{"id":8701,"date":"2025-05-14T17:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T20:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/?p=8701"},"modified":"2025-05-14T17:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T20:00:35","slug":"community-groups-awarded-62000-in-grants-from-region-of-queens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/2025\/05\/14\/community-groups-awarded-62000-in-grants-from-region-of-queens\/","title":{"rendered":"Community groups awarded $62,000 in grants from Region of Queens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Horse pull at Queens County Fair. File photo: Doreen Holdright<\/p><\/div>\n

Eleven community groups have been granted more than $62,000 from the Region of Queens community investment fund.<\/span><\/p>\n

Non-profit groups from Queens County can apply to the $175,000 fund each year to help offset operational, capital, event, training or travel expenses.<\/span><\/p>\n

The groups approved for $62,216 in operational funding this week represent only the first stage of grants from the fund. Steve Burns, the region’s community economic development officer, told council that they were time-sensitive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Any requests from the community investment fund higher than $1,000 have to be approved by council.<\/span><\/p>\n

Burns said council will be asked to vote on more funding requests now that their 2025-26 budget is approved.<\/p>\n

Groups can apply to three different streams for operational funding: up to $10,000 annually if they own their own facility or are in a long-term lease and their programs or services are well-established and open to the general public; up to $5,000 to help community organizations that offer year-round programs or services to Queens County residents and up to $1,000 for groups that offer new, expanded or seasonal programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Community groups must submit financial statements, including their current bank balance, what the money will be used for and any other funding sources.<\/p>\n

Here is a rundown of what each group received:<\/p>\n