Foundation awards $25,854 in grants

The Leelanau Township Community Foundation (LTCF) Board of Trustees approved grants to four organizations in Leelanau County last week.

• New Community Vision, recipient of a $11,909 grant from the General Endowment Fund to assist in the enlistment of professional services for the creation of an initial concept plan and coordination of community outreach for an attainable housing development in Leelanau Township.

• The Leelanau Conservancy was awarded a $10,000 grant from the General Endowment Fund to help replace the stairway at the Lighthouse West Natural Area with a new stone stairway that will allow safer access to the natural area for years to come.