The Town of Leland actively seeks grants and other funding opportunities to fund various projects, procure specialty equipment, and provide funding for training. Grant funding allows the Town to go beyond the limits of our operational budget and provide a solution for evolving community problems. Thank you to the agencies for recognizing the needs of our Town.
Since 2005, the Apache Corporation Tree Grant Program has provided more than 5 million trees to over 1,000 nonprofit charitable partners and government agencies in the U.S. The Apache Corporation donates trees to a wide variety of organizations, including cities, counties, schools, parks, universities, youth associations, wildlife refuges and charitable service groups. In addition to the development and improvement of public parks and greenspaces, community partners often request trees to support a broad range of conservation efforts, including preservation of natural habitats and reforestation.
The Town of Leland has applied for the Apache Corporation Tree Grant Program. The Town of Lelandplan to plant trees along an area pathway. These trees will provide a shaded pathway for pedestrians and cyclists, making the area more inviting and comfortable for users.
Art Around Town is a series of community events for all ages featuring artist demonstrations, lessons, and hands-on community art activities. These events are intended to reach community members that may not have access to or be familiar with the Leland Cultural Arts Center facility. With the help of professional artists, community members will have the opportunity to create one-of-a-kind art projects, free of charge, from an array of mediums. There will also be opportunities for watching artist demonstrations, music and movement activities, and collaborative projects. This promotes the notion that creating is not bound by one’s location or access to traditional art supplies.
Founded in 1972, the Arbor Day Foundation is the world’s largest member nonprofit dedicated to planting trees. The strength of the Arbor Day Foundation is in network – a diverse group of individuals, municipalities, corporations, and planting organizations that enables the planting of trees around the world. The Arbor Day Foundation collaborates with partners who are deeply engaged in the areas they serve to plant the right trees in the right places to have the greatest impact.
The Town of Leland has applied for the Arbor Day Foundation Community Forest Opportunity. The Town of Leland, in collaboration with We Live Here - Leland, plan to plant trees along an area pathway. These trees will provide a shaded pathway for pedestrians and cyclists, making the area more inviting and comfortable for users.
The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) is to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and non-affiliated emergency medical service organizations. Since 2001, AFG has helped firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other resources necessary for protecting the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards. The Town of Leland applied for essential safety equipment for the Respirator Fit Testing System with updated software. This essential protection gear allows the Town of Leland Fire/Rescue to properly test and maintain the fit of respiratory safety gear, which is utilized daily during emergency response operations and routine safety drills.
The Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) reimburses states, units of local government, and federally recognized Indian tribes, for up to 50 percent of the cost of body armor vests purchased for law enforcement officers. The Town of Leland has completed an application for the Police Department for acquisition of 13 bulletproof vests. These vests will significantly enhance the safety of our officers. These vests will be provided to new officers as well as replacing vests that have past the effective use date.
The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) was created to provide funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to help them increase or maintain the number of trained, "front line" firefighters available in their communities. Grants awarded under the Hiring Activity enable all volunteer, combination, and career fire departments to restore staffing levels to attain a more effective level of response and a safer incident scene. FEMA awards Hiring Activity grants directly to volunteer, combination, and career fire departments to help fire departments increase their cadre of frontline firefighters by providing financial assistance in three categories:
▪ Rehire: Rehiring firefighters who were laid off within the two years prior to the start of the application period
▪ Retention: Retaining firefighters facing imminent layoff – within 120 days of the close of the application period
▪ New Hire: Hire new, additional firefighters.
The Town of Leland applied for funding for 6 additional staff members for 2 years.