(County Board of Supervisors approve grant program)....It is phase 3 of the Imperial County Community Benefit Grant Program.

14 grants were approved this week. $12,500 grants went to Christ Community Church and Imperial County department of Public Works.. Calipatria Lions Club received a grant for $19,150. Seeley County Water District received a $20,000 grant. A grant for $22,000 is going to the Calexico Firefighters Association. $25,000 grants went to Imperial Valley Food Bank, Westmorland Community Food Pantry, Access to Independence, Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego, Imperial County Sheriff's Office Print Shop, Imperial County Probation Department-Project Aspire, Keeping Youth on Track Education/Safety, Best STEP Forward, and the El Centro Adult Center. Applications continue to be accepted and reviewed until funds from the program are exhausted. For more information go to the website board.imperialcounty.org.