Grants

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**Arts and Culture:** Grants to nonprofits providing art programs.
	Amount	Organization	Reason
	$14,720	Art Association of Oswego	To support an artist-in-residence program. Further enhancements would be to expand the center's hours and offer additional digital arts programming and resources to the community.
	$5,000	Salmon River Fine Arts Center	Awarded a mini grant to continue its Young Artist Experience program, offering after school art sessions throughout the 2022-23 school year.
	$10,000	Symphoria	To fund its return to Oswego in July to present a free outdoor community concert on the historic grounds of Ft. Ontario.

**Civic Benefit:** Grants to nonprofits that foster community participation and engagement.
	Amount	Organization	Reason
	$75,000	Fulton Community Basketball	In support of its Fulton Dream Courts project. Located on the Fulton War Memorial campus, this planned outdoor construction project will dramatically expand the amount of programming offered and number of youths served. Read Grant Story
	$25,000	Oswego Lacrosse Foundation	Community revitalization grant for replacement of obsolete equipment in time for the new lacrosse season. Read Grant Story
	$13,900	Oswego Public Library	To hire a consultant to lead it in a strategic community assessment and planning process to help the library's board create a strong strategic framework for the future that best meets the needs of the community.
	$2,549	Toy Library of the North Shore	This start-up non-profit was awarded a grant to resupply and expand its inventory of books, toys, and games. This toy lending library serves the Oswego County community as well as surrounding Oneida and Onondaga.

**Education:** Grants to schools and organizations with educational programs.
	Amount	Organization	Reason
	$45,150	Children's Museum of Oswego	Grant awarded to assist in expanding its programming to include after-school care which is currently a critical need in the community.
	$50,400	CiTi BOCES	To support outreach, education, and literacy within Oswego County.
	$45,450	Minetto Home & School Association	To build a new inclusive playground at the Minetto Elementary School.
	$36,530	Museum of Science & Technology (MOST)	Awarded a grant to bring a 45-minute classroom-based science demonstration and workshop to every sixth-grade student in Oswego County.
	$5,000	New Haven Elementary School	Community revitalization grant for completion of its planned new playground.
	$63,290	United Way of Greater Oswego County	Awarded a grant on behalf of The Literacy Coalition of Oswego County in order to maintain and support the future growth of Imagination Library in the county. The program aims to provide a free, age appropriate book once a month to every child from birth to age 5. Read Grant Story
	$10,000	Weston T. Hyde OC Educational Foundation	To support outreach, education, and literacy within Oswego County.

**Health and Human Services:** Grants to nonprofits providing social and human services.
	Amount	Organization	Reason
	$5,000	Blessings in a Backpack	To support its weekend supplemental food program for 240 at-risk K-6 Fulton students.
	$35,000	Clear Path for Veterans	To support its Peer Support Program expansion in Oswego County.
	$4,800	KEYS	Awarded a grant for expansion of its music therapy project in Oswego County.
	$50,400	Oswego County Opportunities, Inc	To sustain its critical PATH program (Program to Assist Teenage Homeless) until expected federal funding is received in September. Read Grant Story
	$51,080	Restore CNY	To support its North Country Hub program that provides after-school programming to local youth.
	$10,000	St. Luke Health Services	Funding toward a new replacement bus to transport seniors and individuals with disabilities.
	$25,000	The Desens House	Awarded a grant to complete the construction project for a residential home for women with substance use disorders designed to build a community of sobriety and support.

**Historic Preservation:** Grants to nonprofits seeking to preserve and protect artifacts of historical significance.
	Amount	Organization	Reason
	$37,056	Schroeppel Historical Society	Historical preservation grant for renovation of its building in the 108-year old former St. John's Episcopal Church in the village of Phoenix.
	$9,500	St. Mary of the Assumption Parish & Shrine	Awarded a 1:1 matching grant, payable at the completion of its $9,500 fundraising campaign for the first phase of its historic preservation plan to replace and preserve its 100-year-old stained glass windows.

**Economic/Workforce Development:** Economic well-being and quality of life of individuals and the local community are improved according to targeted goals and objectives.
	Amount	Organization	Reason
	$125,000	Centerstate CEO	Fulton Block Builders: Awarded a matching grant up to $125,000 payable in May 2022 following completion of fundraising for its very successful Health Neighborhoods revitalization program. Read Grant Story
	$125,000	Research Foundation for SUNY	Oswego Renaissance: Awarded a matching grant up to $125,000 payable in May 2022 following completion of fundraising in support of its ninth year of growing the momentum of reinvestment and vibrancy in the city of Oswego's neighborhoods. Read Grant Story