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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Four significant grants awarded to Klamath Community College (KCC) during the month of September – totaling nearly $2.4 million – will support students, develop new programming, and complete fundraising for the campus’s newly constructed Apprenticeship Center.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath Falls Downtown Association (KFDA), has announced that they have been awarded an Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant totaling $147,000.
Read MoreSince 1981, Basin Transit Service (BTS) has provided over 12.6 million rides to a wide range of individuals of diverse populations through safe, efficient, and accessible public transportation - enhancing the community’s livability within the district it proudly serves.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Pacific Power Foundation is announcing $203,500 in new funding to directly support community organizations across the three states it serves. Like Pacific Power, these organizations are deeply invested in their communities and intent on making them more vibrant and resilient.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - In October 2021, the Friends of Ella Redkey Pool and community supporters partnered with Ella Redkey Pool Staff in launching the Capital Campaign with the goal of funding upgrades and improvements at the Ella Redkey Pool including:
Read MoreSALEM, OR – Today [December 9, 2022], the Joint Legislative Emergency Board approved $975,000 for Klamath Community College to invest in a water well drilling rig and well drilling curriculum. The current shortage of well constructors in Klamath County is anticipated to worsen with increased training requirements becoming effective on July 1, 2023.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Tech’s Respiratory Care program will be infused with new equipment and technology thanks to three generous grants totaling $696,000. A lead grant of $50,000 was awarded by The Roundhouse Foundation, followed by $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds through the Klamath County Economic Development Association (KCEDA), and a $446,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust of Vancouver, Wash.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Thursday, November 3, 2022, Sheriff Chris Kaber and Captain Brian Bryson accepted grant funds from The Klamath Community Foundation in partnership with the MJ Murdock Charitable Trust.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - With construction on schedule to open in 2023, Klamath Community College’s Apprenticeship Center will provide new technical career skills programs intended to create new careers in the Klamath Basin and beyond – but community help is still needed to complete the project.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath Falls youth and families will get even better care thanks to a recent grant awarded to Cascade Health Alliance (CHA) from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). The “System of Care” award is an initiative of the OHA System of Care Advisory Council (SOCAC) to specifically support the “local systems of care governance and for carrying out the recommendations in the Council’s plan.” This means youth and families with…
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Today, the Oregon legislature approved $20 million in funding for critical needs in Klamath County caused by water curtailments and wildfire. “This is welcome news,” said Klamath County Commissioner Kelley Minty Morris, who was on point for local interests pursuing the funding. “We are grateful for this action, and for Governor Brown’s support for this desperately needed funding package.”
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The American Rescue Plan funding, known as Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery funds consists of $350 billion to be distributed to state, local territorial, and tribal governments nationwide. State, local and tribal governments across America have been under an unprecedented strain in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath County Board of Commissioners will award grants using American Rescue Plan dollars sometime in late summer or early fall. The Commissioners have indicated they want input and a transparent and fair process for fund allocation.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. – Ducks Unlimited (DU) and Intermountain West Joint Venture announced new Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) funding awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS).
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore — Klamath Community College is pleased to announce the college has been awarded a $1.2 million Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant to provide continued job seeker and workforce development services to adult, dislocated, and youth workers in Klamath and Lake counties.
Read MoreMEDFORD, Ore. - Even as COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the country, many communities are still facing challenges from the pandemic and the organizations that support them are still seeing unprecedented demand. For organizations that are also supporting the rebuilding efforts from last year’s Labor Day Storm, the demand is even greater.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath County will receive more than six hundred thousand dollars from the State of Oregon to distribute to businesses impacted by the Governor’s most recent decision to move the county from high to extreme risk, impacting in person dining and some fitness facilities.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The local grassroots youth-serving nonprofit, Citizens for Safe Schools (CFSS) has received a generous grant through the Washington Federal Foundation, in the amount of $10,000. This grant award will support the agency’s newly launched Youth Reengagement Program.
Read MoreThe Oregon Legislative Emergency Board allocated $100 million to Business Oregon for a new program to provide financial assistance to small businesses and commercial landlords impacted by the economic hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation selected the Ross Ragland Theater, for a grant of $10,000.00. The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to partner with the Ragland to help improve Southern Oregon communities.
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