Grant Recipients

May 2023 (seven grants totaling $74,250)

• Clinton Central Schools: $24,000 for flexible furniture for grades 6-12, a middle school student work area, and indoor activity equipment for the elementary school
• CCS Foundation: $15,000 for the Rise & Shine Summer Program for elementary students
• Clinton Fire Department: $6,500 for two thermal imaging cameras
•  Clinton Historical Society: $8,750 for a new sign at the Old Burying Ground (in memory of Andy Burns)
• Kirkland Police Department: $2,500 for new uniforms
• Kirkland Town Library: $10,000 to replace carpeting
• The Country Pantry: $7,500 for general operations

June 2022 (seven grants totaling $79,450)

• Clinton Central Schools: $15,450 for the Science Olympiad Team and ESports Team HQ
• Clinton Central School Foundation: $15,000 to add a Morning Program for Primary Students and to upgrade technology to broadcast morning announcements
• Clinton Early Learning Center: $6,500 to purchase 100 yards of playground surface material
• Clinton Fire Department: $10,000 toward the purchase of battery-operated extrication equipment
• Kirkland Art Center: $12,500 to update computer hardware and IT infrastructure
• Village of Clinton: $15,000 to modernize the Village sign board (in memory of Andy Burns)
• The Country Pantry: $5,000 for general operations
• The Committee also provided funding for a grant writer to work with the Village of Clinton

June 2021 (14 grants totaling $157,000)

• Central Oneida County Volunteer Ambulance Corps: Reimburse expenses for PPE masks in 2020: $3,745
• Clinton A Better Chance: Replace household furniture: $5,000
• Clinton Central School District: Instrumental band PPE, High School Science Technology Upgrade, and polycarbonate barriers: $23,550
• Clinton Central School District Foundation: Funding to enhance and expand supportive programs that address student academic, social, and emotional gaps such as the elementary school bridge program: $15,700
• Clinton Early Learning Center: Replace furniture and play equipment: $10,000
• Clinton Fire Department: Obligatory upgrades to emergency communications equipment: $20,000
• Clinton Youth Foundation (Boynton Pool): Non-Slip Floor/Deck Mats and an ADA-Compliant Pool Lift: $4,200
• Kirkland Art Center: Support a capital campaign to replace the roof and fund a new teaching kitchen:  $20,000
• Kirkland Police Department: New computer and printer: $1,500
• Kirkland Town Library: Unfunded and increased costs for an outdoor deck and permanent set-up for curbside service: $8,500
• Kirkland Trails: Purchase crushed stone to complete the final one-mile section of the trail that runs north from Dugway Road to the intersection of Route 12B and 233: $20,105
• St. James Church Day School: Create an updated current library with more books that include diverse and mixed cultural characters and stories for preschoolers: $1,000
• The Country Pantry: For general operations: $5,000 (an additional $5,000 grant was made to the Country Pantry in February 2021 in memory of Clinton native Andy Burns)
• The Committee also provided funding for a grant writer to work with the Village of Clinton, Kirkland Trails, and the Clinton Youth Foundation to prepare proposals for larger grants.

December 2018 and January 2019 (eight grants totaling $70,000)

• Clinton Central Schools: $10,500 to purchase a Google Expedition Virtual Reality Kit

• CCS Foundation: $7,000 to purchase new equipment for the student fitness center at CCS

• Town of Kirkland Parks & Recreation: $16,000 to demolish, remove and replace playground equipment at the town park

• COCVAC: $8,000 to purchase AV equipment for Phase 2 of the Distance Learning Project

• Kirkland Trails: $15,000 to develop biking and hiking trails using existing canal and railroad paths

• Clinton A Better Chance: $3,000 to purchase appliances

• Clinton Youth Foundation: $2,500 to patch and repair pool surfaces

• Clinton Fire Department: $8,000 to purchase two sets of new firefighting gear

January 2017 (eight grants totaling $64,969)

• Village of Clinton: $20,700 to trim, remove and replace unsafe trees
• Clinton ABC Program, $5,000 to construct a basketball court
• COCVAC, $6,258 for radio communications improvement
• Clinton Central Schools, $10,000 for “Essential Elements: Schools to Watch Program” at the Middle School
• CCS Foundation, $10,000 to Expand Project Lead the Way in the high school
• Clinton Chamber of Commerce, $2,900 for a Power of Produce Kids Club
• Clinton Fire Department, $4,060 for 14 firefighters’ masks
• “Thank You Albert Prettyman,” $6,051 for a website

November 2015 (11 grants totaling $58,600)

• Clinton Central Schools, $24,000 for a Benchmark Reading Assessment System and Guided Reading Room
• CCS Foundation, $6,000 to expand, renovate and market the Memorial Brick Garden
• Kirkland Art Center, $4,400 for exterior restoration, exhibition space repair and upgrades to the exterior sign
• Kirkland Police Department, $3,500 for officer training
• Kirkland Town Library, $11,500 to replace windows and convert lights to LEDs
• Clinton Fire Department, $5,000 for the training facility
• Clinton Youth Foundation, $3,000 for a new can and bottle collection bin and to patch the pool
• Clinton area preschools ($300 each; grants awarded without proposals)
  • Clinton Early Learning Center
  • St. Mary’s Preschool
  • St. James Preschool
  • Clinton United Methodist Church Preschool

November 2014 (eight grants totaling $65,000)

• Clinton ABC Program, $6,000 to support transportation for current and prospective scholars
• COCVAC, $4,800 to upgrade communications technology
• Clinton Central Schools, $25,000 to create a modern language learning lab
• CCS Foundation, $6,500 for its annual campaign
• Clinton Historical Society, $5,000 for exterior painting
• Kirkland Police Department, $5,500 for a handicap ramp
• Kirkland Town Library, $5,700 for technology and sensory play materials
• Clinton Fire Department, $6,500 for the training facility

January 2014 (six grants totaling $60,000)

• CCS Foundation, $6,000 for its annual campaign
• Clinton Central Schools, $22,000 to implement common core standards
• Clinton Fire Department, $7,000 to purchase new EMS equipment
• Kirkland Art Center, $8,000 for safety upgrades and facility repairs
• Kirkland Town Library, $13,000 for building exterior maintenance and repairs
• Kirkland Police Department, $4,000 for traffic calming measures

December 2012 (six grants totaling $65,000)

• CCS Foundation, $6,500 for its annual campaign
• Clinton Central Schools, $15,000 for the elementary laptop initiative
• Clinton Fire Department, $20,000 to reconstruct the smoke/fire tower training facility
• Clinton ABC Program, $13,300 to upgrade technology and support budget priorities
• COCVAC, $4,200 to equip four vehicles with mobile data connections
• Clinton Youth Foundation, $6,000 to sandblast and paint the Boynton Pool

December 2011 (eight grants totaling $62,000)

• CCS Foundation, $6,200 for its annual campaign
• Clinton Central Schools, $18,331 to make the campus wireless
• Kirkland Art Center, $7,500 for create a wheelchair accessible art studio
• Kirkland Police Department, $2,500 for general operations
• Clinton Fire Department, $8,469 to purchase EMS equipment
• Kirkland Town Library, $15,000 to resurface the driveway and parking lot and purchase furnishings for the Bristol Room
• Clinton Chamber of Commerce, $1,000 to support the Art & Music Festival
• Clinton Historical Society, $3,000 to support general operations in its 50th anniversary year

December 2010 (eight grants totaling $52,020)

• CCS Foundation, $5,500 for its annual campaign
• Clinton Central Schools, $15,750 to install exterior and interior message boards
• Clinton Youth Foundation (Boynton Pool), $3,200 for painting
• Kirkland Police Department, $5,670 for 10 mobile radios
• Clinton Fire Department, $8,600 for up to three sets of turnout gear
• COCVAC, $4,000 for electronic patient care reporting systems
• Clark Mills Fire Department, $4,300 to purchase a “Rescue Randi” and pager/radios
• Clinton ABC, $5,000 to support the 40th anniversary celebration and house upgrades

December 2009 (eight grants totaling $30,000)

• CCS Foundation, $3,000 for its annual campaign (likely to be for Smart technology)
• Clinton Central Schools, $4,500 to purchase SmartTables for the elementary school
• Clinton Fire Department, $4,500 for AED/Defibrillator equipment
• Kirkland Police Department, $3,000 to upgrade, repair and weatherproof the speed trailer
• COCVAC, $3,800 to implement electronic patient care reporting systems
• Kirkland Town Library, $2,000 to purchase audio books for children and teens, and to purchase furnishings for older elementary and middle school students
• Kirkland Art Center, $6,000 to replace windows in the dance studio
• A Better Chance, $3,200 to purchase computer software and home appliances

December 2008 (nine grants totaling $44,720)

• CCS Foundation, $5,000 for its annual campaign
• Clinton Central Schools, $7,500 to improve public information efforts
• Clinton Fire Department, $7,500 for a replacement cascade air system
• Kirkland Police Department, $4,420 for a radar traffic recorder
• COCVAC, $4,000 for training initiatives and to upgrade management software
• Kirkland Town Library, $3,000 to update the non-fiction collection and purchase a portable public address system
• Clinton Historical Society, $1,800 for a summer history camp
• St. Mary’s School, $6,500 for technology equipment and instruction
• Clark Mills Volunteer Fire Department, $5,000 for current operations or to purchase Hydraulic rescue tools

January 2008 (nine grants totaling $38,425)

• CCS Foundation, $3,850 for “Fields of Play” Campaign
• Clinton Central Schools, $5,775 for the School Playground
• Clinton Fire Department, $5,300 for an EMS Mannequin
• Kirkland Police Department, $3,500 for an Evening Police Academy
• COCVAC, $3,000 for multimedia equipment (part of continuing ed program)
• Kirkland Town Library, $4,000 for the Emergent Literacy Initiative and the Services for Teens program
• Kirkland Art Center, $3,500 to refinish the gallery floor and repair the steps
• St. Mary’s School, $4,500 for technology equipment and instruction
• Kirkland Ventures, $5,000 for economic development project (second year of a two-year commitment, with additional funding from the College president)

December 2006 (seven grants totaling $35,000)

• CCS Foundation, $5,000 for “Fields of Play” Campaign
• Clinton Central Schools, $7,500 for the School Playground
• Clark Mills Fire Dept, $2,000 for a youth defibrillator
• Kirkland Police Department, $6,500 for an Evening Police Academy
• Clinton Fire Department, $7,500 for testing equipment to remain airpack certified
• Clinton Chamber of Commerce, $1,500 for 2nd Annual Music & Arts Festival
• Kirkland Ventures, $5,000 for economic development project (two-year commitment, with additional funding from the College president)

Early Winter 2006 (six grants totaling $34,020)

• CCS Foundation, $3,700 for the “Fields of Play” Campaign
• Clinton Central Schools, $16,000 for the School Playground
• Clark Mills Historical Society, $1,267 for a computer and printer
• Kirkland Art Center, $6,700 to replace two air conditioners
• Clinton Historical Society, $2,500 for computer equipment
• Clinton Fire Department, $3,853 for four CPR mannequins and to purchase a laptop for fit testing and presentations

Fall 2004 (eight grants totaling $30,015)

• Clinton Central Schools, $5,000 to renovate the Boynton Pool
• Kirkland Police Dept, $5,000 to continue weekend foot patrols
• A Better Chance, $5,000 to the ABC endowment campaign
• St. Mary’s, $4,500 for new ceilings and classroom furniture
• Clinton Fire Dept., $4,315 for defibrillators
• CCS Foundation, $3,000 for playing fields campaign
• Kirkland Town Library, $2,000 for Emergent Literacy Initiative
• Kirkland Art Center, $1,200 to refinish the hardwood dance floor

Early Winter 2004 (seven grants totaling $24,000)

• Clinton Central Schools, $6,000, for the renovation of the Boynton Pool
• Clinton Central School Foundation, $4,000, toward the purchase of the playing fields
• St. Mary’s School, $4,000 challenge grant for the debt reduction plan
• Kirkland Police Department, $6,000, for an “Evening Police Academy”
• Clark Mills Fire Department, $2,000, for a portable multi-gas monitor
• Kirkland Town Library, $1,000, for a portable screen and sound system in the Bristol Room
• Kirkland Arts Center, $1,000, to offset expenses to replace the main heating system

Fall 2002 (six grants totaling $19,975)

• CCS Foundation (2), $2,000, restoration of brick garden and New Arts Center
• CCS (3), $3,000, senior reading program, visiting artist program, volunteer support
• Kirkland Police, $7,875, traffic speed display
• Clinton Fire, $2,000, workout facility at the #2 fire station
• Clinton Historical Society, $3,600, history, art and literature curriculum
• KAC, $1,500, exterior building renovations

Fall 2001 (five grants totaling $10,000)

• St. Mary’s School, $3,000, computers
• Clinton Central School, $1,500, staff development and volunteer recognition
• CCS Foundation, $1,000, for staff development and volunteer recognition
• Kirkland Police, $1,500, to staff an after-school program
• Clinton Fire, $3,000, toward purchase of an infra-red camera