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The Ontario Trillium Foundation officially announced yesterday that the local tennis court project will be getting a financial boost.
As reported in the Times last month, the OTF is granting $150,000 toward the proposed multi-use facility on the grounds of St. Francis School.
The project is expected to cost an estimated $400,000-plus, which will include lights and a storage shed.
The Township of Alberton, meanwhile, will received a $52,500 grant to purchase tables, benches, and accessible playground equipment.
The grant will help foster “more active lifestyles,” and help “infrastructure for unstructured and structured physical activities” for the 864 residents of Alberton.
The OTF is investing a total of $53.5 million in non-profit organizations this round.
The grants are supporting a total of 326 projects in the social services, environment, sports and recreation, and arts and culture sectors.
They will support many important projects, such as building a seniors’ community centre, upgrading a nature trail, developing a youth basketball mentorship program, and helping urban aboriginal women make connections in their communities.
“I am proud that through the Ontario Trillium Foundation, our government is investing in the non-profit sector and creating positive change in our province,” said Tourism, Culture and Sport minister Michael Coteau.
“Non-profit organizations are the heart of their communities and I know these grants will benefit people across Ontario,” he noted.
“The Ontario Trillium Foundation is ready to see the outcomes of its investments in communities,” said OTF CEO Andrea Cohen Barrack.
“We have streamlined our process so that we can better support organizations to lead change that matters,” she added.
“We’re also using an evidence-based approach to create measurable, positive impact in communities.”
The OTF awards roughly $110 million to nearly 1,000 organizations each year.
