The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) announced a $142.6 million have been awarded for statewide investments in projects that intend to enhance carbon storage while restoring the health and resilience of existing and recently burned forests throughout California.  “CAL FIRE is proud to award Forest Health Grants that will provide invaluable reforestation and restoration capacity to ...

The Castaic Education Foundation awarded several teachers on Wednesday with grant money to go towards their classroom and program needs, from new instruments in music class to technology for robotics.  Sixteen total grants were awarded for the 2022-2023 school year, totaling up to $50,000. A few of the recipients were present on Wednesday to receive some of the items bought ...

The California Arts Council announced Friday that they have awarded a more than $20,000 grant to the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra. The grant is worth $28,500 and it is set to aid SCV Youth Orchestra’s revenue losses and bolster its fiscal infrastructure that were affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to officials.  “We are extremely grateful for this ...

The City of Santa Clarita is announced on Tuesday that informational meetings have been scheduled for the 2021-2022 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.  Non-profit organizations that serve lower-income residents of the City are invited to attend an informational meeting to learn more. Each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides the City of Santa Clarita ...

Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley recently awarded $21,000 in grants and scholarships to local women and organizations “with the desire that more women of all ages will be empowered in society, locally and worldwide,” officials said Tuesday. The annual awards night program took place on May 8 at the Embassy Suites Hotel. Committee members took turns announcing each of ...

The nonprofit Well Being Trust, initially funded by Providence St. Joseph Health, has announced a series of new grants that will provide mental health care for families in California. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The grants total $8.5 million and will go to California organizations in communities served by Providence St. ...

Santa Clarita Safety Town — an annual summer safety education camp that educates young children on pedestrian and vehicle safety — was recently named as a finalist for the State Farm Neighborhood Assist grant. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Competing against schools across the country, Santa Clarita Safety Town officials have ...

Assemblyman Dante Acosta, R-Santa Clarita, introduced legislation  that creates a new program to fund school activities and extracurriculars for foster children. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Foster children will get some extra help to cover the costs of activities like field trips, cap and gown costs and other enriching childhood activities. ...

Through the joint efforts of Providence Saint Joseph, Providence Tarzana and Providence Holy Cross,  Providence Health and Services are presenting a grant of $365,200 to several San Fernando Valley nonprofits through their Mother Joseph Fund. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The grants will be presented in the chapel of the Providence ...

Zonta Club officials invite Santa Clarita residents to join the first Zonta Club Annual Awards Event honoring the scholarship and community grant award winners for 2015. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The awards that will be presented are three community grants, one Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship, one Young Women ...