$5,000 in Funding Will Help With Upgrades to Enhance Space for Future Public Use

     CONSTABLEVILLE — A $5,000 grant from the Kenneth V. and Jeannette Remp Sawyer Community Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation will help the Constableville Volunteer Fire Company renovate its community room.

     Grant support will be used to make several key upgrades for future use that will enhance the community room for the public.

     For more than 40 years, the Constableville Volunteer Fire Company has provided a community room for a variety of activities. The multipurpose space is used for firefighter and EMT trainings, education classes, blood drive, community events and receptions and more. Visit facebook.com/cvillefire to learn more.

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$8,000 in Funding Will Purchase a Tent for Outdoor Events

     CONSTABLEVILLE — An $8,000 grant from the Kenneth V. and Jeannette Remp Sawyer Community Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation will allow Constable Hall to host a variety of private and community events each year.

     Grant support will be used to purchase a tent for the organization. With limited indoor space at Constable Hall, the outdoor event tent will hold up to 150 people. The organization is hosting several community events through November.

     Cultural and historical education activities have increased in past two years, and the investment will boost capacity for additional events. Visit constablehall.org/events to learn more.

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Three School Districts Earn a Share of $5,000 in Grant Funding for Increasing Student Participation in Scholarship Program

     WATERTOWN — Three school districts across Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties were recently named winners of the Community Foundation’s Class of 2026 Scholarship Challenge and earned a share of $5,000 in grant funding.

     The school districts — one in each county the Community Foundation serves — each received a $1,000 grant. One of the three $1,000 winners also was awarded the top Scholarship Challenge grant of $2,000.

     Jefferson County’s Sackets Harbor School District is the top grant winner with 71.4 percent, or 20, of its 28 seniors submitting scholarship applications. Sackets also won a $1,000 Scholarship Challenge grant during this year’s first round of awards.

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Applications for 2026 Grant Support Now Open to Qualified Organizations Serving St. Lawrence County Residents 

     WATERTOWN — The Rock Charitable Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation welcomes representatives from qualified charitable organizations, houses of worship, cemeteries, or municipal and governmental entities that serve St. Lawrence County residents to attend one of four grant application workshops in June.

     Applications for 2026 grant support ar enow being accepted. At least $150,000 in competitive funding is available this year. Completed applications are due Friday, September 4, 2026.

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Up to $100,000 in grant funding available this calendar year

     WATERTOWN — The Community Foundation’s CAR-FRESHNER Corporation Charitable Fund welcomes applications for second-quarter grant support. The deadline to apply for second-quarter consideration is Friday, May 29.

     The CAR-FRESHNER Corporation Charitable Fund is designed to support community programs, projects and initiatives that broadly strengthen communities across Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties. Up to $100,000 in funding is available for 2026. Organizations receiving funding in 2025 are not eligible to reapply this year.

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