CornerStone Youth and Community Center of Frazee was awarded the largest of grants from the Lake Region Arts Council (LRAC) in Fergus Falls.

The grant of $12,450 was one of only three awarded to individuals or organizations in Becker County.

LRAC’s Fall Legacy Grant Round was held in November; $21,960 was awarded to four Legacy Individual Artist Grants, and nearly $100,000 was awarded to 17 Legacy Organization Grants.

The LRAC Grant Program is made possible by the voters of Minnesota,  thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.

Individuals were able to apply for up to $6,000 for a project that they will complete in the next year. The individuals awarded this funding are as follows:

• Blayze Buseth – $5,960, Otter Tail County

• Kristi Swee Kuder – $5,850, Otter Tail County

• Whitney Walters – $5,100, Becker County

• Carissa Baez – $5,050, Otter Tail County

Organizations were able to apply for up to $12,500 for a project that they will complete in the next year. The organizations awarded this funding are as follows:

• Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County – $3,240, Clay County

• Fergus Falls A Center for the Arts – $9,500, Otter Tail County

• CornerStone Youth and Community Center – $12,450, Becker County

• City of Pelican Rapids – $11,200, Otter Tail County

• Ulen-Hitterdal School – $4,360, Clay County

• Grant County Prairie Wind Players – $5,070, Grant County

• Alexandria Area Arts Association – $11,920, Douglas County

• Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra – $3,860, Douglas County

• Kicks Band of Fargo Moorhead – $8,200, Clay County

• Art of the Lakes – $9,510, Otter Tail County

• Otter Cove Children’s Museum – $1,500, Otter Tail County

• City of Moorhead- Celtic Festival – $3,500, Clay County

• Central Square – $7,200, Pope County

• Henning Landmark Center – $1,667, Otter Tail County

• Fergus Falls Civic Orchestra – $500, Otter Tail County

• Historic Holmes Theatre – $2,250, Becker County

• Moorhead Area Public Schools – $2,070, Clay County

Another Legacy Grant round will be held in the spring of 2024, with approximately $187,000 to award. For questions regarding this and other grant rounds, visit the LRAC website at www.lrac4.org or call the LRAC office at (218) 739-5780.