The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa Indians and Chippewa Indians announced Friday that they will distribute more than $600,000 in gaming revenue to local governments. The funds will be distributed among 31 local applicants and are part of a tribe’s 2 percent distribution twice a year.
A list of recipients can be found below.
• $19,162.50 to Benjie County as part of the Intergovernmental Agreement on “Prisoner Housing Contracts.”
• $12,775 to Charlevoix County as part of an Intergovernmental Agreement on a Prisoner Housing Contract.
Contributed $17,000 to the City of Boyne Public Schools to fund the school’s Boyne Regional Title VI Education Consortium and costs associated with cultural objectives, college support, field trips, campus visits, camps and cultural experiences. offsets transportation and other expenses for students attending Museums, local events, etc. “
· $8,000 “For School Support” in East Jordan Public Schools Title VI program to fund home tutors to provide academic instruction, social and emotional support, and cultural programs to Native American students in the East Jordan School District .
Employ two academic instructors at Elk Rapids Public Schools for “educational activities and for items such as sports fees, band and choir fees, cultural activities, educational and cultural conferences, supplies, homework labs, etc. Donated $42,000 to Elk Rapids Public Schools to support the Native American Student Education Program for materials and support, school photography, and technical fees. and other activities. “
· Contribute $109,000 to Sutton’s Bay Public Schools to support students culturally and fund the Title VI Aboriginal Education Program, which focuses on reading comprehension, study skills and graduation. The funds will also help implement the summer school program. “
· Public schools in the Traverse City area for a Title VI educational program “focused on academically and culturally supporting the school’s Native American students during the upcoming 2023-2024 school year.” Donate $68,000 to schools.
· Contribute $10,000 to Forest Area Community Schools to support partnerships with school districts and youth work programs administered by Children and Family Services. GTB describes YouthWork as “a mutually beneficial program for underprivileged youth to learn work skills, gain positive peer experience, earn paychecks and build resilience.”
· Donated $10,000 to Greenspire High School “to purchase 10 laptops for the growing number of students in the new computer lab.”
· Contributed $23,400.00 to Northwest Education Services in partnership with Michael’s Place, a local organization that supports “growing needs for children’s bereavement services.” The partnership will create two of his new programs within Northed: Writing Through Loss for Educators and Schools and Bereavement Training and Planning.
· Donated $8,000 to Northwestern Michigan University to fund programs for the Forum on International Affairs.
Donated $1,500 to Suttons Bay Public Schools (SBPS) to “take seniors on campus tours of 10 colleges where they can learn and explore freely.” “Help establish a Women in STEM club” at
· Donated $3,995.95 to Cedar Area Fire & Rescue for “necessary training materials” such as mannequins and simulators.
· Contribute $15,000 to the Charlevoix Township Fire Department for the purchase of various equipment and supplies.
· $7,917.33 to East Bay Charter Township to purchase 3 sapphire infusion pumps for all units. These pumps help ensure that the right amount of medication is given to the patient. In addition, he said, $12,781 will be donated to East Bay Township to fund a “Comprehensive Restoration Plan” for the Mitchell Creek watershed.
· Donated $14,421 to the Glen Lake Fire Department for “23 new SCBA voice amplifiers and clip attachments.” This will help “improve communication between indoor and outdoor firefighters.”
To the Grand Traverse County Commission to “support Safe Haven as it continues to provide safety and security to children and at-risk parents in domestic violence and high-conflict situations in GTB 6 county service areas.” donate $30,000 to
The $30,000 to the Grand Traverse County Commission supports a partnership between “GT County Veterans Affairs, the United Way of Northwest Michigan, the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and Social Work, Pediatric and Veterans Dentistry based in: We are opening a clinic.” Grand Traverse County. “
· Contribute $15,000 to the Grand Traverse County Commission to fund the Northern Michigan Dream Team, a baseball league for players with disabilities ages 8 to 26. The project will redo the civic center dugout to make it more accessible. “
· Contributed $25,000 to the Grand Traverse County Commission “to build a 180-foot Ottaway Crossing Footbridge over the Boardman-Ottaway River.” This will provide the necessary non-motorized links from the Tart Trail, the Nature Center to the Keystone Soccer Complex and miles of existing trail east of the river. “
· Donated $5,500 to the Grand Traverse County Commission for the Bicycle Recycling Program, which will use the money to “provide over 50 refurbished bicycles and cable locks to program recipients in need.” planned to be used for
· Donate $10,000 to Homestead Township to support partnerships with the Honor Area Restoration Project and SEEDS EcoCorps, non-profit organizations dedicated to the protection and conservation of local resources. HARP is a 52-acre parkland that SEEDS is working to improve. The funds will be used to hire and train youth in Benjie and surrounding counties, helping improve the park and youth hard and soft skills. “
· $10,000 to the Lake Charlevoix Emergency Department “to purchase a Power-Pro XT MTS cot that lifts and lowers patients at the push of a button.”
Donated $22,000 to the Leelanau County Board to “support improvements to Veronica Park, including the removal of invasive plant species such as fall olives, cornflowers, and glossy buckthorn” in partnership with the YouthWorks Program for Children and Family Services. provide funding.
· Donated $13,547.50 to St. James Township “to replace an old outdated heart monitor.”
· Donated $37,509 to Star Township. “To assist Elders Advisory Organizations in obtaining welcome bags and accessories to inform new members of available services.” The funds will also be used to attend the Indian National Board on Aging in September. “
· Contributed $9,260.72 to the village of Northport to “help upgrade and replace some of the existing public bathing facilities with new ADA-compliant playground equipment.”
· $5,670 to Whitewater Township Fire Department “to purchase new structural fire helmets with PPE mandated by the NFPA.”
· $2,330 to Whitewater Township “to purchase an AED with accessories and an ANSI compliant first aid kit for Whitewater Township Park.”