Destination Door County has announced its 6th round of Community Investment Grants, as they awarded a total of $256,190 to five local projects. Recipients included four local non-profits and one local unit of government, and these projects will benefit both local residents and visitors to Door County.
The Kolberg Athletic Club is receiving $100,000 for new accessible bathrooms and concessions with running water, providing better amenities for baseball games, sports camps, and community events. The Village of Ephraim will get $50,000 towards the creation of a pedestrian trail in north Ephraim. The Door County Historical Society will receive $50,000 to go towards the recreation of a barn and summer kitchen on the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse Property. The Door County YMCA will get $50,000 for a new swim meet timing system and displays for the Sturgeon Bay Aquatic Center. And, the Belgian Heritage Center is awarded $6,190 to create outdoor campus exhibits to explain the history, buildings, and cemetery on its Namur property.
There are two more of these Community Investment Grant funding opportunities in 2024 with the next application deadline being Monday, September 23rd. Any interested Door County municipality or nonprofit is encouraged to arrange a meeting with the Door County Community Foundation to discuss your grant idea before submitting an application. For more information you can go online to communityinvestmentfund.org
