(Jackson, Mn.)– Jackson-based Federated Rural Electric Association announced today (Mon.) it’s awarded a little more than $17,000 in its latest round of grants from its “Operation Round Up” program. 24 groups were awarded funding in the 51st round of grants.
The program is funded by Federated REA members who have their monthly electric bills rounded up to the nearest dollar.
The board that oversees the program will be meeting again in the fall to determine the next round of funding. The deadline to submit applications is this coming September 30th.
Here is a list of recipients in the latest round of funding:
- SWWC Services Cooperative, Windom $274 For occupational therapy universal cuffs for kids unable to use their hands & safety educ. materials for students with disabilities
- Heritage Acres, Fairmont $300 Hire blacksmith for July 4th music festival event
- Heron Landers 4-H Club $326 Buy sunscreen for Lakefield Aquatic Center, 2 umbrellas for life guards & four kids’ life jackets for community pride project
- Des Moines Valley Community Wellness $350 Toward bike helmets & safety vests for safety campaign
- Jackson County 7th grade girls basketball $360 Toward jerseys tops and 6 basketballs for off-season games
- HL/O/Fulda girls basketball program $400 To reduce the program’s camp fees
- HLO Family & Consumer Science Classroom $420 Chemistry equipment for food science, like scales & test tubes
- Martin County Historical Society, Fairmont $450 Replace up to three mannequins to display historical clothing
- Jackson County Fair $500 Toward ag education displays in new baby animal barn
- Granada Fire Department $500 Toward washer/dryer for turnout gear to remove cancer-causing chemicals
- Prairie Ecology Bus, Lakefield $508 Buy new video splitter/amplifier & HDMI to composite converter
- Dundee Community Club $700 For Ag Lime to recondition the softball field
- Minnesota West, Jackson $700 Scholarship for Jackson or Martin County lineman student
- JCC Special Ed Department $750 Toward new file system to modernize procedure
- Reinbows Inc., Windom $750 Scholarships for four new day camp programs
- Des Moines Valley Health & Human Svcs. $750 Provide smoke & carbon monoxide detectors for families in need
- Family Services Network, Jackson $750 Toward back-to-school supplies for 250 students in the county
- Jackson County Library $900 Hire Zooman for the summer reading program in 3 towns
- City of Granada $1,000 Toward replacing emergency siren that no longer works
- Dunnell-Lake Fremont Fire Dept. $1,062 For two new pagers replacing old ones that no longer work
- Family Services Network, Jackson Co. $1,000 Buy coats & snow pants for children in need this fall
- Jackson Fire Department $1,500 Toward new spare self-contained breathing apparatus bottles
- Des Moines Valley Health & Human Svcs $1,500 Help Federated members w/emergency energy assistance
- Salvation Army’s Heatshare program $1,500 Help Federated members w/emergency energy assistance
