News Briefs: GLCAP can help with rising winter heating costs
GLCAP can help with rising winter heating costs
FREMONT - As higher energy costs make energy bills less affordable, Great Lakes Community Action Partnership’s Winter Crisis Program continues to help residents stay warm this winter.
The program helps eligible residents of Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, and Wood counties who have received a utility shut-off notice or are in disconnect. The program also helps households that are in short supply (25%) of wood pellets, propane, and other heating supplies.
To qualify, residents must be at or below 175% of federal poverty guidelines (e.g. $23,783 annual income/household of one; $48,563 annual income/family of four). Applicants must also provide a list of all household members, including Social Security numbers and birthdates; proof of citizenship for all household members; proof of income for all household members for the previous 30 days or 12 months, and copies of recent utility bills.
For more information on the Winter Crisis Program or to schedule for assistance, visit glcap.org/winterheating or call the agency's scheduling hotline at 567-432-5046.
Destination Development Grants available in Ottawa County
SANDUSKY - A popular matching grant program is available for the purpose of assisting Ottawa and Erie county businesses, organizations, and communities in developing activities or projects that will attract and engage visitors, serve and educate regional tourism partners, and generate economic growth for their communities and the region through travel and tourism development.
The Ottawa County Destination Development Grant offered by the Ottawa County Visitors Bureau, Inc. will support tourism industry and community collaboration, maximize the economic return on public and private investments for travel and tourism destinations in the region, and enhance the quality of life for residents as a result.
Eligible grant recipients must be a partnering business/organization with Shores and Islands Ohio and could include, but are not limited to, local governments, for-profit enterprises, and nonprofit organizations, and grant requirements must be met. Ottawa County grant applicants can apply for up to $10,000.
Interested parties are welcome to join any meeting, regardless of county of origin. Those are: Feb 2, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., Shores and Islands Ohio East (125 E. Water St., Sandusky); Feb 7, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., Shores and Islands West (770 S.W. Catawba Rd., Port Clinton); Feb 15, 9 a.m., Shores and Islands East (125 E. Water St., Sandusky); and Feb 15, 2 p.m., Shores and Islands West (770 S.W. Catawba Rd., Port Clinton).
Application proposals are being accepted now and will be due by noon April 20. Ottawa County grant finalists will be notified by May 19. For more information, email amanda@shoresandislands.com or call 419-625-2175.
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