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Iroquois School District Foundation is a 2021 Special Events Recipient! Special events grants fund up to 5% of events that take place within #ErieCounty and promote the region economically and culturally. They are driving tourism, attracting talent to the region, and helping sustain Erie traditions that have helped make Erie County a special place to visit and call home. To date, ECGRA has awarded more than $1.5 million in Special Event Grants. #ECGRAWorks Erie Food Truck Festival

Goodell Gardens & Homestead is a 2021 Special Events Recipient! Special events grants fund up to 5% of events that take place within #ErieCounty and promote the region economically and culturally. They are driving tourism, attracting talent to the region, and helping sustain Erie traditions that have helped make Erie County a special place to visit and call home. To date, ECGRA has awarded more than $1.5 million in Special Event Grants. #ECGRAWorks

The Nonprofit Partnership is a 2021 Special Events Recipient! Special events grants fund up to 5% of events that take place within #ErieCounty and promote the region economically and culturally. They are driving tourism, attracting talent to the region, and helping sustain Erie traditions that have helped make Erie County a special place to visit and call home. To date, ECGRA has awarded more than $1.5 million in Special Event Grants. #ECGRAWorks

Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership is a 2021 Special Events Recipient! Special events grants fund up to 5% of events that take place within #ErieCounty and promote the region economically and culturally. They are driving tourism, attracting talent to the region, and helping sustain Erie traditions that have helped make Erie County a special place to visit and call home. To date, ECGRA has awarded more than $1.5 million in Special Event Grants. #ECGRAWorks

Mercy Center for Women is a 2021 Special Events Recipient! Special events grants fund up to 5% of events that take place within #ErieCounty and promote the region economically and culturally. They are driving tourism, attracting talent to the region, and helping sustain Erie traditions that have helped make Erie County a special place to visit and call home. To date, ECGRA has awarded more than $1.5 million in Special Event Grants. #ECGRAWorks

Jefferson Educational Society is a 2021 Special Events Recipient! Special events grants fund up to 5% of events that take place within #ErieCounty and promote the region economically and culturally. They are driving tourism, attracting talent to the region, and helping sustain Erie traditions that have helped make Erie County a special place to visit and call home. To date, ECGRA has awarded more than $1.5 million in Special Event Grants. #ECGRAWorks

Did you know #EriePa has been said to have some of the world's best #sunsets? (We would have to agree!) Take a #VirtualVaction to enjoy one today! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlwAFNI2vos

With funding from ECGRA, Penn State Behrend students developed a mental health and mindfulness app that helps users track their emotions and suggests activities and resources that can help with pandemic-related stress and depression. #ECGRAWorks https://news.psu.edu//behrend-students-develop-new-pandemi

Saint Joseph Church Bread of Life Community is a 2021 Special Events Recipient! Special events grants fund up to 5% of events that take place within #ErieCounty and promote the region economically and culturally. They are driving tourism, attracting talent to the region, and helping sustain Erie traditions that have helped make Erie County a special place to visit and call home. To date, ECGRA has awarded more than $1.5 million in Special Event Grants. #ECGRAWorks

Erie Downtown Partnership is a 2021 Special Events Recipient! Special events grants fund up to 5% of events that take place within #ErieCounty and promote the region economically and culturally. They are driving tourism, attracting talent to the region, and helping sustain Erie traditions that have helped make Erie County a special place to visit and call home. To date, ECGRA has awarded more than $1.5 million in Special Event Grants. #ECGRAWorks

Café is a 2021 Special Events Recipient! Special events grants fund up to 5% of events that take place within #ErieCounty and promote the region economically and culturally. They are driving tourism, attracting talent to the region, and helping sustain Erie traditions that have helped make Erie County a special place to visit and call home. To date, ECGRA has awarded more than $1.5 million in Special Event Grants. #ECGRAWorks

Youth Leadership Institute of Erie is a 2021 Special Events Recipient! Special events grants fund up to 5% of events that take place within #ErieCounty and promote the region economically and culturally. They are driving tourism, attracting talent to the region, and helping sustain Erie traditions that have helped make Erie County a special place to visit and call home. To date, ECGRA has awarded more than $1.5 million in Special Event Grants. #ECGRAWorks

Keep moving forward. #MLKDay2021

The Renaissance Block Program provides financial assistance to municipal governments, municipal authorities, and non-profit organizations to create an incentive-based program to reverse housing blight and neighborhood disinvestment in Erie County. ECGRA is now accepting funding proposals from local government or 501 (c)(3) organizations through March 31st for the 2021 Renaissance Block Program. Visit ecgra.org for more information.

ECGRA is now accepting applications for its 2021 Special Events Grant Program. The deadline to submit an application is February 28, 2021. Municipalities, municipal authorities, and 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations headquartered in Erie County, PA are eligible to apply. Special events promote a sense of community and inclusiveness, and often generate an influx of dollars from outside Erie County resulting in local economic growth and an improved quality of place for Erie... residents. As part of a strategy to strengthen the local economy, ECGRA's Special Events Grant Program funds up to 5%* of the cost of events that take place within Erie County. Events must be open to the general public and promote the region economically and culturally. Visit ecgra.org for more details.

Congratulations to The Hagen History Center (Erie County Historical Society) one of our 2020 lead assets! This year marks one decade of #ECGRA investing in its nine Lead Asset organizations. The strategic decision to sustain Lead Assets in perpetuity by creating the Erie County Lead Assets Endowment has extended the long-term impact of gaming revenue in Erie County. We are excited to see the continuing revitalization our lead assets are doing for #ErieCounty in 2021!

Here’s to a happy, healthy New Year - the best days are always ahead of us! #EriePA #2021 #ECGRAWorks

Congratulations to Erie Zoological Society (Erie Zoo), one of our 2020 lead assets! This year marks one decade of #ECGRA investing in its nine Lead Asset organizations. The strategic decision to sustain Lead Assets in perpetuity by creating the Erie County Lead Assets Endowment has extended the long-term impact of gaming revenue in Erie County. We are excited to see the continuing revitalization our lead assets are doing for #ErieCounty in 2021!