Town scores NHL grant to boost youth hockey
The $3,500 NHL grant will cover most of the cost for acquiring ice-rink dividers that split the ice surface at the town’s Bethpage rink.
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Grants
Nuclear physics project a smash hit for Brookhaven Lab
The new Electron-Ion Collider is estimated to cost between $1.6 billion and $2.6 billion and will be built over the next 10 years.
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Stony Brook scores $957K diversity grant
Stony Brook University will receive $957,000 from the State University of New York System over three years to support the salaries of six faculty members as part of the education system’s diversity initiative.
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PSEG Long Island providing help with heating bills
Programs that can help eligible customers offset heating and utility costs include the federally funded Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP); the United Way’s Project Warmth; and PSEG-LI’s own Household Assistance Program and the Residential Energy Affordability Partnership (REAP).
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Island Harvest gets $30K grant to help kids
Island Harvest Food Bank was awarded a $30,000 grant to advance its Kids Weekend Backpack Feeding program, which provides food for kids who rely on their school’s breakfast and lunch programs but don’t have enough to eat on weekends.
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Cedar Realty gives grant to Jackie Robinson Foundation
Port Washington-based Cedar Realty Trust is giving an $85,000 grant to the Jackie Robinson Foundation towards college scholarships.
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Kings Park gets grant to help downtown revitalization
The Town of Smithtown received a $500,000 grant to help advance downtown revitalization efforts in Kings Park.
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Grants sprout for urban forestry projects
Grants are available for tree planting, maintenance, tree inventory, community forest management plans and for educating those who care for public trees.
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More green for friends of parks
The total grant amount has doubled to $1 million for groups that enhance preserve, maintain and promote state parks and public lands.
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Alzheimer’s Foundation funds NYU Winthrop research for new treatment
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America gave a $100,000 grant to NYU Winthrop Hospital to research the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease and develop new treatments.
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