Fire departments, schools and other nonprofits were awarded with the most recent grant checks from the Cullman County Community Development Commission on Monday afternoon, with more than $100,000 going to support their efforts in the community.
The grants were awarded at the CCCDC’s quarterly meeting earlier this month, but the recipients gathered on Monday to actually receive their $12,000 checks, which will go to pay for new equipment for fire departments, Christmas charities, curriculum materials and other undertakings to help or provide something for people in the community.
The Jones Chapel Volunteer Fire Department applied for a $12,000 grant to help pay for a new electrical rescue tool, which will be used for vehicle rescues, said Assistant Chief Clint Thrasher.