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Thank you to those who contribute to Community Connection!

Your donations have funded over $1.5 million in grants to improve our community since September 1994!

 

The next Community Connection application deadline is August 30. The Community Connection Board of Trustees will meet September 11 to award fall grants.

 

Butler Rural Community Connection provides grants to local non-profit groups, schools, and organizations in portions of Butler, Montgomery, Preble and Hamilton counties. Funds for the program come from cooperative members and employees who voluntarily contribute to Community Connection each month. Some members choose to allow their monthly electric bills to be rounded to the next dollar amount, and the extra change is allocated to Community Connection. Other members and employees choose to donate a specific amount each month, or give a one-time donation.

 

 

Learn more about Community Connection below.

Any non-profit group(must be 501c3), school, or organization located within Butler Rural Electric Cooperative's service territory is eligible to apply. Those who cannot apply for grants include political candidates and political parties. Organizations or groups who intend to use the grant money to pay their utility bills are not eligible to apply.

The maximum grant amount is $5,000. However, no request is too small. You may have additional pages with the application. Please do not exceed five pages. Please provide five copies of the application and any supporting material (up to five pages total).

  • Include a list of the itemized costs for the project. A portion of the amount requested may be awarded if the Community Connection board of trustees choose not to fund the entire grant.
  • If you are requesting a specific type of equipment, include a picture or description of the item. Many groups include advertisements from vendors that list the price and description of the item they need. This will not commit you to a specific vendor.
  • Grants for Apple devices must be purchased by your organization or grant recipient. Butler Rural Community Connection will directly reimburse your organization or the purchaser.
  • The Community Connection board of trustees reviews all applications.
  • Funds are awarded in September and March of each year. The meeting date is posted on the cooperative's website as soon as it is decided. You will be contacted by letter after the meeting. The grant winners are also posted on the cooperative's website.

Click here for a School application

 

Click here for a Non-Profit application 

 

Click here for Fire-EMS application  

Five Butler Rural Electric Cooperative members serve on the Community Connection board of trustees. Each board member lives in different areas of the cooperative’s service territory and has diverse backgrounds and experiences. These members volunteer their time to serve on the Community Connection board and have a drive to do something positive for the community. They review hundreds of grant applications each year.

From left is Tom Laming, Janet Jewell, John Hofmann, Monica Neeley, and Don Kidd.

Since 1994 Butler Rural Community Connection has awarded more than $1.5 million dollars in grants to local schools, non-profit organizations, and emergency management services. In March 2024, Butler Rural Community Connection received over 50 applications requesting more than $132,000. This round of grants, we were able to fund 41 of those grants in the total of $43,604.88.

We are pleased to announce the award recipients of March 2024.

Organization Comments  $ Granted 
Amazing Grace Lutheran Church Quilt Group quilt making supplies $160
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County after-School Programs $2,000
Butler County Educational Service Center baby safety items $2,300
Camden Somers Township Fire/EMS thermal camera truck charger $670
Collinsville Grange #2264 - Patrons of Husbandry US flag disposal box $249.73
Crosby Elementary learning Resource $250
Crosby Township Senior Citizens Club program membership fees $480
Edgewood Primary School "Passport to Adventure" program costs $1,034
Friends of White Water Shaker Village presentation Floor Stand $386.51
Germantown Fire-EMS gas meters $1,000
Gratis EMS Panasonic Toughbook $400
Gratis Police Department hard drive, rain coat, batteries $700
Hanover Township - Fire Department gas detectors $1,500
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Red Door Community concerts $500
Home Is The Foundation home repair costs $4,200
Kramer Elementary sensory path $670
Madison Elementary School student book publishing $400
Miamitown Church of Christ Quilt Ministry printing supplies $160
Milford Township Fire Department communication pagers $1,900
National Inventors Hall of Fame, Inc. camp invention program fees $1,100
New Miami Elementary  swing set $1,300
PARACHUTE: Butler County CASA Be a Child's Voice program $1,800
Parent Initiative Team - Talawanda High School after-prom rec center fees $1,000
Pathway to Hope Pregnancy Care Center formula project $2,750
Play in the Park field trip food expenses $700
Preble County Agricultural Society two iPads two cases $1,000
Preble County Historical Society & Nature Reserve trail signage  $1,200
Preble Shawnee High School sensory chairs $865.64
Preble Shawnee High School online classroom program $1,000
Ross Intermediate School sensory classroom materials $1,240
Ross Local School Choral Association choral participation and song fees $600
Ross Local School District staff wellness programs $660
Safe Haven Farms Inc. animal care costs $2,500
St. Matthew Lutheran Church AED supplies $350
Student Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics at Miami food warmer $500
Talawanda High School FCCLA 4th grade field trip project $400
Talawanda High School FFA Ag Day expenses $450
Talawanda Middle School fishing club equipment  $1,350
Talawanda Middle School electric install for greenhouse  $600
The Coleraine Historical Society flash/hard drive $179
The Oxford Catty Shack cat rehab materials $600
Trenton Fire Department equipment $1,000
UCHS After Prom Parent Committee after-prom supplies $1,500

 

 

 

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