Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Parks foundation names grant recipients

  May 2, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Parks Foundation has announced its 2013 grant recipients. The foundation raised $104,987 last year and is giving $7,275 to improvements at the entrance to Comstock Park, $1,000 to …

• $14,000 grant boosts Big Brothers Big Sisters

  December 6, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V9 Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Northwest received a $14,000 grant from the Comcast Foundation to support two programs: the Back to School Blitz and the Site Based Mentoring …

• Spokane group seeks housing aid proposals

  February 23, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The city of Spokane’s Human Services Department, in partnership with the Spokane Regional Homeless Governance Council, is seeking proposals for grant funding to reduce homelessness. The request for proposals covers …

• Grants support homeless

  December 26, 2011 in City on Page A7 The federal government has renewed funding next year for 208 Washington state programs serving the homeless, including about $3 million for 28 Spokane programs. The U.S. Department of Housing and …

• Road grants approved

  December 10, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council decided Tuesday to accept two road construction grants and not to apply for a federal grant for two proposed trail projects. The city was recently …

• Valley council debates need for dry well facility

  November 3, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A request by Spokane Valley staff to apply for a grant hit a snag Tuesday night when some City Council members questioned the need for the project the grant would …

• Valley council trims road projects over matching funds concerns

  August 13, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V3 The Spokane Valley City Council voted Tuesday to cut back on the number of road projects it submits for state grant money because of the expensive Sullivan Road bridge replacement …

• Federal grant for gear helps Fire District 8

  May 12, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S8 Spokane County Fire District 8 south of Spokane Valley was recently awarded a $315,000 grant that will be used to replace aging breathing apparatus. The grant was awarded by the … 1

• Education Notebook: 5 schools given greenhouses, grants

  April 7, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S5 Five local elementary schools are among 10 Washington schools who received greenhouses and grants from the Washington State Potato Commission and other partners as part of the “Kids Are Growing” … 2

• Empire Health Foundation awards grants

    September 3, 2010 in City on Page A8 The Empire Health Foundation has awarded $424,000 to nonprofit organizations. The grants are the first from the foundation, created in 2008 from the sales proceeds of Deaconess Medical Center and …

• Health organization announces Spokane grants

  July 15, 2010 in Business The drive to establish a four-year medical school program in Spokane received a $75,000 boost from local tax dollars this year. It was one of three grants totaling $180,000 announced …

• Obama signs revamped student loan law

  March 31, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama signed into law the last piece of his mammoth plan to overhaul health care Tuesday and, with the same pen strokes, achieved a dramatic and … 9

• Spokane County looking at budget staff

  March 22, 2010 in City on Page A6 Spokane County is moving to shore up its financial management with several new specialists. A back-burner plan to hire a budget director will heat up next month. Commissioners plan to … 2

• The high cost of free

  February 9, 2010 in City on Page A1 Local governments often turn to grants to supplement tight budgets, but Spokane County is so broke it can’t even afford “free” money. Facilities Director Ron Oscarson recently had to give … 10

• College tuition is up sharply amid recession

  October 20, 2009 in Nation/World With the economy struggling, parents and students dared to hope this year might offer a break from rising college costs. Instead, they got another sharp increase. 1

• Only 1 in 7 agencies to get police aid

  July 28, 2009 in City, Nation/World Thirty Washington cities will share more than $18.5 million in federal grants to hire new police officers — but not Spokane or Seattle, shut out by federal officials who decided …

• Energy assistance program overflowing with funds

  December 8, 2008 in City The federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is awash in funds – $5.1 billion for 2009 – thanks to bipartisan legislation signed Sept. 30 by President Bush.