Fast-Track Grants awarded to three Wallowa County organizations

Published 9:37 am Friday, July 1, 2022

WALLOWA COUNTY — The Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Organization announced on Thursday, June 23, organizations in its service area that have received the third round of Fast-Track Grants, three of them are based in Wallowa County.

These grants are between $2,500 and $10,000, and are meant to provide a quick turnaround for small nonprofits that focus on health, wellness or disease prevention. A total of $165,050 was awarded to 23 nonprofits.

The three Wallowa County organizations that received these grants include the Rotary Foundation of Wallowa County in Enterprise which intends to use the funds for the Imnaha Founders Program and the recruitment of new responders. The other organizations are the Wallowa Mountains Bicycle Club in Joseph, which will use it on a bikes for kids initiative, and the County of Wallowa in Enterprise. It will fund the Wallowa County Air Room Air Purifier Distribution Program.