PESHAWBESTOWN -- Some Northern Michigan charities are getting a financial boost thanks to the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.
The Band handed out $978,461.32 to 58 area organizations Wednesday for its 2 percent allocation of gaming revenue.
On January 26, the Tribal Council voted to decide which organizations would recieve the funds. Of the 92 applications received, the Council awarded 58.
The two percent allocation takes place twice a year. Since 1994 The Tribal Council has handed out more than $26,503,034 to area charities.
The money was given to organizations across the area, including Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Leelanau and Grand Traverse Counties.
The recipients enjoyed a special performance by the Medicine Lodge drum group during the allocation event.
Below are the 2% Recipients and their award amount:
Gov't to Gov't Agreement - Antrim County Prisoner Housing Contract $ 12,775.00
Gov't to Gov't Agreement - Benzie County Prisoner Housing Contract $ 19,162.50
Gov't to Gov't Agreement - Charlevoix County Prisoner Housing Contract $ 12,775.00
Gov't to Gov't Agreement - Leelanau County Prisoner Housing Contract $ 63,875.00
Acme Township Funding to: 1) provide general community services; and 2) offset anticipated cost of demolishing existing structures in the expanded shoreline parkland and making the site ready to open to general public use. $ 35,350.00
Acme Township Funding for the restoration of the Yuba School to be preserved as a museum and cultural community center. $ 15,000.00
Acme Township Funding for Traverse City Convention and Visitors Bureau's marketing campaign to encourage visitation and business opportunities to the Traverse City area. $ 50,000.00
Alba School Funding to purchase a camera with projector, Ideashare Interactive Whiteboard, Stands, and Got It! Student Response System to enhance student's limited access to educational, cultural and social resources that today's world has to offer. $ 10,000.00
Antrim County Funding for the Antrim County High Tea for Breast Cancer Prevention to service assist individuals living in Antrim County who are uninsured or underinsured, with the primary objective to educate women and men about breast cancer. $ 10,000.00
Antrim County Emergency Services Funding to purchase reflective house numbering signs for residence and businesses in Antrim County that currently do not have proper numbering in accord with county-wide house numbering ordinance. $ 3,000.00
Antrim County Sheriff's Office Funding to purchase a Datacard ID Works Automated System that will help Antrim County's Sheriff's Office to provide secure identification cards to law enforcement personnel. $ 2,499.00
Benzie County Road Commission Funding for Automated External Defibrillators for the Benzie County Road Commission office in Honor, MI. $ 4,000.00
Benzie County Sheriff's Office Funding for personnel and a training program for inmate booking and jail management for Benzie County jail. $ 23,175.00
Benzie County Solid Waste Department Funding to purchase and install three surveillance cameras at three 24/7 recycling sites located throughout Benzie County. $ 1,875.00
Benzonia Township Funding to provide year-round sports activities for Special Olympics athletes. $ 5,000.00
Blair Township EMS Funding to purchase "LUCAS" - life saving equipment to increase survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest. $ 12,065.48
Boyne City Public Schools Funding to equip a room in the middle school with strength and conditioning equipment; and the remaining portion would be used to add anaerobic/cardiovascular conditioning equipment to the high school's strength and conditioning training facility. $ 21,643.00
Charlevoix Police Department Funding to purchase equipment to outfit two patrol vehicles with in-car cameras, including the software program required, the equipment itself, labor to install, and training/instructions for users. $ 15,000.00
Charter Township of Garfield Funding for Michael's Place grief support services for children. $ 14,500.00
Chestonia Township Funding to provide for the Elders program that will promote and protect the Elder's safety, health, education and general welfare. $ 25,000.00
City of Boyne City Funding to continue the level of primary care at the Boyne Area Free Clinic. $ 25,000.00
City of Charlevoix Funding for the Colorado Challenge Program, which is a week-long outdoor adventure camp created to benefit teens who come from underprivileged homes. $ 6,000.00
City of Charlevoix Funding for the "Lake to Lake Multi Use Trail" project. $ 20,000.00
City of Frankfort Funding contribution toward purchase of new playground equipment for Mineral Springs Park. $ 10,000.00
East Jordan Emergency Medical Services Funding to purchase "physio-control lifepak 15," which will allow paramedics to quickly detect a patient having heart attack, obtain vital information, and electronically transmit the information to the nearest hospital. $ 25,000.00
Elk Rapids Township Fire Department Funding to replace outdated self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) bottles to improve fire fighter health and safety and improve their ability to serve those in need. $ 5,000.00
Empire Township Funding to purchase a generator to be used in conjunction with Empire Township's agreement with the American Red Cross for emergency needs. $ 4,568.50
Frankfort City Fire Department Funding to purchase miscellaneous firefighting and ice/water rescue equipment, including Bullard firefighting helmets and 12 ice/water rescue helmets. $ 4,518.00
Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners Funding for the Conservation Resource Alliance for 60 projects on a dozen watersheds in 2011. $ 30,000.00
Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners Funding for the "Food Rescue Program" of Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan, Inc. to support and combat hunger in the area. $ 30,000.00
Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners Funding for the Father Fred Foundation to help offer financial assistance to families facing utility shut offs. $ 75,000.00
Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners Funding for Planned Parenthood of West and Northern Michigan for the continuation of the abstinence-based educational programming. $ 13,630.00
Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners Funding for Michigan Land Use Institute for the program, "Know Your Farmer: A Consumer Education Campaign for NW MI" to drive consumer traffic to the high quality food available to area residents from local farmers, and other food producers, including local commercial fishing families. $ 30,000.00
Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners Funding for the Child & Family Services of NW MI for the "Elements: Life Skills/Independent Living Program" which is a program to provide independent living preparation services to youth starting at age 14 until they transition out of the foster care system at the age of 18 or 19. $ 12,589.40
Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners Funding for the Metro Fire Department to purchase a Bullex Digital-Bullseye Fire Extinguisher Simulator. $ 7,395.00
Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners Funding for the Child & Family Services of NW MI for the "Safe Haven" program, which assures the safety, security, and dignity of families that have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. $ 15,000.00
Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners Funding for "Angelworks" which provides affordable, quality childcare in the Grand Traverse region to low-socio-economic families. $ 7,000.00
Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners Funding for Michigan Indian Legal Services, for the "Family Preservation Project." $ 30,000.00
Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners Funding for the Big Brother/Big Sister to provide one-to-one mentoring relationships with children so they can build the assets they need to succeed in school and life to avoid risky behavior, like alcohol and drug use. $ 10,000.00
Hayes Township Funding for the Charlevoix Community Pod programs to continue. $ 10,000.00
Leelanau Conservation District Funding to purchase two new desktop computers, three sets of new office software, and one operating system for existing laptops. $ 2,400.00
Leelanau County Board of Commissioners Funding for the "Leelanau Clean Waters" program for various projects in Leelanau County. $ 9,930.00
Leelanau County Board of Commissioners Funding for the Leelanau County Planning Commission to update the aerial mapping system that hasn't been updated since 2006. $ 20,000.00
Leelanau County Board of Commissioners Funding for Northwest Michigan Health Services for the purpose of the NW MI Health Clinic dental/oral services by replacing a dental x-ray system, so service to the underinsured or uninsured can take place. $ 10,000.00
Mancelona Public Schools Funding to purchase projectors, projector carts, and document cameras for the students at Mancelona Public Schools. $ 9,854.16
Milton Township Funding for the "Right Way Youth Sports Club." $ 13,390.00
Northwestern Michigan College Funding for the Upward Bound program. $ 11,900.00
Suttons Bay Bingham District Library Funding for continued renovations of the library. $ 20,000.00
Suttons Bay Bingham Fire & Rescue Authority Funding to purchase various monitors that can work with software at Munson's Emergency Dept to quickly allow emergency medical technicians to properly diagnose a patient's heart rhythm. $ 50,000.00
Suttons Bay Public School Funding for "Res to the Bres" which includes costs for travel suits, hotel, and meals $ 2,520.60
Suttons Bay Township Funding for Inland Seas Education Association to develop and install an "Asian Carp Exhibit." $ 7,550.00
Suttons Bay Township Funding for the Leelanau Christian Neighbors program, which serves residents of Leelanau County by providing for the hungry and aiding those who have inadequate resources to respond to emergencies in their lives, regardless of age, color, disability, familiar status, gender, national origin, race, or religion. $ 13,000.00
The Village of Bellaire Funding, in partnership with Area Seniors, Inc., for Phase 2 of the Senior Campus Project. $ 16,500.00
The Village of Thompsonville Funding to help purchase playground equipment for the community children and surrounding neighborhood. $ 10,000.00
Torch Lake Township Funding for a new stretcher ("Stryker Power Pro") that will reduce strain on employee's backs and also reduce training time which will enhance proficiency of both ambulances. $ 12,823.20
Traverse City Area Public Schools Funding for the science, math, tech program at Traverse City Central High, specifically to host/run the FIRST Robotics District Competition/Tournament. $ 4,000.00
Village of Central Lake Police Department Funding to purchase a used back-up secondary patrol car for the Central Lake Police Department. $ 10,000.00
Whitewater Township Funding contribution towards a proposed emergency service building that would allow for a five-bay apparatus area. $ 27,197.48
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