Santa Ana : City Council Awards $1.2 Million in Grants
The City Council has awarded $1.2 million in federal grants to dozens of local community groups and city programs, handing out the largest portions to police, recreation and anti-gang programs.
The council unanimously awarded the Community Development Block Grants to more than 40 programs at its regular meeting Monday night.
After approving the grants, City Councilwoman Patricia McGuigan said she wished the city could offer more assistance to financially strapped community service programs.
“Unfortunately, we don’t have the $12 million we’d need to fund everybody’s request,” she said. “We had a limited amount of money and had to spread it around as best we can.”
Major grant recipients included the city’s anti-gang program, Project PRIDE, which received $300,000; the police helicopter program, awarded $200,000; the Delhi Center, which won $40,000; the Feedback Foundation, which received $38,310; and the Vietnamese Community Youth Gang Prevention, which got $30,000.
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