SAFFORD — United Way of Graham and Greenlee Counties announced its Cycle 3 and regular monthly grant recipients for September on Tuesday, and more than $1 million is being disbursed for projects and programs across the two counties.
The Cycle 3 grants total $967,158.25 across three main target areas — education, health and economic stability.
Education
- $200,000 — Safford Fire Department regional training classroom
- $50,000 — Graham County Cooperative Extension Americorps program
- $50,000 — Greenlee County Cooperative’s Greenlee County Nutrition Education program
- $10,000 — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern AZ’s High School Leaders Mentoring program
- $10,000 — Pima High School Show Choir
Health
- $160,000 — SEACUS’ Aging Services support
- $100,000 — Mt Graham Safe House’s Greenlee County Shelter infrastructure
- $75,000 — Tooth BUDDS’ Mobile School Based Oral Hygiene program
- $70,684 — Wild Horse Haven Rescue’s Wild Horses for Wellness
- $50,000 — Our Neighbors Farm & Pantry’s Meeting Neighbors Needs
- $40,000 — Thatcher Unified Schools, Thatcher High School track and field equipment
- $38,700 — Eastern Arizona College’s Monster Exchange Pantry
- $25,000 — Gila Valley Samaritan Home’s Graham and Greenlee outreach services
- $25,000 — Graham County Health Department’s Promoting Mental Health in Graham County
- $18,066.70 — Duncan Valley Rural Fire District’s Clean Gear, Safe Firefighters
- $13,822.55 — Aravaipa Watershed Conservative Alliance’s weather station expansion
Economic stability
- $30,885 — Town of Thatcher Police Department’s Operation Safe Entry
The regular monthly grants total $50,327.05
Education
- $5,000 — Solomon Elementary School for Science Class equipment
- $4,956.99 — Bonita Elementary School’s Music program
- $4,954.20 — Bonita Elementary School’s Technology upgrade
- $4,949.05 — Ruth Powell Elementary School’s classroom tables
- $4,561.98 — Fairbanks Middle School’s Yearbook Class equipment
- $1,514 — Pima Elementary School’s Sunshine Committee project
- $1,406 — Pima Jr. High School’s Robotics Club
- $572.33 — Metcalf Elementary School’s classroom organization
Health
- $5,000 — Safford High School’s PLAT4M equipment
- $4,995 — Pima Fire Department’s Extrication Equipment upgrade
- $4,367.50 — Safford High School’s Guardian caps and GoRout system
Sponsorships
- $5,000 — Safford Regional Airport’s Safford Airshow
- $4,050 — Eastern Arizona Hispanic Heritage Corporation’s Dia de los Muertos Car Show
- $4,000 — Safford Lions Foundation’s Field of Honor magazine
Grant applications for Cycle 4, which focuses on Holiday Giving, will be accepted now through Oct. 10.
The United Way of Graham and Greenlee Counties makes grants to nonprofit, educational and governmental organizations thanks to donations from Freeport-McMoRan Foundation and Freeport employees; employees of the City of Safford, Town of Thatcher and Graham County; and individual donors.
