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Roger Williams UniversityDOCS@RWUFeatured News Story The Week at Roger1-12-2015University Awards $12,200 in Civic Grants toCommunity Organizations in BristolPublic Affairs, Roger Williams UniversityFollow this and additional works at: https://docs.rwu.edu/weekatroger_featured_newsPart of the Higher Education CommonsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The Week at Roger at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in FeaturedNews Story by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact mwu@rwu.edu.Recommended CitationPublic Affairs, Roger Williams University, "University Awards $12,200 in Civic Grants to Community Organizations in Bristol"(2015). Featured News Story. 460.https://docs.rwu.edu/weekatroger_featured_news/460 News ArchiveUniversity Awards $12,200 in Civic Grants toCommunity Organizations in BristolFunding to assist nine groups with community projects focused on social services,arts, education and moreJanuary 12, 2015 Public A airs Sta BRISTOL, R.I. – As part of the Fund for Civic Activities (FCA) established in 2007 when Roger WilliamsUniversity and the Town of Bristol agreed to a 20-year PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) accord, the Townof Bristol / Roger Williams University Cooperative Committee awarded $12,200 in grant funds to ninenonpro ts and local organizations in December.The awards concludes the 12th cycle of biannual FCA awards, which were created to enhance the civicexperience of Bristol residents, extend RWU’s commitment to active community engagement andprovide support to local organizations. The University pledged $25,000 annually in FCA grants and todate has distributed $170,101 to support more than 110 projects and initiatives.The FCA is part of the 20-year PILOT agreement established in 2007. Selections are made by the 12-person Cooperative Committee, which comprises individuals from both the Town and the University.The complete list of awards for this grant cycle includes:$2,500 to the Bristol Elks Lodge to support the East Bay Cares program, which providessupplementary assistance to local food pantries and soup kitchens.$1,000 to the Bristol Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition to support its 8th Annual Pre-PromDinner, which invites high school students and their parents to a dinner with speakers who shareinformation on proactive prevention strategies for teen alcohol and substance abuse.  $1,000 to the Mosaico Community Development Corporation for its Sense of Pride – ConnectingKids to Community program, which allows Bristol’s fourth graders to learn more about the Town’sunique history, architecture and natural environment through presentations, projects and  eld trips. $2,500 to the East Bay Food Pantry to purchase food for its Access Nutrition initiative, whichprovides much-needed healthy foods to local families and children while o ering education on theimportance of nutrition and healthy eating.  $1,000 to the Bristol Art Museum to support the purchase of new technology equipment that willallow expanded opportunities for public programs that will bene t students, teachers, artists andthe general East Bay community.   $1,000 to the Community String Project to allow its students to participate in local communityevents such as Bristol Warren Art Night and the Bristol Boat Show, among others.  $1,000 to the Emergency Dialer program in Bristol, which provides automatic telephone dialerdevices for the disabled and elderly, to be used in emergencies when access to a phone may not bepossible. $1,000 to support parenting workshops and family events o ered by the Parents as Teachersprogram, an early learning development program that helps local families with child developmentthrough personal home visits, community workshops, child screenings and more.  $1,000 to the Parents Group at the Colt Andrews School to purchase crossing  ags as a new safetytool to be used by pedestrians traveling across high-tra c streets in crosswalks in downtown Bristol.$200 to Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum to support its vegetable garden and allow foran increase in planting opportunities, growing methods, community resources and educationalo erings.Applications for the next funding cycle are due by April 15, a er which the Cooperative Committee willreview proposals and award approximately $12,500 in grants.

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