Thirty-four projects received grants from $100 to $1,000. Grants were awarded throughout North Itasca Electric’s service territory and ranged from a contribution toward a school computer lab to fire department turn-out gear. A complete list of grants awarded may be found below.

Applicant Organization / Project Title - Amount Approved
Bigfork Athletic Booster Club / Athletic Equipment $200.00
Bigfork PTO / Bigfork Elementary Library Renovation $450.00
Bigfork School / Bigfork School Computer Lab $450.00
Bigfork Wilderness Celebration /2006 Bigfork Wilderness Celebration $200.00
City of Mizpah / Mizpah Hall $200.00
Cub Scout Troop 148 / Camping Trips $200.00
Deer River Area Food Shelf / March Campaign - Feed the Hungry $300.00
Deer River Music Boosters Club / DRHS Music Trip $400.00
Deer River White Oak Society / White Oak History School Days $300.00
Deer River White Oak Society / 18th White Oak Rendezvous $300.00
Eagleview Elementary / College for Kids $250.00
Edge of the Wilderness Community Center / Building Community through Theatre Scenic Painting $250.00
EOW Community Center / Gordon Campbell Athletic Complex $200.00
Head Start Learning Readiness (Northome) / Head Start/Learning Readiness $300.00
Itasca Coalition of Lake Assn (Suomi Area Lk Assn) /Grave Lake Ice Road Interpretive Site $250.00
Itasca County DARE / Twins Game & DARE Day $250.00
Koochiching County Agricultural Assoc / New Multi-purpose Building $1,000.00
Marcell Cenntennial Committee / Marcell Centennial Celebration $400.00
Marcell Family Center / Spring/Summer Programs $400.00
Marcell Family Center / Automatic Defilbulator $300.00
North Elementary School / Media Support $200.00
North Elementary School / Digital Cameras for Classrooms $300.00
North Elementary School / Environment Learning Center field trip $450.00
North Elementary School / Playground Equipment $300.00
North Itasca Joint Powers / Board Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center $200.00
Northome Community Food Shelf / Food Shelf $300.00
Northome Resource Center / High Speed Computer for Resource Center $200.00
Northome School / Northome School Gr 6 Field Trip $100.00
Northome School / Elementary Playground Upgrade $400.00
Northome School Reading Committee / Book Club & Reading Incentives $200.00
Northstar 4-H Club / Flower Garden/Wilderness Parade $150.00
Squaw Lake Local Indian Council / Squaw Lake Traditonal Pow-wow $400.00
Squaw Lake Fire Dept. / Turn-out Gear $1,000.00
Swampsiders Snowmobile Club / Youth Playground Set $200.00

Totals     $11,000.00