SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California – The 2022 Cannabis Revenue Grant Awards were announced during South Lake Tahoe City Hall on Tuesday. At a previous meeting, the Council approved the distribution of $ 400,000 through a grant program, the equivalent of half of the cannabis revenue received by the City Council last year.
This program provides funding opportunities for local schools, government agencies, and nonprofits with programs or projects designed to mitigate the potential impacts of the cannabis industry in South Lake Tahoe and also promotes the priorities of the City Strategic Plan. Interested parties could have applied for a grant of between $ 1,000 and $ 50,000, and the City Council received 23 applications.
The mayor, a member of the city council’s finance committee, the city administrator and the city’s chief financial officer reviewed the applications and decided to award 14 projects that were more consistent with the criteria, for a total of $ 399,650. Ten are offered with the amount of the original application, four with a different amount.
The following is a list of entities and awards offered:
South Lake Tahoe Soroptimist International (Softball Field Security Updates) – $ 10,000
TAMBA (Reduction of maintenance closures) – $ 10,000
Tahoe Alliance for Safe Kids (TASK): $ 50,000
The Drug Store project (teaching on substance use and abuse): $ 20,900
Sober Grad Night: $ 30,000
Lake Tahoe Historical Society (supporting family events) – $ 10,000
Family Resource Center (Bilingual-Bicultural Therapist, Spanish) – $ 50,000
Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless – $ 50,000
Tahoe Art League (murals and art classes) – $ 7,500
Gateway Mountain Center (expand youth program) – $ 48,750
LTUSD (Socio-Emotional Learning Program, Field Trips) – $ 50,000
Tahoe Youth and Family Services (Specialist in Substance Use Disorders): $ 50,000
LT Bike Coalition (locks and bicycle parts to support community donations): $ 2,500
Encompass Youth – $ (advice and preparation of the workforce for young people in transition) – $ 10,000
The City Council would like to thank all applicants and encourage those who have not received funding this year to reapply in 2023. Visit www.cityofslt.us/grantprogram for more information on award criteria and how apply next year.
