnership Program grants are given out twice a year to nonprofit organizations located in an eligible county, including Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, Burnet and more. “In the most recent round of grants in spring 2023, LCRA awarded almost $815,000 in grants to 34 projects, which included new emergency gear for first responders; improvements to parks, museums and community centers; and new ball field lights,” according to the LCRA. Applications open next month and are due by midnight on July 31. For more info, go to lcra.org/community-services/community-grant-program, email grants@lcra.org or call 800-776-5272, ext. 3140 or ext. 1627.
Join Your Friends and Neighbors
We're a nonprofit news organization, and we put our service to you above all else. That will never change. But public-service journalism requires community support from readers like you. Will you join your friends and neighbors to support our work and mission?