By Payton Tholstrup
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During a regular meeting in April 2025, the Cloud County Commission awarded 20 non-profit projects funding support through the Meridian Way Wind Farm.
EDP Renewables provided these funds, totaling $304,500. The funds will support innovative projects that enhance the quality of life of citizens in Cloud County.
To be considered, each organization had to apply by sending an application to the Cloud County Courthouse.
Commissioners and committees then considered each grant application and announced the recipients. This grant has been available for Cloud County non-profits since 2014.
Recipients included:
Get in the Cloud Small Business Grant Program – $150,000
Cloud Corp (Budget Assistance) – $15,000
City of Jamestown (Municipal Software) – $7,000
City of Glasco Library (New Children’s Books and Large Print) – $1,500
Cloud County Emergency Preparedness (Budget / Mill Reduction) – $20,000
Concordia Senior Center (Steam Table) – $3,500
USD 333 (Panther Paw-some Readers) – $5,000
Brown Grand Theater (Giving Voice to the Past; Illuminating the Future) – $20,000
Clyde Senior Center (Re-roof and Replace Damaged Guttering) – $5,000
Cloud County Resource Center (School Supply 2025) – $5,000
National Orphan Train Complex (Upgrade NOTC Grounds and Landscape) – $8,000
City of Aurora (City Hall Roof and Building Remodel) – $8.000
NCK Environmental (Sanitarian Computer Upgrade) – $500
Cloud County Safety (Safety Items) – $5,000
Chamber of Commerce (Computer and Printer Upgrade) – $4,000
Glasco Rural Fire Department (Fire Truck Build) – $20,000
Knight of Columbus (Sidewalk Repair) – $5,000
City of Glasco (Fire Truck Apparatus) – $20,000
USD 224 (School Age Program) – $2,000
Cloud County Fairgrounds (Heating Units) – $25,000