Copper Shores Community Health Foundation -

Community Wellness and Outdoor Recreation Fund

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The primary purpose of this field-of-interest fund is to provide financial assistance and grant awards in support of focused initiatives, programs, or projects, that influence or support individual physical activity and healthy nutrition.

 
 

This fund will give the community the chance to expand, create, or sustain outdoor recreational resources throughout Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties.

For 2023, the fund seeks applications that support and enhance access to outdoor recreational resources which encourage and support individual physical activity and equitable inclusion in such activities for people that may have a physical/cognitive barrier (in one form or another) that otherwise would restrict or impair their access to such resources. This year’s funding is prioritized for projects that incorporate and/or improve the use of universal design upon existing recreational resources and/or create new universally accessible points of access to recreational resources for all our region's citizens and visitors.

Project examples may include ADA enhancements to existing facilities; barrier-free access points to recreation assets, or other inclusions that help mobilize established recreation plans with consideration of people of all capabilities.

Please see the Field of Interest Grants page for more information or sign up for our mailing list to find out about the next call for proposals.

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GRANTS

The 2022 grants were awarded to the following organizations and projects:

  • Adams Township School District was awarded $5,839.97 for the Equipped for Success! program to purchase indoor and outdoor recess equipment for South Range Elementary School.

  • Allouez Township was awarded $10,000.00 to improve the Mohawk and Fulton Community Parks.

  • CCISD Equipment Loans of the Keweenaw was awarded $2,500.00 for their Adaptive Ski Program.

  • Houghton Football Club was awarded $2,000.00 for community athletic fields.

The 2019 grants were awarded to the following organizations and projects:

  • Chassell Township was awarded $1,265.00 for the Chassell Trails Mapping Project.

  • Eagle Harbor Township was awarded $14,400.00 for the Eagle Harbor Township Sixth Street Trail.

  • Swedetown Trails Club was awarded $7,300.00 for their Valley Trail and Greenstone Loop Skiing Improvements.

  • Copper Harbor Trails Society was awarded $12,150.66 for the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge to Manganese Falls Connector.

The 2018 grants were awarded to the following organizations and projects:

  • Copper Harbor Trails Society was awarded $15,000.00 for the Keweenaw Point Trail.

  • The John Wheeler Memorial Fund was awarded $15,000.00 for the expansion of the John’s Outdoor Learning Center through trail development, outdoor equipment, and educational signage.

  • The Swedetown Trails Club was awarded $15,000.00 for the addition of the Excellent Adventure Loop to provide a challenge for all levels.

DONATE

The Copper Shores Community Health Foundation - Community Wellness and Outdoor Recreation Fund exists with your support. The grants it distributes help maintain and grow the outdoor recreation opportunities in your region.

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