Scioto Foundation announces first quarter grants for 2021
Staff report
PORTSMOUTH The Scioto Foundation has awarded grants totaling $105,756.54 to ten local nonprofit organizations for the first quarter of 2021.
The American Red Cross: Central Appalachian Region has received a grant of $10,000 from the Mary Ann Burke Fund to support disaster services through its preparedness, response and recovery programs in Scioto County. The funding will be used to provide direct financial assistance to residents impacted by disasters including home fires, to provide emergency housing for disaster survivors and to recruit, train and deploy Disaster Team volunteers.
The Boneyfiddle Project was awarded $4,000 from unrestricted funds to erect a sign at the west end of Second Street identifying the Boneyfiddle District in order to offer an attractive entryway to Portsmouth’s historic district from the west. The sign project is in keeping with the Boneyfiddle Project’s efforts to make the wes