The first roughly $630,000 of Duchess County’s “Learn, Play, Create” grants will be spent on library equipment, youth sports facilities and resources, and learning tools.
As part of its roughly $57 million American Rescue Plan funding, Dutchess allocated $3.1 million for a grant program to aid youth needs and initiatives. The county announced the first two lists of recipients in recent weeks.
Ten area library systems are splitting $402,500 of the amounts announced so far, with several of them receiving the maximum allocation of $50,000; the maximum for non-libraries is $20,000.
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Beekman Library will use its $50,000 to expand its STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) equipment, including laptops for coding.
The Poughkeepsie Public Library District is putting $50,000 toward fixing up its new location at the Family Partnership Center, which will focus on “literacy and education-gap recovery services and programs for youth,” according to the county.
The Millbrook, Red Hook, Pleasant Valley and East Fishkill library systems all will be putting $50,000 allocations toward updating the resources at its childrens spaces; the Hyde Park Library District is using $50,000 to make a “Maker’s Space” with a 3D printer and other creative visual software and equipment.
The Beekman Athletic Club, Soccer Club and Youth Futbol Booster Club; Millbrook Youth Hockey Association; Pleasant Valley Little League; and Town of Poughkeepsie Little League all received $20,000 allocations for various field, facility and equipment upgrades.
In all, nine youth sports programs received funding.
The Boys & Girls Club received $20,000 for its performing arts and visual arts youth program to buy costumes, dance wear and supplies.
The Dutchess County Pride Center ($16,000) and I Am Beacon ($20,000) also received large sums for creative programs; the pride center’s Creative Writing Club will buy Chromebooks and supplies, and I Am Beacon’s creative expression group is purchasing multimedia equipment and other supplies.
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