Researchers at the University of Utah Clinical Neurosciences Center were awarded $5.7 million in grants to study neurodegenerative diseases and disorders that cause physical and mental disabilities, cause foot ulcers that may lead to amputation, and influence tumor growth.

Communities have been urged to register for social grants to help beat poverty and ensure children have something to eat before going to bed at night.

The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne recently granted $1.2 million to non-profit agencies in Allen County. Selected grants are listed below.

CEDAR RAPIDS and#8212; More than $609,000 has been awarded by Rockwell Collins through the first round of grants from the Rockwell Collins Flood Recovery Fund.The grants were awarded to qualified qualified organizations and agencies that were impacted by the 2008 floods or are serving flood victims.The first round of grants, totaling $609,185, will go to help organizations with operational …

HARRISBURG Grants for projects related to conservation, recreation, historical preservation, graffiti removal and repair of institutional vandalism will soon be available through the state Department of Labor and Industry, according to Sen. John R. Gordner (R-27), who chairs the Senate Labor and Industry Committee.

RESEARCH OU TEAMS GET FEDERAL GRANTS Three research teams at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have been awarded grants that could qualify for additional federal funding from the National Cancer Institute. Award recipients: Robert Hurst, professor of urology and principal investigator. He and his research team will explore the complex environment in which cancer cells grow …

Teachers from local schools have received grants to allow their students to create board games, build a roller coaster and conduct a forensic investigation.

Recipients of grants from the 15th annual Wells Fargo Community Assistance Fund were announced last month by Fereshteh Eftekhar. Ten nonprofit organizations in Broomfield received the special grants totaling $6,000.

In A 4-1 vote Tuesday, the Highlands County commissioners awarded nine grants for health care totaling more than $360,000 as recommended by the Highlands County Hospital District Board.

Val Verde County Commissioners Court will meet Tuesday not Monday to accommodate the Columbus Day holiday. Among the issues on the commissioners court agenda are several involving county roads, including an update on the planned Del Rio Loop, and several discussions on county grants.

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The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne recently granted $1.2 million to non-profit agencies in Allen County. Selected grants are listed below.

CEDAR RAPIDS and#8212; More than $609,000 has been awarded by Rockwell Collins through the first round of grants from the Rockwell Collins Flood Recovery Fund.The grants were awarded to qualified qualified organizations and agencies that were impacted by the 2008 floods or are serving flood victims.The first round of grants, totaling $609,185, will go to help organizations with operational …

HARRISBURG Grants for projects related to conservation, recreation, historical preservation, graffiti removal and repair of institutional vandalism will soon be available through the state Department of Labor and Industry, according to Sen. John R. Gordner (R-27), who chairs the Senate Labor and Industry Committee.

RESEARCH OU TEAMS GET FEDERAL GRANTS Three research teams at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have been awarded grants that could qualify for additional federal funding from the National Cancer Institute. Award recipients: Robert Hurst, professor of urology and principal investigator. He and his research team will explore the complex environment in which cancer cells grow …

Teachers from local schools have received grants to allow their students to create board games, build a roller coaster and conduct a forensic investigation.

Recipients of grants from the 15th annual Wells Fargo Community Assistance Fund were announced last month by Fereshteh Eftekhar. Ten nonprofit organizations in Broomfield received the special grants totaling $6,000.

In A 4-1 vote Tuesday, the Highlands County commissioners awarded nine grants for health care totaling more than $360,000 as recommended by the Highlands County Hospital District Board.

Val Verde County Commissioners Court will meet Tuesday not Monday to accommodate the Columbus Day holiday. Among the issues on the commissioners court agenda are several involving county roads, including an update on the planned Del Rio Loop, and several discussions on county grants.

Two towns in Warren County, Phillipsburg and Knowlton Township, have been awarded grants from the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission totaling more than $600,000. The bi-state agency approved a $429,422 transportation improvement grant to Phillipsburg to extend the Main…

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