Not only does he have the experience and credentials to guide Brookhaven through this troubled time, but he knows what we need, …
Let's Go Lesko!
Statesman, NY
For me, it's obvious: the former federal prosecutor for the US Attorney, Mark Lesko, is the clear choice.

Brookhaven Race May Set the Tone for Fall
New York Times, United States
By BRUCE LAMBERT RIVALS Timothy P. PRESIDENTS DAY was no holiday in the fierce political battle here for the top post in Suffolk Countys predominant … Mazzei, left, a Republican, and Mark Lesko, a Democrat, are candidates for the job of supervisor.

Brookhaven's BIG Plan
NorthShoreOfLongIsland.com, NY
By Lee Lutz Brookhaven Democratic candidate for supervisor Mark Lesko announced Tuesday his BIG Plan, as in Brookhaven Initiative for Growth. Including four elements, Lesko said his plan will complement the federal stimulus package signed into law that …

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Prince George's oundation awards National Harbor grants
Bizjournals.com, NC
The Prince Georges Community Foundation, which operates the National Harbor Community Outreach Grant Fund, is dishing out more than $344000 in grants to 19 nonprofits that serve Prince Georges County. The National Harbor Community Outreach Grant Fund …

Colleges Have considerably a Few
New York Times, United States
It would be the height of embarrassment, the decisive, Dr.
Beaker-Ready Projects? Kington, said, if we give these grants and find out that institutions are not spending them to hire inhabitants and figure purchases and advance the information the way theyre designed to … Raynard S.

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Stimulus in NH: One-lifetime money or windfall? MSNBC
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NH gov says state can apply for stimulus grants
Forbes, NY
By TRAVIS ANDERSEN , 02.23.09, 05:16 PM EST New Hampshire can apply for hundreds of competitive grants in the federal stimulus package, but officials must decide which ones will use the state past straining future budgets, Gov.

Even though her mother and grandfather are partially financing her direction now, she knows once she graduates, …
Stimulus Package warrants Pell Grants New University on the internet
Pell grants incorporation under stimulus bill DesMoinesRegister.com
Will new stimulus aid reach Minnesota's college students? Minnesota Public Radio
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Pell Grant expansion furthers support
The Daily Collegian on the web, PA
By Phenola Lawrence For Tanee Hazelwood, an accretion in the federal Pell Grants means more than honorable extra money in her pocket.

Washington Post
Zimbabwe court grants bail, lawmaker still jailed
The Associated Press
Karwe was quick to grant it, statement Bennett would be held another week, drawing gasps from opposition supporters in the courtroom. Bennett's lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, said there was "something amiss" in Tsvangirai chirography in support of the bail petition. …
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The money will pay for laboratories in five poor countries not yet chosen to screen children with pneumonia to see …
New Hopkins initiative to tackle biggest killer of children Hindu
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New York Times
Pneumonia: Grant Will Allow attempting in Poor Countries to Determine …
New York Times, United States
Once you squash Hib and pneumo, other properties will become prevalent, said Orin S.

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Writer explores 'kill for thrill' case
Indiana Gazette, PA
Sheetz joined the borough's police force in 1984, four years after a 21-year-old Miller was fatally shot by Michael Travaglia and John Lesko, part of what became known as the “kill for thrill'' murders in Westmoreland and Indiana counties that left …

Mazzei, left, a Republican, and Mark Lesko, a Democrat, are candidates for the job of supervisor.
Brookhaven Race May Set the Tone for Fall
New York Times, United States
By BRUCE LAMBERT RIVALS Timothy P. PRESIDENTS DAY was no holiday in the fierce political battle here for the top post in Suffolk Countys predominant …

Brookhaven's BIG Plan
NorthShoreOfLongIsland.com, NY
By Lee Lutz Brookhaven Democratic candidate for supervisor Mark Lesko announced Tuesday his BIG Plan, as in Brookhaven Initiative for Growth. Including four elements, Lesko said his plan will complement the federal stimulus package signed into law that …

After St.
Greenwich Post
GHS girls basketball shows toughness in Mondays loss
Greenwich Post, CT
St. Joes started the third quarter when Natalie Lesko connected on a baseline three-pointer; however, Laney was there to answer with a floater in the lane with 7:19 to play. Joes Natalie Lesko hit a floater in the lane, Laney once again …

In addition to the mold problems, he said the city-owned building has deteriorated further and … that had housed the north branch since 1926, might not be safe to reopen. Frank Lesko said Wednesday that the building at 719 North Grand Ave.
Library's north branch may reopen, but where?
The State Journal-Register, IL
Ward 4 Ald. E.

Fixing Brookhaven's fiscal fix
NorthShoreOfLongIsland.com, NY
Mazzei's Democratic opponent in the March 31 special election, Mark Lesko of Setauket, responded by calling the councilman "the fox guarding the henhouse." Mazzei is proposing a multilevel approach to dealing with Brookhaven's current revenue …
Revenue down, costs up NorthShoreOfLongIsland.com
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Supervisor hopeful calls for community court NorthShoreOfLongIsland.com
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Supervisor candidates go head to head in debate
Times of Northport, NY
Town voters will decide whether he is replaced by Councilman Tim Mazzei (R-Blue Point), the leader of the Republican Town Board majority, or Democrat Mark Lesko, a federal attorney until his resignation three weeks ago to run for supervisor.

As I became an adult and had my own son, though, I discovered that I was, in some ways, my father — and my mother, too.
Front Row Seat: We may become own parents
Aurora Advocate, OH
by Mike Lesko As a youngster, it is im-possible to comprehend. My late parents, Bettie and Mike Lesko II would certainly appreciate …

Also winning SEC White titles for the Indians were Sam Million (130), Mike Butler (135), Dakota Dotson (140) and Will …
Tecumseh claims SEC championships
Tecumseh Herald, MI
Finishing as overall and SEC White Division champions for Tecumseh were Collin Lesko (119), Jeff Jenkins (125) and Drew Simpson 171).

Plymouth PAWS at Valders
Sheboygan Press, WI
… Austin Wiese (second); Zach Klabechek (first); Takoda Powell (second). Not pictured: Ethan Lesko (first); Matt Schirmer (fourth); Keagan Gustin (second); Izack Ohman (first); Trevor Miske (second); Steven Lesko (third); Jake Ohman (third).

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The grant, from the US parish of Housing and Urban Development, will go toward 22 …
Iowa to get nearly $9.7 million in homeless grants Chicago Tribune
Lane County agencies land $2.2 million to relief homeless The roll call-Guard
Tennessee awarded $18M in homeless grants Bizjournals.com
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Feds Grant $3.9 Million for Hillsborough Homeless Services
MSNBC
By Mike Salinero A $3.9 million federal grant was awarded Thursday to provide housing and social services for Hillsborough County's estimated 9500 homeless persons.

Experts: Pell grant hike will be big
Bizjournals.com, NC
The stimulus package signed into law by President Barack Obama earlier that week includes increases to grants for needy college students that will provide millions of dollars more in student aid at Massachusetts campuses that fall, experts said. …
$14 Billion Passed in Pell Grant Provisions BYU Newsnet
Pell Grant Budget Mess New America Foundation
Stimulus bill to raise Pell Grant Central Florida Future
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The $68.9 million awarded by the US administration of Housing …
$73.4M in Homeless aid Grants Awarded
MSNBC
LOS ANGELES — Federal authorities awarded $73.4 million in grants to fund more than 200 homeless services and shelter programs in the city and county of Los Angeles, it was announced Friday.

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bloom centers get state grants
The Republican – MassLive.com, MA
by The Republican Newsroom By MICHAEL McAULIFFE Two Pioneer Valley community complexion centers have bygone awarded state grants to provide free or significantly discounted prescription drugs to low-income or uninsured state residents.

22 (Xinhua) — The African Development Bank (ADB) has granted 8 million US dollars to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) in support of the central African country's agricultural production. ADB canonical Korsaga A.
ADB grants DR Congo $8 mln in aid to agricultural production
Xinhua, China
KINSHASA, Feb. Frederic …

Howard to get bay grant
Baltimore Sun, United States
Martin O'Malley has announced the first recipients of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund grants. The fund, produced in 2007, is dedicated to accelerating bay restoration by focusing on projects that will deliver the greatest …

Preservation grant to Baltimore Heritage
Baltimore Sun, United States
The National Trust for Historic Preservation said that week that it awarded an $80000 matching grant to preservation group Baltimore Heritage Inc. …
Public may vote on use of funds: Historic Trust wants open space … Roxbury roll call
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Sullivan County Airport benefits from FAA grant
Terre Haute Tribune Star, IN
It was one of 12 Hoosier airports to receive a grant Friday from the Federal Aviation Administration. Sullivan received $25000 of the more than $1 million in funds that were awarded. Money from the grant will be used for phase 1 of the runway 18/36 …
Grants awarded to airfield and airport Arizona Daily Star
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Grants pay for Gratiot, Midland county tire cleanups
MLive.com, MI
by The Saginaw News The state force of Environmental Quality awarded grants totaling $2.5 million to clean up 28 scrap tire sites, including ones in Gratiot and Midland counties. Scrap tires leach contaminants and they provide breeding grounds for …

MultiCare is in the midst of a public fundraising warfare to …
MultiCare snags $2 million grant
TheNewsTribune.com, WA
The Michigan-based Kresge Foundation last week contributed a $2 million challenge grant to MultiCares effort, promising to deliver the money when the confined push reaches $23 million.

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Experts: Pell grant hike will be big
Bizjournals.com, NC
The stimulus package signed into law by President Barack Obama earlier that week includes increases to grants for needy college students that will provide millions of dollars more in student aid at Massachusetts campuses that fall, experts said. …
$14 Billion Passed in Pell Grant Provisions BYU Newsnet
Pell Grant Budget Mess New America Foundation
Stimulus Boosts Student Aid Hamilton College The Spectator
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The Canadian Press
Houston agencies await influx of funds for homeless
Houston Chronicle, United States
These grants will not only quickly rehouse homeless families but will remedy to prevent humans from becoming homeless in the first quarter, a critical hunk of the strategies that we long to expand crosswise the nation, Donovan said. …
Tennessee awarded $18M in homeless grants Bizjournals.com
Obama Administration Awards Nearly $1.6 Billion in Homeless Grants … Docuticker
Alaska gets $3 million in HUD grants Fort Mills Times
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The $68.9 million awarded by the US commission of Housing …
$73.4M in Homeless relevance Grants Awarded
MSNBC
LOS ANGELES — Federal authorities awarded $73.4 million in grants to fund more than 200 homeless services and shelter programs in the city and county of Los Angeles, it was announced Friday.

Preservation grant to Baltimore Heritage
Baltimore Sun, United States
The National Trust for Historic Preservation said that week that it awarded an $80000 matching grant to preservation group Baltimore Heritage Inc. to assist traditionally African-American neighborhoods with new transit development. …
Public may vote on use of funds: Historic Trust wants open space … Roxbury catalogue
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Third of grant money targets insular communities
Bizjournals.com, NC
About one-third of the grant money addicted by charitable foundations in the Washington region goes to organizations focused on improving geographical communities, according to a recent report by the Foundation Center, a New York City-based research group.

Each stock option entitles its holder to subscribe one … ("Midland" or "association") (TSX VENTURE: MD) announced that it has granted 420000 stock options to its directors, officers, employees and consultants.
Midland Exploration Grants 420000 Stock Options
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MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Midland Exploration Inc.

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Questions raised on $900000 in payments by county HHS line Gazette
all 10 news newsletters Spivack Montgomery County's inspector general reported yesterday that a Wheaton nonprofit agency and the county's hardihood and Human Services division are unable to whole picture for more than $900000 in government grants.
$900000 in Grants Not Documented, Review Indicates
Washington Post, United States
By Miranda S.

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Iowa to get nearly $9.7 million in homeless grants
Chicago Tribune, United States
AP DES MOINES, Iowa – The US board of Housing and Urban Development says it is awarding nearly $9.7 million in grants to 46 Iowa-based homeless aid providers. staff secretary Shaun Donovan says the grants will suggestion use to families and …
Tennessee awarded $18M in homeless grants Bizjournals.com
Grant money to benefit homeless Fall River Herald News
Alaska gets $3 million in HUD grants Fort Mills Times
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$900000 in Grants Not Documented, Review Indicates
Washington Post, United States
By Miranda S. Spivack Montgomery County's inspector general reported yesterday that a Wheaton nonprofit agency and the county's fine feather and Human Services quarter are unable to chronicle for more than $900000 in government grants. …
Questions raised on $900000 in payments by county HHS trade Gazette
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SMSC Announces Stock Option and Restricted Stock Grants
FOXBusiness
HAUPPAUGE, NY, Feb 19, 2009 (pursuit WIRE) —-SMSC (NASDAQ: SMSC) announced that, as inducement to entering into employment with the jungle, it granted on February 17, 2009 an aggregate of 47254 stock option and restricted stock grants to 19 …

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BRA grants approval to South Boston project
Boston balloon, United States
The Boston Redevelopment Authority Board, the city's planning agency, has liable its approval to a residential project at 333-339 West Broadway in South Boston, the office of Mayor Thomas M. "The project includes the creation of a …

$3.6 mil in housing grants to be obsessed to Phoenix, Guadalupe
Arizona Republic, AZ
20, 2009 12:00 AM Five housing projects in Phoenix and Guadalupe will get a total of $3.6 million in grants from an affordable-housing program. well-adjusted, the projects will provide 307 units of affordable rental or for-sale housing, said Lawrence Parks, …

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non-profits $6.3M to benefit farm shoppers Minnesota Public Radio
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Federal bank awards MN nonprofits $6M in housing grants
Bizjournals.com, NC
The Federal condominium touch Bank of Des Moines has awarded $6.3 million in grants and forgivable loans to Minnesota nonprofits to hand buy and repair foreclosed homes, the Rochester Post-Bulletin reports. The grants will sustenance new homeowners conceive downpayments …
Federal bank grants Minnesota $6.3M for homebuyers Chicago Tribune
Klobuchar announces grants to promote affordable housing Post-Bulletin
Bank awards Minn.

The deadline to apply is March 2.
Workshops set on state college grants
San Diego Union Tribune, CA
By Norma de la Vega Even though the state is in an economic crisis, it still is offering college grants. The Cal Grants program helps low-and middle-income students pay for college. The funds are not loans, …
March 2 deadline looms for Cal Grants San Jose Mercury News
Countdown to Cal Grant March 2 Deadline PR Newswire (press release)
College application deadlines looming Bakersfield Californian
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A grant, unlike a credit, does not have to be repaid.
MiamiHerald.com
Studying in the US: Four Kinds of Financial Aid
Voice of America
But first we talk about financial aid of another kind: grants. Mizzou is a public university …
Analysis: Meltdown could force college aid shift The Associated Press
Private colleges annunciate cost-cutting initiatives for 2009-10 … Norristown Times Herald
Recession dims college hopes Asheville Citizen-Times
UI The Daily Iowan - The Stateall 159 news ezines One of our examples that week is the University of Missouri-Columbia, known as Mizzou (pronounced mah-ZOO).

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Federal bank grants Minnesota $6.3M for homebuyers
Chicago Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago
The Federal pad investment Bank of Des Moines has awarded $6.3 million in grants to Minnesota nonprofit troops to advice citizens buy and repair foreclosed homes. …
Grants will promote affordable housing projects Post-Bulletin
Bank awards Minn. non-profits $6.3M to relief digs suckers Minnesota Public Radio
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March 2 deadline looms for Cal Grants
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 7 hours ago
By Dana Hull With Cal Grants on the chopping block, advocates are urging students to beat next month's deadline to apply for the state program that provides …
Countdown to Cal Grant March 2 Deadline PR Newswire (press release)
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Perdue agrees to back homeowner relief grants
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 19 hours ago
Casey Cagle and roost Speaker Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) when he announced backing for the $428 million needed to pay for the homeowners relief grants that …
Perdue signs homeowner tax grant bill, reluctantly Augusta Chronicle
Editorial: Tax relief grant no victory for lawmakers on the web Athens
Augusta will benefit from homeowner tax relief grant NBC Augusta
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a 15-year franchise to operate within the county, making it the duplicate major …
Harford council grants Verizon 15-year cable franchise
Baltimore Sun, United States - 6 hours ago
The seven-member panel voted unanimously to grant Verizon Communications Inc.

The application period will …
Fire Prevention and Safety Grants Available for Arkansans
MSNBC - 17 hours ago
Representative Vic Snyder has announced that FEMA has opened the application period for its Fire Prevention and Safety grants.

Tower Foundation, which awarded grants for the implementation of proof-driven instruction or technology-based …
Tower tech grants top $700K
Bizjournals.com, NC - 20 hours ago
The grants came from the Peter and Elizabeth C.

… – A judge has ordered a bond reduction in the case of a Glasgow man pursued by US marshals.
Judge Grants Bond Reduction In Marshal Shooting Case
MSNBC - 14 hours ago
By Natasha Collins/WLKY LOUISVILLE, Ky.

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Tecumseh wrestlers dethrone Bedford to win SEC title
The Ann Arbor News – MLive.com, MI - Feb 14, 2009
Tecumseh's champions were Collin Lesko (119), Jeff Jenkins (125) and Drew Simpson (171). Other area champs were Dexter's Dan Flowers (112) and Scott Santoro …
Indians win SEC wrestling meet Adrian Daily Telegram
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Fixing Brookhaven's fiscal fix
NorthShoreOfLongIsland.com, NY - Feb 12, 2009
Mazzei's Democratic opponent in the March 31 special election, Mark Lesko of Setauket, responded by calling the councilman "the fox guarding the henhouse. …
Revenue down, costs up NorthShoreOfLongIsland.com
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Supervisor candidates go head to head in debate
Times of Northport, NY - Jan 29, 2009
"It is a term for the culture of corruption that has existed in the Town of Brookhaven and no one who lives here can say it has not been corrupt," Lesko …
Supervisor hopeful calls for community court NorthShoreOfLongIsland.com
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The funeral will be private, the family said.
Jan Williams dies, known for Cove, charities
Connecticut Post, CT - 6 hours ago
A wake will take place Tuesday from 4 to 8 pm at the Lesko & Polk Funeral Home, 1209 Post Road, Fairfield.

Seniors project puts Weatherly alma mater on a banner
Standard Speaker, PA - Feb 9, 2009
BY KENT JACKSON Caitlin Lesko and her teammates on the girls basketball team started a tradition last year by singing their alma mater on the way home from …

Other Voices: Strategies force PILOT programs
MLive.com, MI - Feb 13, 2009
By PD Lesko by PD Lesko | executive editor of a national news magazine By PD Lesko In January, The Ann Arbor News reported that: "The University of …

Maisenbacher House on council's agenda again
The State Journal-Register, IL - Feb 14, 2009
Ward 4 Ald. Frank Lesko, who voted no in December, said he hasnt seen the new proposal. Id be willing to take a look at it and see what it is, Lesko …

"Roll your sleeves up and look at the work we've done in detail over the past …
Rigorous review ahead for Sanford Lab project
Rapid City Journal, SD - Jan 26, 2009
Kevin Lesko, a physicist at the university, leads the deep-lab planning team.

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Schools feeder plan debated Albany Times Union
Albany school board to make decision on middle school assignments … WRGB
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Albany decides on a feeder system for middle school enrollment
WRGB, NY - Feb 3, 2009
Lesko says that they have a temporary list of which elementary schools will feed into which middle schools but the board needs more time to review it.

Event to benefit son of Michelle Leclerc
Woonsocket Call, RI - 11 hours ago
The raffle items include You Must Be This Tall Rocky Point Park commemorative movie and T-shirt, a specially designed family scrapbook by Rachel Lesko, …

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Plymouth PAWS at Valders Sheboygan Press, WI - 4 hours ago Not pictured: Ethan Lesko (first); Matt Schirmer (fourth); Keagan Gustin (second); Izack Ohman (first); Trevor Miske (second); Steven Lesko (third); …

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Tecumseh wrestlers dethrone Bedford to win SEC title The Ann Arbor News – MLive.com, MI - 12 hours ago Tecumseh's champions were Collin Lesko (119), Jeff Jenkins (125) and Drew Simpson (171). Other area champs were Dexter's Dan Flowers (112) and Scott Santoro … Pioneer boys basketball team rallies in second half to beat Bedford MLive.com all 2 news articles

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Fixing Brookhaven's fiscal fix NorthShoreOfLongIsland.com, NY - Feb 12, 2009 Mazzei's Democratic opponent in the March 31 special election, Mark Lesko of Setauket, responded by calling the councilman "the fox guarding the henhouse. … Revenue down, costs up NorthShoreOfLongIsland.com all 2 news articles

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Fixing Brookhaven's fiscal fix NorthShoreOfLongIsland.com, NY - 21 hours ago Mazzei's Democratic opponent in the March 31 special election, Mark Lesko of Setauket, responded by calling the councilman "the fox guarding the henhouse. … Revenue down, costs up NorthShoreOfLongIsland.com all 2 news articles

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BLOOMINGTON Two Central Illinois groups have received state grants from the Illinois Recycling Grant Program.

Two nonprofit health organizations in Armstrong County received community grants for their new programs for funding year 2009 through the Medical Staff Fund, an affiliate of the ACMH Foundation.

Several municipalities in northern Hunterdon County have been awarded state Department of Transportation (DOT) municipal aid grants to fund street improvement and rehabilitation projects.

The home building sector will not fully benefit from falling interest rates or a tripling of grants for home buyers unless more land is released, a report says.

THE state government recently handed over land grants to almost 100 residents of Bandar Baru Uda after the titles of their land was changed from leasehold to freehold.

HONOLULU (AP) – Maui County Mayor Charmaine Tavares says a decline in revenues is forcing her to ask nonprofit groups that apply for grants to reduce their requests by 10%.

UAE offered grants and easy term loans amounting to $70b

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The Keep Mandeville Beautiful organization has awarded three $500 beautification grants to Mandeville neighborhoods Tanglewood, Fontainebleau and Beau Rivage.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering an opportunity for local individuals, organizations and governmental bodies to apply for matching grants to conduct projects that help conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants.

$760,000 in grants for Chicago area The Illinois Recycling Grant Program is doling out $760,000 throughout the Chicago area during what is traditionally the most wasteful time of the yearthe holiday gift-giving season.

SEEAL (Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance), under the auspices of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, has awarded $71,250 in grants to environmental education, stewardship, and sustainability-related projects in Greater New…

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$760,000 in grants for Chicago area The Illinois Recycling Grant Program is doling out $760,000 throughout the Chicago area during what is traditionally the most wasteful time of the yearthe holiday gift-giving season.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati this week announced eight grants totaling more than $2.3 million for 155 units of affordable housing projects benefiting low- and very-low-income residents of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.

CALUMET CITY | Thornton Fractional Township High Schools are accepting grants from Sam’s Club and from the Illinois Department of Transportation to help support programs of interest to students.

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The Beaverton Education Foundation has awarded 26 Classroom Innovation Grants worth more than $22,000. The 2008 grants allow teachers in the Beaverton School District to explore creative teaching techniques. Grants are funded by community donations. The winners are as follows:…

The following grants have been pledged or given:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering an opportunity for local individuals, organizations and governmental bodies to apply for matching grants to conduct projects that help conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants.

FLORHAM PARK Cheshire Home, located on Ridgedale Avenue in Florham Park, has received $62,500 in grants from three foundations.

Several municipalities in northern Hunterdon County have been awarded state Department of Transportation (DOT) municipal aid grants to fund street improvement and rehabilitation projects.

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FIRST homebuyers are using boosted government grants to snap up properties – in one instance for just $41,000.

Having recently completed the purchase of LaSalle Bank, Bank of America Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Lewis is expected to be in Detroit today bearing gifts: $450,000 in grants from the bank’s charitable foundation for metro organizations and individuals.

Cleveland BioLabs cut its third-quarter losses by more than half because of Defense Department grants that the Buffalo-based life sciences company won earlier this year.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. & MIAMI—-The Alpha-1 Foundation announced today that it has awarded two new research grants for projects at the University of Florida and Brandeis University.

Five Newark area organizations including the University of Delaware were recently awarded state grants to help them develop or expand their recycling programs.

Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher has announced that 87 communities were awarded more than $21 million in homeless prevention grants from the Homeless Assistance Grant Program.

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The Central Brevard Humane Society has received two grants worth about $9,000 to provide for homeless animals. The grants come from the Community Foundation of Brevard and will offset costs for the sterilization of dogs, veterinarian fees, food supplies and operational costs.

The Ventura County Community Foundation is accepting proposals for grants to fund the programs of the county’s Latino Literacy Initiative.

By David Newble – Monday, November 17, 2008 COMMUNITY groups across the Island have benefited from grants from the Isle of Wight Community Fund which has raised more than 600,000 since it began in July this year.

Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages and corporations, Native Hawaiian organizations, and museums are eligible for Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) grants from the National Park Service. NAGPRA provides a process for museums and federal agencies to return Native American cultural items such as human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects and objects of cultural …

Woods Charitable Fund Inc., a private grant-making foundation, announced grants to 12 groups totaling $211,500.

Grants available for improving agricultural businesses The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry wants to grant and loan money to people and groups in Oklahoma that are trying to expand and improve their agricultural business. Diversification grants of up to $5,000 are available for agricultural producers who want to branch out and diversify their production. Interest-free loans …

MetLife Foundation today announced the grant winners of its 2008 Museum and Community Connections program. The grants, totaling $1,000,000, were awarded to 16 museums for exhibitions, artist residencies, and other programs that extend their reach into diverse communities and make art a part of people’s lives.

BEDFORD, Mass.—-iRobot Corp. today announced it has been awarded six new Phase Two Small Business Innovative Research Grants. These projects are to be funded by the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center , the U.S.

NEW GLASGOW The provincial government is again handing out grants to rural Nova Scotia communities investing in green transportation projects.

Nineteen communities across Australia will share $3.6 million from the federal government to tackle binge drinking. The first round of community grants to fight excessive drinking was part of a $53 million government initiative, Health Minister Nicola Roxon said on Monday.

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Five Newark area organizations including the University of Delaware were recently awarded state grants to help them develop or expand their recycling programs.

State grants for recreational projects for Washington County communities totaling $964,000 were announced Friday.

Three local groups have received grants for environmental projects.Officials with SCA Tissue awarded the grants, totaling $7,500, to fund the three projects as a part of SCA’s commemoration of America Recycles Day, which was Saturday.

The following cities and counties will receive grants as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program.

Woods Charitable Fund Inc., a private grant-making foundation, announced grants to 12 groups totaling $211,500.

The prize patrol was out in full force Thursday morning, making surprise visits to Plano schools and awarding 56 grants totaling $66,000 to Plano ISD teachers.

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Pitching it as part economic stimulus, property tax relief and a way to keep people from being stuck on clogged roads, Gov. Jon S. Corzine announced $78.75 million worth of transportation grants to 372 New Jersey municipalities Friday.

State grants will be going to the following towns for the specified road improvement projects:

The value of increased grants has been called into question, as home buyers have been accused of faking contracts to claim a bigger first home owners grant.

Meyer Memorial Trust has awarded more than $8.6 million in grants and program-related investments to nonprofit organizations. More than $104,000 will come to South Coast organizations.

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Thousands of Wales’ worst off sixth formers are still waiting for grants to encourage them to stay on in full-time education.

The Wallace Foundation has announced grants of more than $7 million to help Minnesota arts groups expand their audiences

The Landfall Foundation presented checks totaling $221,000 to 52 agencies to fund projects in the greater Wilmington area. In its 13th year of making grants, the foundation was able to exceed the $211,785 to 59 projects in 2007.

Pierpont and Aberdeen rural fire departments have received grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security….

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Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas are encouraging low-income customers having trouble paying their gas bills to apply for the companies’ Share the Warmth grants.

The Kentucky Arts Council will host a free public seminar for local artists from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 9 at the Artisans Enterprise Center in Covington. The seminar will provide information about state grants and other programs available to performing, visual, craft, media, literary and teaching artists in all disciplines as well as choreographers and composers.

The Mansfield ISD Education Foundation awarded teaching grants of $48 to almost $10,000 Wednesday in the first round of fall “grant patrol” trips.

ORONO, Maine The nonprofit organization that encourages Maine youth ages 8 to 18 to have an active interest in science, engineering, computers and technology has received seven grants to support 2008-09 programs and new initiatives.

EPA Region 7 will hold a one-day Environmental Justice (EJ) Small Grants Workshop to help organizations apply for EPA grants.

BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick on Wednesday unveiled $12.4 million in grants to combat gang violence including $1.4 million for Springfield and $890,000 to be shared by Chicopee and Holyoke.

Eleven Maui nonprofit agencies received $1,000 grants from Kaiser Permanente Hawaii in celebration of the healthcare provider’s 50th anniversary.

By TRACI SHURLEY The Mansfield ISD Education Foundation awarded teaching grants of $48 to almost $10,000 Wednesday in the first round of fall “grant patrol” trips. In all, $58,025 was awarded. An additional $78,152 will be disbursed later this fall, said Linda Bacsik, the foundations director. Bacsik said foundation board members hard work fundraising made the awards possible. “Im very proud …

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Schools, scout troops and local community organizations interested in helping the environment can now apply for conservation grants from the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin. The 2009 C.D. “Buzz” Besadny grants provide up to $1,500 to private and public organizations and government agencies in support of small-scale conservation projects, promoting the responsible stewardship of …

LOS ANGELES – “American Idol” has allocated more than $64 million in grants to six U.S. and international charities from contributions to its “Idol Gives Back” fundraising event.

Sun Staff Report AYER — The Ayer Education Foundation voted to fund 12 educational enrichment grants to help support the curriculum at Ayer Middle-High School and Page Hilltop School. The foundation allocated $10,000 for its fall 2008 grant cycle out of more than $28,000 in requests.

Despite the gloomy economy, the Community Foundation of the Ozarks is keeping up its funding level of grants for local organizations.

The Kronkosky Charitable Foundation announced a $3.6 million endowment of 36 grants Tuesday, emphasizing non-profit programs in Bandera, Bexar, Comal and Kendall counties.

Having placed an increased emphasis on mentoring the city’s at-risk youth, the Grizzlies awarded $275,000 worth of grants to 11 local nonprofit organizations on Tuesday, during the foundation’s annual Partners Recognition breakfast at the Church Health Center’s Hope & Healing Center.

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Seven Buffalo schools, along with schools in the Town of Tonawanda, Akron, Wellsville, Clymer and Scio have received federal grants to provide fresh fruit and vegetables to elementary school pupils.

The multilateral Global Fund said on Monday that it has approved 2.75 billion dollars in fresh grants over two years to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

WINTER HAVEN | As local health programs see an unyielding surge of demand from uninsured patients, three grants awarded by the Community Foundation of Greater Winter Haven will offer a little relief.

NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETL), the leader in the design and development of knowledge-based processors and high-speed integrated circuits, today announced that on November 5, 2008 the compensation committee of the company’s board of directors approved the grants of (i) options to purchase up to 7,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the …

DULUTH The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council recently awarded grants totaling $3,960 in the McKnight/ARAC Individual Artist Career Development Grants Program and $3,000 in the McKnight/ARAC Artist of Color Career Development Grants Program.

The Santa Fe Community Foundation awarded 47 grants totaling $435,700 to nonprofits in Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Mora, San Miguel, Taos and Rio Arriba counties.

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Renovation plans for two branches of the Queens Borough Public Library are in the works, thanks to two hefty grants in the amount of $500,000 each, secured by state Sen. Serphin Maltese (R-Glendale), third from left.

The local Catholic Campaign for Human Development has awarded grants totaling $16,000 to four local and area institutions who demonstrated an ability to attack the causes of poverty by empowering the poor.

STOCKTON – The Stockton Police Department will over the next year be raising the pressure on drunken drivers and those who fail to wear seat belts, thanks to two grants.

Several area independent beverage container redemption centers received Iowa Department of Natural Resource grants for facility improvements or equipment.

The New Mexico Historic Preservation Division is seeking applications for grants from $4,000 to $7,000 each to fund assessments of historic buildings, archaeological sites and other cultural resources.

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ROCKAWAY — The Morris Hills/Morris Knolls Foundation has given out $1,500 for teacher mini-grants for the 2008-09 school year.

San Jacinto County Tourism Council is pleased to announce the awarding of two tourism grants in San Jacinto County.

Tucson Electric Power will be awarding $100,000 in grants to more than a dozen non-profit groups, the company announced Thursday.

Maximum college grants boosted North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education is raising the state university system’s maximum student aid grant to $2,000.

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Commissioners will now ‘red-flag’ grant-funded jobs. Two Schuylkill County employees whose pay and benefits packages total $95,000 a year should have been laid off years ago when grants for their jobs ended, county commissioners said Thursday.

SALEM A handful of Salem-area schools recently received mini grants, up to $250, to fund classroom projects.

The Department of Homeland Security announced plans yesterday to dole out $3 billion in counterterrorism grants next year to state and local agencies with far-fewer strings attached than in past years, in a concession to sharply tightening budgets at all levels of government.

INDIANAPOLIS – The USA Track & Field Foundation has presented Elite Athlete Development Grants to seven athletes, Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic and Chairman Bob Greifeld announced Thursday.

Maximum college grants boosted North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education is raising the state university system’s maximum student aid grant to $2,000.

Last week John Denham announced a massive reduction in student grants to plug a 100m hole in his budget after a miscalculation by his department. Some miscalculation.

Fire departments in Siloam Springs, Hickory Creek and Pleasure Heights received Arkansas Agriculture Department $1,000 grants.

Renovation plans for two branches of the Queens Borough Public Library are in the works, thanks to two hefty grants in the amount of $500,000 each, secured by state Sen. Serphin Maltese (R-Glendale), third from left.

Four Ventura County schools have won grants to spend on environmental and conservation education.

Organizations need to submit applications by Nov. 15 to be considered for next year’s grants from the Alliance to the Washoe County Medical Society, an all volunteer membership organization of physician’s spouses.

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The Department of Homeland Security announced plans yesterday to dole out $3 billion in counterterrorism grants next year to state and local agencies with far-fewer strings attached than in past years, in a concession to sharply tightening budgets at all levels of government.

Village to increase grants to $2,860 for its residents Facing tough economic times, many municipalities have struggled, furloughing employees and cutting back on services like garbage pickups.

The Governor’s Consortium on Hispanic Affairs has up to $150,000 in grants available to help Hispanics in Delaware learn English.

Over 2,000 students and their parents took part in a rally here Thursday as part of the ’save education’ campaign launched by those studying at four colleges in Himachal Pradesh to protest a cut in government grants.

The 2009 ESRI geographic information system (GIS) technology grants for the U.S. 4-H Youth Development Program are open for application until December 1, 2008. GIS greatly improves the ability of educators, students, and their institutions to answer personal and community questions with local and global implications.

Fire departments in Siloam Springs, Hickory Creek and Pleasure Heights received Arkansas Agriculture Department $1,000 grants.

The Norman Regional Health Foundation granted $31,000 in awards to help community members that Norman Regional Health System serves.The grants include the purchase of an Automated External Defibrillator or AED and other equipment for Moore Medical Center.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) — Shell Malaysia has allocated RM300,000 under its Sustainable Development Grants Programme to help boost sustainable development projects.

The Nelson County Public Schools system was presented with four $500 educational grants from Tiger Fuel Company of Lovingston this week.

Applications are now being accepted for federal grants to fund projects that identify, evaluate or provide technical assistance to help reduce solid waste and associated land or water pollution in rural areas, announced USDA Rural Development State Director Mary Ruth Tackett.

San Jacinto County Tourism Council is pleased to announce the awarding of two tourism grants in San Jacinto County.

AFTER five successful years, energy efficiency grants are available once again from the borough council. Homeowners in the borough who are aged 65 or over may be eligible for an energy efficiency grant of up to 500 to help to pay for cavity wall and loft insulation.

Kansas University and the Lawrence-based Kansas Head Start Association recently were awarded health grants totaling about $220,000. The grants are from Hutchinson-based United Methodist Health Ministry Funds 2008 Innovative Funding program, which is designed to support practical and promising ideas for improving health.

GRANTS of up to 40,000 are being offered to fund local walking projects.

The Australian Lot Feeders Association (ALFA) has welcomed the Federal Government launch of its $15million research grants program for second generation biofuels research.

Saline County Presiding Commissioner Becky Plattner said Wednesday, Oct. 29, that grants of more than $1 million will be available during the 2008-2009 grant season for Pioneer Trails Regional Planning Committee.

Federal grants will be sought to develop two brownfield sites in Alton Park. A grant of up to $200,000 is sought for a portion of the old Anchor Glass property at W. 45th Street.

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SALEM (AP) The state has awarded 16 grants for the conservation of symbolic Oregon species to mark the upcoming sesquicentennial.

The Australian Lot Feeders Association (ALFA) has welcomed the Federal Government launch of its $15million research grants program for second generation biofuels research.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation announced plans to award $1.4 million in grants focused on hepatitis C prevention and education and the mitigation of the disease in four Asian countries.

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LOCKPORT — Niagara County’s grant-writing firm has pulled in three grants totaling almost $650,000 this year, county legislators were told last week.

Ten projects being undertaken by agencies in Western New York have been awarded Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

Click Commerce, an ITW company (NYSE: ITW), announced today that Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) will use Click Commerce’s eResearch Portal to automate its grants application and budgeting processes. As one of the top NIH-funded independent hospitals in the U.S. and with more than 800 grant applications annually, CCHMC will use Click Commerce’s recently announced …

This month, in high schools across the region, area students have taken the first step toward playing a role in awarding $100,000 this year in grants from the Youth Services Endowment to benefit youth services and programs.

PIERRE Eighty-five K-12 school districts are the recipients of grants totaling $548,000 from the South Dakota Department of Health to combat tobacco use. The funding is aimed at helping schools improve and promote tobacco control.

Businesses in the east of England will have access to training grants that will equip staff with new skills thanks to an investment of 6.2m to be unveiled today.

InNexus Biotechnology Inc, a drug development company commercializing the next generation of monoclonal antibodies based on its Dynamic Cross Linking (DXL) technology, announced that it has received patent grants in Germany, Spain, France, Great Britain and Italy further expanding patent protection of its DXL technology in Europe.

San Jacinto County Tourism Council is pleased to announce the awarding of two tourism grants in San Jacinto County.

Governor Rod Blagojevich and First Lady Patricia Blagojevich on Sunday announced $900,000 in grants to fight breast, cervical and ovarian cancer.

BEAVERTON, Ore.—-Click Commerce, an ITW company , announced today that Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center will use Click Commerces eResearch Portal to automate its grants application and budgeting processes.

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Several hundred thousand dollars in charitable grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation may have been illegally diverted in several southern African nations, the Michigan-based foundation said today.

Six organizations have won grants to help pay for projects focusing on local history and heritage, the Ventura County Community Foundation announced last week.

PIERRE Eighty-five K-12 school districts are the recipients of grants totaling $548,000 from the South Dakota Department of Health to combat tobacco use. The funding is aimed at helping schools improve and promote tobacco control.

The United Way of Navarro County distributed grants worth $12,500 Friday to local charities that helped evacuees from Hurricane Ike.

CHARLESTON The Wildlife Resources Section of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is accepting applications for grants that support research, conservation or education projects, according to WRS Chief Curtis I. Taylor.

San Jacinto County Tourism Council is pleased to announce the awarding of two tourism grants in San Jacinto County.

LEBANON The Boys & Girls Club of Lebanon has received grants for $10,000 from The Collins Foundation and $2,000 from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Trust.

National grants totalling more than $6 million dollars have been awarded to the State’s premier medical research facility, the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR), in support of a range of ground-breaking, world-first research projects.

The city of Milford received $12,000 in grants to study the city’s two most accident-prone intersections.

Ocean View Elementary School and Paulding Middle School students who walk or bike to school will be a little safer, thanks to a pair of state grants.

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With home heating bills looming, the state hopes to increase the availability of heating grants by loosening guidelines and increasing grant amounts of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

PIERRE Eighty-five K-12 school districts are the recipients of grants totaling $548,000 from the South Dakota Department of Health to combat tobacco use. The funding is aimed at helping schools improve and promote tobacco control.

San Jacinto County Tourism Council is pleased to announce the awarding of two tourism grants in San Jacinto County.

LEBANON The Boys & Girls Club of Lebanon has received grants for $10,000 from The Collins Foundation and $2,000 from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Trust.

Areas hospitals and health care providers were awarded thousands in grants to fight breast cancer and raise awareness about the disease.

Horry Telephone Cooperative and the Horry Electric Cooperative awarded almost $8,000 in grants to eight Horry County schools through the Bright Ideas program, which funds innovative classroom-based projects. The grants are available to all grade levels in Horry County Schools and are awarded for ideas outside of what would normally be funded by a public school.

Twenty-two communities or groups in metro Detroit were awarded $92,825 in Community Forestry Grants from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, with much of the money to be spent on tree planting.

Weill Cornell Medical College has today that it has received two $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grants will support innovative global health research projects: “Untimely Triggering of the Fusion Mechanism Used by Viruses for Entry: A New Antiviral Approach Using Engineered Microparticles,” conducted by Dr.

AYER — The Ayer Education Foundation (AEF) looks to award grants for projects that encourage and support innovation in teaching and learning; inspire creativity and leadership in teachers and administrators; and support collaboration among teachers, administrators, parents and the community.

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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Twenty-two communities or groups in metro Detroit were awarded $92,825 in Community Forestry Grants from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, with much of the money to be spent on tree planting.

WASHINGTON and#8212; New Hampshire and Maine will be among the 28 states to get a piece of $36 million in new grants to help older Americans and veterans remain independent, and to support people with Alzheimer’s disease who want to remain in their homes…

San Jacinto County Tourism Council is pleased to announce the awarding of two tourism grants in San Jacinto County.

CHESTER TWP. — The New Jersey Highlands Council awarded 13 grants on Thursday to municipalities to help them make their zoning agree with the regional master plan.

Ocean View Elementary School and Paulding Middle School students who walk or bike to school will be a little safer, thanks to a pair of state grants.

Category: Local News Topics: (none) First 5 Humboldt has made mini-grants available to fund projects that will benefit children from birth to age 5, and pregnant women and their families, a news release stated.

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