Over $400k granted to Bedford, Somerset, Cambria County organizations

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14-11-2024

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies (CFA) on Wednesday announced over $400,000 in grants for Central Pennsylvania nonprofits.
In the 2024 fall grant announcement nonprofits from Bedford, Cambria, Somerset and Indiana County received funding. The grants themselves ranged from $500 to $16,000.
Cambria County (35 projects totaling $138,540)
American Red Cross Pittsburgh-Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter (Sound the Alarm – Nanty Glo): $2,500.00
Appalachian Youth Service (AYS Library): $2,000.00
Blacklick Township Supervisors (Park Bench Project): $1,000.00
Bridges Cooperative Ministry (Bridges to Success): $5,000.00
Cambria and Somerset Counties Conservancy (Hinckston Run Playground): $4,000.00
Cambria County Backpack Project: $5,500.00
Cambria County Library Association (Program Expansion Project): $4,500.00
Community Arts Center of Cambria County (Stained Glass Studio Expansion): $2,630.00
Conemaugh Valley Regional Ambulance Association (Patient Safety Project$): $3,500.00
Craftwork Studios (Sewing Studio Upgrades): $3,000.00
Cresson Lake Playhouse (Enhancing Our Theater Space: Storage Solutions and Stage Functionality): $2,400.00
Dale Borough Volunteer Fire Company (Technology in Our Community): $1,500.00
Dauntless Fire Company (Mobile Computers): $1,800.00
Empowering Athletes Fund (Empowering Athletes): $500.00
FAVOR Laurel Highlands (How Do I Get There?): $2,000.00
Flood City Boxing Academy Inc. (Youth Counseling Services): $10,000.00
Greater Johnstown Community YMCA (Y Drown? Keep Your Head Above Water): $12,000.00
Hastings Volunteer Fire Co #1 (Gas Meters): $4,500.00
John Carroll Area Ambulance Association (Building Improvement to Sustain Operational Needs): $2,000.00
Johnstown Concert Ballet (Spring Performance 2025): $5,000.00
Johnstown Symphony Orchestra (Adult Music Education & Outreach): $5,000.00
Johnstown Walk of Hope (Support for Patients Receiving Out of Town Treatment): $3,000.00
Lower Yoder Township Volunteer Fire Company (Rescue Truck Tool Replacement & New Firemen Boots): $1,910.00
Middle Taylor Township Volunteer Fire Company (Equipment Upgrade Project): $3,000.00
Mom's House, Inc. of Johnstown (Inclusive Classroom): $10,000.00
Oakland Volunteer Fire Company (Rescue and Wildfire Saws): $1,500.00
PA Woods and Forests (PA Woods and Forests Critter Talks and Presentations): $2,500.00
Pennsylvania Environmental Council (unPAved: Scouting and Prepping a Premier Gravel Cycling Event in Laurel Highlands): $5,000.00
Portage Area Historical Society (200 Years of Portage's Amazing History): $2,000.00
Sitting Bulls Sled Hockey, Inc. (Winter Ice Project): $2,000.00
Small Town Hope, Inc. (Rewire STH): $7,500.00
The Allegheny Front – Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation (Environmental Reporting): $4,000.00
The Learning Lamp (Ignite Transition Classroom Technology Upgrades): $7,500.00
Victim Services Inc. (Elevator Security System for New VS Shelter and Office): $7,500.00
West End Improvement Group Fund (Fairfield Avenue Garden Underpass Beautification Project): $800.00
Over $90k awarded to Centre County tourism bureau
Somerset County (22 projects totaling $109,158)
Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh (Program Support for Somerset County Blind Association): $1,500.00
Boswell Volunteer Fire Department (Portable Scene Lighting): $3,550.00
Cambria and Somerset Counties Conservancy (Adaptive Playground Equipment): $4,000.00
Confluence Creative Arts Center (Confluence is Crankie: Scrolling Art Outreach & Performance): $7,500.00
County of Somerset (Revolutionary War Memorial): $7,500.00
Guild of American Papercutters (Paper Thin But Mighty: Empowering Artists Through Worldwide Traditions): $6,500.00
Imagination Library of Somerset County Fund (Sharing the Gift: Imagination Library Books for Somerset County 2024): $7,500.00
Meyersdale Area School District (Fall 2024 MASD Grant Application): $2,248.00
Meyersdale Borough (Holiday Decoration Replacement Project): $3,600.00
Meyersdale Public Library (Preserving Our Region's History): $3,000.00
Next Step Center, Inc. (GAP (General Assistance Program): $7,000.00
Somerset County Foundation for Higher Education (Penn West Clarion RN Essential Equipment): $5,000.00
Somerset County Mobile Food Bank (Feeding Our Neighbors): $7,500.00
Somerset Hometown Heroes Project Fund (Somerset MIA/KIA/POW Banners): $3,200.00
Somerset Volunteer Fire Department Station 601 (Gas Stove and Bunker Gear): $6,500.00
Somerset Walk of Hope (Support for Patients Receiving Out of Town Cancer Care): $5,000.00
Soroptimist International of Somerset County, Inc. (Real Men Don't Abuse Women): $4,000.00
The Salvation Army (Operation Warm Hearts): $7,500.00
Turkeyfoot Lending Library, Inc. (Renovation and Service Expansion Phase 2): $7,000.00
Union Street Playground Fund: $3,000.00
Windber Public Library Association (Literacy Provides a Fresh Chapter For All and Great Write of Passage): $1,000.00
YWCA of Greater Johnstown (Safety and Security at Kuddle Korner): $5,560.00
Bedford County (10 grants totaling $38,030)
Bedford County Players Inc. (Lighting & Technology Project): $7,500.00
Bedford Go Netters Fund (Snake Spring Community Park Court Improvements): $3,130.00
Bedford Heritage Trust (Hands-on Activities for Fort Bedford Museum's Youngest Visitors): $3,750.00
Breezewood Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. (Electronic Display Sign): $530.00
Downtown Bedford, Inc. (Ice Festival at the Chili & Soup Cookoff): $530.00
Everett Rifle Club Association (Rifle Range Improvement): $7,500.00
HOPE for Hyndman Charter School (Growing Our Greenhouse): $1,200.00
Raystown Ambulance Service, Inc. (Training Upgrades and Improvement): $3,430.00
ReNewing Hope Ministries (Transitional Housing): $4,930.00
St. Vincent De Paul – St. Thomas Conference: $5,530.00
'It's the lifeline of our community. I think when you have to have people invested in or in your community to be able to keep the community going. And we have a lot of very strong volunteers and a lot of very strong people who feel very committed to their projects and their nonprofit organizations,' Dina McGee, Director of Bedford County Endorsements, said.
'The amount of funding we were able to distribute this round sets a record for our spring and fall grant rounds,' Associate Director Angie Berzonski said. 'This would not have been possible without the overwhelming support of several of our donor advised fund holders, who contributed $97,750 to support project requests, which even allowed some grantees to receive more funding than they had originally requested.'
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A full list of grants that were awarded can be found below:
Fall-2024-Grant-BreakdownDownload
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