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City distributes, applies for grants
By Carol Broeder/Arizona Range News
The Willcox City Council unanimously approved distributing LTAF II grant monies to the Northern Cochise Health Systems Nursing Home, Willcox Unified School District, and Catholic Community Services earlier this month.
The city received $7,043.19 in LTAF II funds from the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to assist with local public or special needs transportation services.
"The city does not provide transportation services and cannot utilize the funds," said Ruth Graham, the city's finance director. "However, the funds can be passed through to local providers of transportation services to the general public in Willcox and the surrounding community."
The funding is intended for use within or proximate to the community receiving the LTAF II distribution, Graham said.
The grant requires recipients to provide a 25-percent match of funds, which will be provided by the recipients of the funds, she said.
The nursing home will use the funds "for outings and physician appointments for elderly and handicapped residents who can no longer transport themselves," said Graham, adding that the school district will use the funds "for transportation for students participating in an after-school tutoring program."
Catholic Community Services will use the funds "for transporting and delivering meals to the elderly and disabled," she said.
The division of the monies will be determined following award of the funds to the city, Graham said.
The Willcox Department of Public Safety has applied for a grant to implement hazard fuel reduction activities throughout the city.
The Willcox Fire Department is seeking $10,000 in grant money, and plans to use it to reduce the fuels - such as grass, mesquite trees, cacti, trash, and debris -- on vacant lots throughout the city, said Administrative Assistant Penny Bell, adding that it will also assist city residents "to comply with city ordinances established by the Mayor and Council."
Due to deadline requirements, the department had already submitted the "2009 Wildland Urban Interface Grant," but was seeking the council's ratification at its Aug. 18 meeting.
The grant requires a $5,000 match, which will be made up of $2,500 in cash as well as $2,500 in in-kind services, Bell said.
The city received $7,043.19 in LTAF II funds from the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to assist with local public or special needs transportation services.
"The city does not provide transportation services and cannot utilize the funds," said Ruth Graham, the city's finance director. "However, the funds can be passed through to local providers of transportation services to the general public in Willcox and the surrounding community."
The funding is intended for use within or proximate to the community receiving the LTAF II distribution, Graham said.
The grant requires recipients to provide a 25-percent match of funds, which will be provided by the recipients of the funds, she said.
The nursing home will use the funds "for outings and physician appointments for elderly and handicapped residents who can no longer transport themselves," said Graham, adding that the school district will use the funds "for transportation for students participating in an after-school tutoring program."
Catholic Community Services will use the funds "for transporting and delivering meals to the elderly and disabled," she said.
The division of the monies will be determined following award of the funds to the city, Graham said.
The Willcox Department of Public Safety has applied for a grant to implement hazard fuel reduction activities throughout the city.
The Willcox Fire Department is seeking $10,000 in grant money, and plans to use it to reduce the fuels - such as grass, mesquite trees, cacti, trash, and debris -- on vacant lots throughout the city, said Administrative Assistant Penny Bell, adding that it will also assist city residents "to comply with city ordinances established by the Mayor and Council."
Due to deadline requirements, the department had already submitted the "2009 Wildland Urban Interface Grant," but was seeking the council's ratification at its Aug. 18 meeting.
The grant requires a $5,000 match, which will be made up of $2,500 in cash as well as $2,500 in in-kind services, Bell said.
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