CLINTON — The Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund recently awarded $123,000 to 13 local nonprofits and public-safety organizations that serve the town of Kirkland and village of Clinton. Grants ranged from $2,285 to $19,175 and supported an array of programs, projects, and services, the college announced. Recipients include the following organizations: • The Clinton Central School […]
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CLINTON — The Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund recently awarded $123,000 to 13 local nonprofits and public-safety organizations that serve the town of Kirkland and village of Clinton.
Grants ranged from $2,285 to $19,175 and supported an array of programs, projects, and services, the college announced.
Recipients include the following organizations:
• The Clinton Central School District — $19,175 to create sensory paths for the elementary school, buy 50 graphing calculators for the high school, and purchase a camera package to stream events from the school’s new stadium.
• The Clinton Central School District Foundation — $13,000 for the 2025 elementary school summer program.
• Kirkland Town Library — $7,500 to supplement a state construction grant to remove an underutilized room and install energy-efficient HVAC systems in three offices.
• Clinton Fire Department — $10,777 for wall-mounted pressure washers for its two fire stations.
• Clinton Historical Society — $7,450 to refurbish its front entrance.
• Kirkland Police Department — $2,500 to update the department’s speed trailer with a solar-powered charging system.
• Clinton Kirkland Improvement Corporation — $15,000 to support Downtown Revitalization Initiative work and promote future economic development.
• COCVAC — $12,000 for tuition to train two new paramedics.
• Clinton Early Learning Center — $11,455 for outdoor play equipment.
• Clark Mills Historical Society — $2,285 for technology upgrades and a recruitment campaign.
• The Country Pantry — $7,800 for general operations.
The Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund committee that makes the awards also agreed to pay for a grant writer to work with Clinton to pursue a large grant to replace existing sewer interceptors and Kirland to apply for a Smart Growth Planning Grant.
Created in 2001 by anonymous donors to foster goodwill and communication among Hamilton College and residents of Kirkland and Clinton, the fund has invested $1.38 million in the local community with support for public safety along with gifts or grants to organizations with a primary focus on education.
“We’re grateful for the services and programs our grant recipients provide to residents in the village of Clinton and town of Kirkland,” Hamilton College President Steven Tepper, who chairs the Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund grant committee, said in a grant announcement. “They enrich our community immeasurably, and they do so often despite limited resources. It’s a pleasure to provide these extra funds to help ensure the vitality of the organizations and the community they serve.”