Grants ‘spark’ local improvement efforts (The Janesville Gazette)

The Janesville Foundation announced it will boost local community-improvement this month with $9,000 in start-up funding.

Business North - The Daily Briefing - Business Newspaper Online Northland Foundation awards over $265,000 in grants; ... (BusinessNorth)

The Northland Foundation awarded 52 grants totaling $267,202 to nonprofit programs and projects in northeastern Minnesota during the fourth quarter.

Legal or not? No-bid contract backers point to 1959 Supreme Court case (Rapid City Journal)

The state grants hundreds of no-bid contracts worth millions of dollars each year for professional services that have a hazy base in South Dakota law.

Calaveras Community Foundation awards nearly $20,000 for local programs (Calaveras Enterprise)

“This gap between applications and grants awarded really illustrates the importance of continued community support for the foundation,” Harrington added. “Our sponsorship structure makes it convenient for businesses and individuals to support our work at several financial levels.

Talk about a student project (San Diego Union-Tribune)

It started in a converted garage. Twelve youths and two directors, passionate about dance, wanted to make a difference.