Oct 10, 2018 | Local People and Places, POWER UP Program
National Hispanic Heritage Month Did you know it’s National Hispanic Heritage Month? During National Hispanic Month, observed September 15 to October 15, America celebrates the contributions—historic, cultural or otherwise—made by American citizens with Hispanic...
Jun 28, 2018 | POWER UP Program, The GVEC Review
Final 2018 Cycle Since 2012, GVEC has awarded over $1.9 million in grants to assist local nonprofit organizations within our service area. We hold two grant cycles each year, one ending in April, the other in August. If your nonprofit or community organization has an...
Apr 25, 2018 | Local People and Places, POWER UP Program
We stopped by the Seguin Mountain Bike Skills Park located at the Irma Lewis Seguin Outdoor Learning Center to see the progress they made with the Power Up grant they received back in 2016 and let’s just say—they did not disappoint. The park includes a single track,...
Aug 25, 2017 | Local People and Places, POWER UP Program
If it weren’t for the stories of some longtime Kingsbury residents, Shane Heinemeier might have never heard that his Grandma Mary was known as the Kingsbury Beauty. They said she’d whistle for her paint horse and ride it bareback to Seguin High School to watch her...
Jul 24, 2017 | News & Announcements, POWER UP Program
What do the Yorktown Little League, La Vernia Education Foundation and Cibolo Grange #1541 have in common? They all were awarded a POWER UP grant in the April 2017 distribution. If you belong to a nonprofit group or civic organization—or know someone who does—you’ll...
Jun 28, 2017 | POWER UP Program
New Workshops Planned Are you wondering if your organization’s project is eligible for a grant? Have you put off applying because you haven’t written a grant before? Or, have you applied for a POWER UP grant, but didn’t get it? We hear you! That’s why we—specifically,...
