Grant round delivers $500K to 23 nonprofits, school districts

A total of $500,000 has been issued to 23 nonprofits and school districts through a grant program.

The funding round was issued by Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc. in partnership with the Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation and Commerce Trust Co., according to a news release.

The grant recipients are as follows:
• Boys & Girls Club of Poplar Bluff, $21,750 for STEAM campus in partnership with Three Rivers College
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Missouri, $25,000 for a workforce and life skills program in Jasper County
• Bright Futures Joplin, $2,700 to provide food, clothing, transportation and educational supplies for children
• The Brook Wellness Center Inc., $24,200 to sustain recovery support services in Stone and Taney counties that previously were covered by local and federal funding
• Court Appointed Special Advocates of Southwest Missouri, $20,000 for a full-time advocate supervisor in Christian County
• Children’s Learning Center of Camden County Inc., $25,000 to upgrade its Camden County facilitated with Americans with Disabilities Act accessible dour openers and new playground doors
• Citizens Against Domestic Violence Inc., $25,000 to hire a consultant to expand a sexual assault prevention initiative in Benton, Camden, Miller and Morgan counties
• Clearwater R-1 School District, $23,350 to implement nationally recognized STEM curriculum called Project Lead the Way
• The Community Clinic of Southwest Missouri, $22,500 to help Jasper County residents impacted by cuts in services and funding
• Eminence R-1 School District, $25,000 to support students from low-income families
• FosterAdopt Connect, $25,000 to support the Mountain Grove resource center
• Innovative Industries, $21,000 to buy 3D printing technology for adults with developmental disabilities in Jasper County
• Jefferson Franklin Community Action Corp., $25,000 to support efficiency and staff capacity via two technology-based systems
• Missouri Delta Foundation, $25,000 to buy an advanced ultrasound unit for telehealth consultations
• Missouri Empowerment Project, $25,000 to maintain family services in Camden, Christian, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Polk, Taney, Webster, Wright and Texas counties
• Osage Beach Senior Center Inc., $12,500 to support activities for older adults and the center's daily hot lunch program
• Ozark Action Inc., $25,000 to provide training cost assistance and supportive services to low-income individuals in Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Texas and Wright counties
• Safe House for Women Inc., $25,000 to provide rental assistance to domestic violence survivors who need housing in Cape Girardeau County
• Southeast Missouri Food Bank Inc., $25,000 to expand its count of school food pantries to seven from five in its service area
• Southwest Missouri Community Alliance, $25,000 for the second phase of case management and data collection software for clients in Barton, Jasper, McDonald and Newton counties
• Webster County Heath Unit, $20,000 to help low-income Webster County families with resource navigation and more
• West Central Missouri Community Action Agency, $25,000 for a website and maintenance of service continuity amid recent funding cuts
• West Side Senior Center, $7,000 to provide operational support to older adults in Camden and Morgan County and to contribute to a newly established endowment