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Following its 151st General Meeting, held on June 16, 2007 in St. Anthony, the Board of Directors of the International Grenfell Association is pleased to announce that the following grants have been approved for 2007, in support of the people of the Northern Peninsula and coastal Labrador.

These grants will benefit projects sponsored by the area’s Labrador Grenfell Integrated Health Authority, the two School Boards (Western School Board and the Labrador School Board), as well as a variety of community groups.

The IGA received and reviewed a total of 99 applications, with a total dollar value of $5,875,831. Of these requests, 56 were approved, totaling $1,445,452. In addition, the annual IGA Scholarship Program (currently supported with $140,000 per year), has been renewed, in support of up to 44 students from the Grenfell area in their post-secondary academic endeavors.

The Chairman of the IGA, Dr. Norman Pinder, notes, "Again, the IGA is pleased to announce the awards it has made from among the many applications it received last year.  They support worthy endeavors in education, community development and healthcare services that hopefully will bring some benefit to many residents along the coast.  The positive feedback we've received from past applicants encourages us to believe that these grants do make a difference and the IGA Board will continue its effort to maximize and spread that benefit."

The grants approved for funding were as follows:

GRANTS SUPPORTING HEALTH

LABRADOR GRENFELL INTEGRATED HEATLH AUTHORITY.
1. Equipment for Inpatient Unit, Labrador Health Center.
2. Blood Pressure Monitoring Unit, Curtis Hospital, St. Anthony.
3. Equipment for Surgical Services, Curtis Hospital.
4. Chemotherapy and Ante Room Facility, Curtis Hospital.
5. Equipment for Community Clinics (Various Locations).
6. Youth Skill Development and Enhancement.
7. Rehabilitation Equipment, Labrador Health Center.
8. Breastfeeding Program in the LGRIHA Region.
9. Biomedical Test Equipment, Labrador Health Center.
10. I.C.U. Equipment, Curtis Hospital.
11. Equipment for Ambulatory Care and Emergency Department, Curtis Hospital.
12. Tele/Opthalmology Equipment.
13. Equipment for PACS Implementation.
14. Equipment for Maternal Child Health Unit, Curtis Hospital.
15. Health Intern Program.
16. Health Professional Student Travel Assistance.
17. Equipment for General Unit, Curtis Hospital.
18. Continuous Glucose Monitoring System, Curtis Hospital.
19. Flexible Sigmoidoscope, Labrador Health Center.
20. Wheelchairs for Occupational Therapy, Labrador Health Center.
21. Support for Interdisciplinary Health Conference.


GRANTS SUPPORTING EDUCATION

Western School Board (for schools within the IGA service area):
1. H.G. Fillier Academy – School Yard Transformation.
2. St. Lewis Academy – Community Greenhouse.
3. Cloud River Academy – Gymnastics Program.
4. Canon Richards High School – Assistive Technology for L.D. Students.
5. Viking Trail Academy – Assistive Technology.
6. Cloud River Academy – Intervention Resources for Special Education.
7. St. Anthony Elementary – Motivating Reluctant Readers.
8. Canon Richards High School – Drama Study and Performance.
9. Our Lady of Labrador School – Portable Sound Sustem.

Labrador School Board
1. Labrador School Board – Learning Using Technology.
2. Labrador School Board – North Coast Student Leadership.
3. Mealy Mountain Collegiate – Concert Band Revival.
4. Jens Haven Memorial School – Diverse Learner Program.
5. Jeans Haven Memorial School – Library Shelving.
6. Queen of Peace M idle School – Literacy Program.
7. Mealy Mountain Collegiate – Our Global Village.

GRANTS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY GROUPS

1. Battle Harbour Literacy Council – Adopt a Grandparent.
2. Birch Brook Nordic Ski Club (Goose Bay) – The Birch Brook Fifty.
3. Eagle River Literacy Advisory Committee – Our Heritage/Our Time.
4. L’anse au Loup Recreation Committee – Playground Equipment.
5. Labrador Creative Arts Festival – Landmarks.
6. Labrador I.T. Initiative – Photovoice Training in Northern Labrador.
7. Labrador South Health Centre Auxiliary – Cardiac Monitor System.
8. Northern Peninsula Family Resource Centre – Age Appropriate Resources.
9. Partners in Learning (West St. Modeste) – Community Learning Centre.
10. Petit Nord Heritage Society – Miot and Ship Cove Heritage Research.
11. Quebec Labrador Foundation – Cultural Heritage in the Labrador Straits.
12. Quebec Labrador Foundation – Innu and Inuit Photography Project.
13. Rainbow Parent Camp Committee (St. Anthony) – Special Needs Summer Camp.
14. Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation – Kamataukatshiut Festival 2007.
15. St. Anthony Fire Department – Air Compressor System.
16. St. Anthony Fitness Committee – Exercise Equipment.
17. Southern Labrador Community Youth Network – Save Lives by Reaching Youth.
18. Town of Goose Cove East – Boardwalk and Day Use Park.
19. Town of St. Anthony – Regional Polar Center.

These grants are funded through monies raised in the early 1900’s by Dr. Wilfred Grenfell (a British missionary doctor), from supporters in Canada, the USA, as well as Great Britain and Ireland. Income from these funds now supports a grant program that is responsive to the needs of coastal communities in Northern Newfoundland and Labrador.

Applications for funding are submitted annually prior to the DEADLINE OF NOVEMBER 1st.

For application forms or further information:
PLEASE VISIT THE I.G.A. WEBSITE AT:

www.iga.nf.net

OR CONTACT:

Mr. Paul Canning
IGA General Business/ Grant Program
66 Birmingham Street
St. John's, NF A1E 5M8
Phone: (709) 745-6162 FAX: (709) 745-6163
E-mail: iga@nfld.net

At its 148th General Meeting, held on March 25-26, 2006, the Board of Directors of the International Grenfell Association approved new grants totaling $816,060, in support of the people of the Northern Peninsula and Labrador.

These grants will benefit projects sponsored by the area's Labrador Grenfell Integrated Health Authority, the two School Boards (Western School Board and the Labrador School Board), as well as a variety of community groups.

The IGA received and reviewed a total of 111 applications, with a total dollar value of $4,594,536. Of these requests, 59 were approved, and another 6 have been deferred for discussion at the next IGA meeting in St. John's in June. In addition, the annual IGA Scholarship Program (currently supported with $140,000 per year), has been renewed, in support of up to 47 students from the Grenfell area in their post-secondary academic pursuits.

The Chairman of the IGA, Dr. Norman Pinder, notes, "The Board of the International Grenfell Association has again had a very successful meeting and is very pleased to announce its support for the following grant applications. In recent years the number of applications has outstripped the funds available for distribution, and this year was no different. IGA has also increased its annual contribution for the Scholarship Program so we can further benefit young people in their education."

The grants approved for funding were as follows:

GRANTS SUPPORTING HEALTH

LABRADOR GRENFELL INTEGRATED HEATLH AUTHORITY

1. Respiratory Therapy Equipment, Sleep Apnea Recorder.
2. Travel for Health Professional Students.
3. Health Intern Program.
4. O.R. Equipment.
5. Defibrillator.
6. Lab Equipment.
7. Electronic Patient Record System.
8. Diabetes Nutrition Education Program.
9. Biomedical Test Equipment.
10. Enhancing Corporate Communications.
11. Library Textbooks for Curtis Hospital in St. Anthony.
12. Medevac Equipment.
13. Audiometers for Public Health.

GRANTS SUPPORTING EDUCATION

Western School Board (for schools within the IGA service area):
1. Mary Simms All Grade School - Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities.
2. William Gillett Academy - Resource Program for Special Education.
3. Our Lady of Labrador - Special Education Materials.
4. St. Anthony Elementary - Addressing Students with Learning Disabilities.
5. Sacred Heart School - Music Implementation Program.
6. Canon Richards High School - Learning Resources.
7. Basque Memorial School - Phys. Ed. Equipment.
8. H.G. Fillier Academy - Sports Equipment.
9. Our Lady of Labrador School - BE CLEAN 2.
10. St. Lewis Academy - Literacy Skills and Technology.
11. Harriot Curtis Collegiate - Healthy Lifestyles.
12. Sacred Heart School - Accelerated Reader Expansion.
13. Cloud River Academy - Computer Upgrade for Accelerated Reader Program.

Labrador School Board
1. Labrador School Board - Addressing Visual and Media Literacy.
2. Labrador School Board - Reading Strategies with Leveled Texts.
3. Labrador School Board - Meeting Guidance Needs of Coastal Labrador.
4. Mealy Mountain Collegiate - Reading is Write On.
5. Labrador School Board - Phys. Ed. Equipment Distribution.
6. Mealy Mountain Collegiate - Concert Band Revival.
7. Queen of Peace Middle School - Get Reading! Get Thinking! Get Going!
8. Queen of Peace Middle School - French Program.
9. Labrador School Board - Interactive Learning Using Technology.

GRANTS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY GROUPS

1. Concerned Citizens for a Safer Community (Englee) - Toning Tables.
2. Conche Healthy Communities Committee - Fitness Program.
3. Conservation Corps of Newfoundland and Labrador - Labrador Leadership Program for Aboriginal Youth.
4. French Shore Historical Society - French Shore Heritage Program.
5. Health Care Foundation of St. John's - Automated Pap Smear Machine.
This equipment is supported by the IGA recognizing that it will, in turn, benefit the people of the Grenfell region.
6. Junior Achievement of Newfoundland and Labrador - Expansion of J.A. Program to High Schools in the IGA Region.
7. Kamatsiatet Committee (Hopedale) - P.A. System and Playground Upgrade.
8. Labrador I.T. Initiative - Labrador Youth Photo Voice Project.
9. Labrador South Home Care - Labrador Straits Seniors' Bus.
10. Labrador Straits Health Promotion Committee - Obesity Public Awareness and Lifestyle Education.
11. OkalaKatiget Society (Nain) - Operation Rebuild.
12. Paula's Place (L'anse au Loup) - Play it Right.
13. Plum Point Local Service District - Basketball/Recreation Court.
14. Quebec Labrador Foundation - Innu and Inuit Photography Project.
15. Quirpon Historical Corporation - William Henry Pynn House.
16. Regional Community Youth Centre (Flower's Cove) - Facility Equipment.
17. St. Anthony Lions' Club - Room Upgrade.
18. St. Barbe Development Association - A.B.E. level One Resources.
19. St. Maudez Heritage Group - Archival Research.
20. Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation - Kamataukatshiut Festival 2006.
21. Them Days Inc. (Goose Bay) - Archives Reading Room.
22. Town of Mary's Harbour - Tourism Projects.
23. West St. Modeste Fire Department - Fire Protection Clothing and Equipment.

These grants are funded through monies raised in the early 1900's by Dr. Wilfred Grenfell (a British missionary doctor), from supporters in Canada, the USA, as well as Great Britain and Ireland. Income from these funds now supports a grant program that is responsive to the needs of coastal communities in Northern Newfoundland and Labrador.

Applications for funding are submitted annually prior to the DEADLINE OF NOVEMBER 1st.

For application forms or further information:

PLEASE VISIT THE I.G.A. WEBSITE AT:

www.iga.nf.net

OR CONTACT:

Mr. Paul Canning
IGA General Business/ Grant Program
66 Birmingham Street
St. John's, NF A1E 5M8
Phone: (709) 745-6162 FAX: (709) 745-6163
E-mail: iga@nfld.net

At its 146th General Meeting, held in Boston on March 12-13, 2005, the Board of Directors of the International Grenfell Association approved new grants totaling $1,011,745, (including $198,500 in committed funds from 2004) in support of the people of the Northern Peninsula and Labrador.

These grants will benefit projects sponsored by the area's Labrador Grenfell Integrated Health Authority (made up of proposals from the former Grenfell Regional Health Services and Health Labrador Corporation), the two School Boards (Western School Board and the Labrador School Board), as well as a variety of community groups.

The IGA received and reviewed a total of 148 applications (a record number), with a total dollar value of $3,697,525. Of these requests, 71 were approved. In addition, two grants continue from last year, along with the annual IGA Scholarship Program (currently supported with $140,000 per year, an increase of $20,000 over previous years).

The Chairman of the IGA, Dr. Norman Pinder, notes, "The Board of the International Grenfell Association has again had a very successful meeting and is very pleased to announce its support for the following grant applications. In recent years the number of applications has outstripped the funds available for distribution, and this year was no different. IGA has also increased its annual contribution for the Scholarship Program so we can further benefit young people in their education. Despite the many changes taking place on the coast I would like to give every reassurance that the Board remains as committed as ever to the people on the coast and we will continue to work hard to improve health and well-being, wherever possible."

The grants approved for funding were as follows:

GRANTS SUPPORTING HEALTH

LABRADOR GRENFELL INTEGRATED HEATLH AUTHORITY

ORIGINALLY PROPOSED FROM GRENFELL REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
1. Health Professional Student Travel.
2. Health Intern Program.
3. Diabetes in Children and Youth: Management.
4. Community Based Fitness Leaders.
5. Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Strategy for Grade Three Students.
6. Side Viewing Duodensoscope.
7. Equipment: Strait of Belle Isle Health Centre.
8. Special Needs Summer Camp.
9. Cultivating a Breastfeeding Culture.
10. Functional Mobility Equipment.
11. Vaccine Refrigerator.
12. Spinal Immobilization Mattress.
13. Automatic Intra-Oral Film Processor.

ORIGINALLY PROPOSED FROM HEALTH LABRADOR CORPORATION
1. Training of International Medical School Graduates (from 2004).
2. Therapy Aids for Seniors.
3. Mobile Infant Warmers.
4. Point of Care Ultrasound.
5. Publication Assistant.
6. Medical Student Training.
7. Foster Home Recruitment and Retention Program - Phase 2.
8. Physiotherapy Equipment.
9. Building Bridges: Symposium on Culture, Healing and Health.
10. Medevac Team.
11. Occupational Therapy Equipment.

GRANTS SUPPORTING EDUCATION
Western School Board (for schools within the IGA service area):
1. Our Lady of Labrador School - Be Clean (Alcohol and Drug Awareness).
2. Cloud River Academy - Special Needs Program.
3. Scared Heart School - Audio Book Library.
4. Mountain Field Academy - Special Education Initiative.
5. St. Anthony Elementary - Comprehensive School Guidance and Counselling.
6. St. Anthony Elementary - Health and Wellness/Physical Activity.
7. St. Joseph's All Grade School - Sports Equipment.
8. St. Lewis Academy - Sports Equipment.
9. Viking Trail Academy - Physical Education/Outdoor Education.
10. Our Lady of Labrador School - Literacy Skills/ Computers.
11. St. Joseph's All Grade School - Let's Get Visual.
12. H.G. Filler Academy - Technology Across the Curriculum.

Labrador School Board
1. Labrador School Board - Addressing At-Risk Students.
2. Labrador School Board - Reading Strategies with Leveled Texts.
3. Jens Haven Memorial School - Growing with Literature.
4. J.C. Erhardt Memorial School - Building Community Through Music.
5. Peacock Elementary School - Fiction Replacements/Social Studies Support Materials.
6. Jens Haven Memorial School - Enhancing the Library Environment.
7. Peenamin McKenzie School - Listening, Reading and Observing.
8. Mushuau Innu Natuashish School - Library Project.

GRANTS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY GROUPS
1. Health Care Corporation of St. John's - Give to Feel Good Campaign: Equipment (continued from 2002).
2. Alzheimer Society of Newfoundland and Labrador - Resource Center for Port Hope Simpson.
3. Eagle River Development Association - Bridging the GAAP (recreation and Education).
4. GAP Centre - No Pain No Gain (Exercise Center).
5. Goose Bay Rowing Club - Safety/Coach Boat and Motor.
6. Grenfell Historic Properties - Grenfell House Repairs.
7. Innu Education Authority - The Kamataukatshiut Festival.
8. Labrador Creative Arts Festival - Voyages.
9. Labrador Straits Development Corporation - Traditional Skills Research.
10. Labrador Straits Family Resource Centre - Healthy Living Program.
11. Loyal Orange Lodge 256, Mary's Harbour - Building Renovations.
12. Mary's Harbour Lions Club - Playground.
13. Northern Peninsula Family Resource Centre - Healthy Families.
14. Postville Fire Brigade - Equipment.
15. Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador - Arrangement of the IGA Collection, Phase 2.
16. QLF Canada - Connecting Communities and Generations Through Culture.
17. QLF Canada - Nutshimiu: Cultural Immersion Camp.
18. Riddles N Rhymes Daycare - Outdoor Play Space.
19. R.C. Parish, Flower's Cove - Parish Hall Renovations.
20. St. Anthony Boys' and Girls' Club - Youth Wellness, Phase 2.
21. St. Anthony Fire Department - Breathing Apparatus.
22. St. Anthony Fitness Center Committee - Equipment.
23. St. Lewis Enhancement Committee - Playground Upgrade.
24. Savage Cove Playground Group - Playground.
25. Town of Postville - Computer Equipment.
26. Town of Rigolet - Playground.
27. West St. Modeste Gathering Place Committee.
28. West St. Modeste Recreation Committee - Equipment.
29. Youth Fitness Committee, Roddickton - Fitness Program.

These grants are funded through monies raised in the early 1900's by Dr. Wilfred Grenfell (a British missionary doctor), from supporters in Canada, the USA, as well as Great Britain and Ireland. Income from these funds now supports a grant program that is responsive to the needs of coastal communities in Northern Newfoundland and Labrador.

Applications for funding may be submitted annually prior to the DEADLINE OF NOVEMBER 1st.

For application forms or further information:

PLEASE VISIT THE I.G.A. WEBSITE AT:

www.iga.nf.net

OR CONTACT:

Mr. Paul Canning
IGA General Business/ Grant Program
66 Birmingham Street
St. John's, NF A1E 5M8
Phone: (709) 745-6162 FAX: (709) 745-6163
E-mail: iga@nfld.net

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Looking forward to the 2005 grant season, the International Grenfell Association would like to present some specific areas for grants to be awarded in 2005. The IGA Board would like to encourage applications in the following areas:
1. Mental health - counseling, family issues and other similar programs
2. Literacy and adult education
3. Traditional skills - story telling, crafts, etc.
4. Youth initiatives - safe driving, drug/alcohol abuse and safe sex, etc.

In addition, the IGA will welcome applications in the areas of education, health care (primary and public health) and community/socio-economic development.

Applications in the past several years have exceeded the grant money available by a factor of two or three times. Applications will be viewed more favorably if:
- All questions on the IGA Application Form are completed
- Explanatory details are provided
- Evidence of other funding sources is provided
- Community commitment is provided where appropriate
- Budget and financial disclosures are full and complete
- There is a major community benefit to be derived from the project
- There is direct evidence of measurable outcomes
The IGA Board of Directors looks forward to reviewing these new applications in support of the people of the northern peninsula and coastal Labrador.

The post-mark deadline for 2005 grant applications is November 1, 2004. Announcement of grant awards will be made by April 1, 2005.

Please note that IGA has recently revised its application forms and guidance notes, both of which are available from the IGA website.

At their 144th General Meeting, held in Montreal on March 20-21, 2004, the Board of Directors of the International Grenfell Association approved new grants totaling $1,200,030, (including $340,000 in committed funds from 2003) in support of the people of the Northern Peninsula and Labrador.

These grants will benefit projects sponsored by the area's two Health Care Boards (Grenfell Regional Health Services and Health Labrador Corporation), the two School Boards (School District #2 and the Labrador School Board), as well as a variety of community groups.

The IGA received and reviewed a total of 141 applications (a record number), with a total dollar value of $4,169,098. Of these requests, 67 were approved. In addition, two grants continue from last year, along with the annual IGA Scholarship Program (currently supported with $120,000 per year).

The grants approved for funding were as follows:

GRANTS SUPPORTING HEALTH

GRENFELL REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
1. Staff Education Development (continued from 2002).
2. Health Professional Student Travel.
3. Health Intern Program.
4. Cardiac Rehabilitation Program.
5. Emergency Equipment, Strait of Belle Isle Health Center.
6. Emergency Equipment, Mary's Harbour Clinic.
7. Community/Client Education and Prevention.
8. Special Needs Summer Camp Program.
9. Holter Monitoring System, Curtis Hospital.
10. Replacement of Dental Equipment.
11. Education for Gerontology Staff.
12. Dental Equipment, O-R Suite.
13. Intra-Oral Film Processor, Mary's Harbour Clinic.

HEALTH LABRADOR CORPORATION
1. Training of International Medical School Graduates.
2. Upper Lake Melville Diabetic Program.
3. Therapy Aids for Seniors.
4. Recruitment and Retention Program.
5. Cardiac Output Monitor.

GRANTS SUPPORTING EDUCATION

School District #2
1. Pinsent's Arm School - Reading Circle.
2. Leadership at Work in Learning (P-D for Staff).
3. Bayview Regional Collegiate - Literacy Through Theatre Arts.
4. Sacred Heart School - K to 6 Equipment Upgrade.
5. Truman Eddison Memorial School - Guided Reading and Literature Circles.
6. Mountain Feild Academy - Literacy Initiative.
7. St. Paul's Elementary - Studying Science.
8. Harriot Curtis Collegiate - HCC Drama Troupe.
9. Sacred Heart School - Computer for Criteria G Student.
10. St. Paul's Elementary - Elementary Math Resources.
11. Our Lady of Labrador School - Cross Country Skis.
12. Straits Elementary School - Improved Reading Through Planned Interventions.
13. James Cook Memorial School - Wiggleworks Literacy Program.
14. St. Joseph's All Grade School - A Dramatic Experience.
15. St. Anthony Elementary School - Rhythm and Folk Music.
16. James Cook Memorial School - Computer Lab Renovations.

Labrador School Board
1. Peacock Elementary School - Guided Reading Resources.
2. Jens Haven Memorial School - Power of Print.
3. Mud Lake School - Library Resources.
4. St. Peter's School - Filling in the Gaps.
5. Mealy Mountain Collegiate - Industrial Technology.
6. Mary Queen of Peace School - Middle School Library Enhancement.
7. Peenamin McKenzie School - Accelerated Reading Using Technology.
8. Lake Melville School - Strategic Outcomes (Equipment).
9. Mealy Mountain Collegiate - Resource Center Project.
10. Lake Melville School - Library Funding.
11. Mud Lake School - Community Research Project.
12. Mushuau Innu Natuashish School - Library Resources.

GRANTS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY GROUPS
1. Aurora Nordic Ski Club - Enhancing Ski Facilities.
2. B.L. Morrison School Council - Playground.
3. Battle Harbour Assisted Living Corporation - Harbourview Manor Furniture.
4. Charlottetown Regional Literacy Committee - Building Completion.
5. Englee Concerned Citizens Committee - Fitness Center.
6. French Shore Historical Society - Traditional Fishery Skills.
7. First Cloud River Beavers and Cubs - Equipment.
8. Health Care Corporation of St. John's - Give to Feel Good Campaign: Equipment (continued from 2002).
9. Labrador F.A.S.D. Advisory Committee - Frontline Workers Training Project.
10. Labrador South Home Care Inc. - Seniors Transport Service.
11. Labrador Straits Historical Development Corporation - Tourism Marketing.
12. Labrador White Bear Literacy Council - Healthy Living Project.
13. Norman Bay Local Service District - Playground.
14. Partners in Learning - PRINTS Program.
15. Raleigh Historical Corporation - Raleigh Youth Center.
16. St. Anthony Boys and Girls Club - Wellness Project.
17. St. Anthony Volunteer Fire Department - Search Camera.
18. St. Lewis Metis Youth Committee - Furnace Installation.
19. Straits St. Barbe Chronic Care Corporation - Extension to Ivy Durley Place.
20. Town of Bide Arm - Ball Field Upgrading.
21. Town of L'anse au Clair - Recreation Equipment.
22. Viking Trail Academy Parent Committee - Playground Area.
23. Viking Trail Ski Club - Development of Ski Trails, Phase 2.

These grants are funded through monies raised in the early 1900's by Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, a British missionary doctor, from supporters in Canada, the USA, as well as Great Britain and Ireland. Income from these funds now supports a grant program that is responsive to the needs of coastal communities in Northern Newfoundland and Labrador.

Applications for funding may be submitted annually prior to the DEADLINE OF NOVEMBER 1st.

At their 142nd General Meeting, held in Boston on March 15-16, 2003, the Board of Directors of the International Grenfell Association approved new grants totaling $1,675,300, (including $415,000 in committed funds from 2002) in support of the people of the Northern Peninsula and Labrador.

Despite a continuing decline in stock markets, IGA is very pleased to have exceeded its grant total (in dollar amount) from 2002.

These grants will benefit projects sponsored by the area's two Health Care Boards (Grenfell Regional Health Services and Health Labrador Corporation), the two School Boards, as well as a variety of community groups.

The IGA received and reviewed a total of 138 applications, with a total dollar value of $5,375,014 - a record in both the number of proposals, and the combined dollar amount. Of these 138 requests, 70 have been approved. In addition, three grants continue from last year, along with the annual IGA Scholarship Program (currently supported with $120,000 per year).

The grants approved for funding were as follows:

GRENFELL REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
1. Staff Education Development (continued from 2002).
2. Health Professional Student Travel.
3. Health Intern Program.
4. Genetic Researcher and Counsellor.
5. Northern Heart Health - Promotion and Prevention.
6. X-Ray Equipment, Flower's Cove.
7. Ultrasound Equipment Supplement.
8. Histology Tissue Embedder.
9. Histology Paraffin Dispenser.
10. Mental Health Community Development.
11. Film Processor, Labrador South Health Center.
12. Ultra Low Temperature Hematology Freezer.
13. Critical Care Course, ICU Nurses.
14. Special Needs Summer Camp.
15. Speech Viewer Software Package.
16. Mat Platform, Physiotherapy.
17. Equipment, Rainbow Program.
18. Pediatric Assessment Tools.

HEALTH LABRADOR CORPORATION
1. Upper Lake Melville Diabetic Program (from 2002).
2. EMA Training.
3. Diagnostic Ultrasound.
4. Nurse Practitioner Pilot.
5. Aero Sled.
6. Laproscopy Equipment.
7. Flexible Video Gastroscope.
8. Infant Incubator, Nain.
9. Publication Assistant.


GRANTS SUPPORTING EDUCATION

School District #2
1. Building School Literacy Collections.
2. Safe and Caring Schools (Anti-Bullying Program).
3. D.C. Young School - Literacy Skills.
4. Pistolet Bay School - Reading Program.
5. Canon Richards High School - Accelerated Reader Program Materials.
6. Mary Simms All-Grade - STAR Reading Program.
7. Basque Memorial - Publication of "The Lonely Lighthouse".
8. Our Lady of Labrador School - Special Education Reading.
9. Our Lady of Labrador School - Reading in Grade 4,5 and High School.
10. Cloud River Academy - Science Equipment for K-6.
11. Viking Trail Academy - Library Furniture.
12. Truman Eddison Memorial - School Grounds Play Area.

Labrador School Board
1. Edu Port - Part 2.
2. Enhancing Student Achievement.
3. Henry Gordon Academy - Literacy Enhancement.
4. St. Peter's School - Computers and Resources.
5. Peacock Elementary School - Library Upgrade.
6. Our Lady Queen of Peace School - Accelerated Reader Program.
7. St. Michael's School - Reading Counts.
8. J.C. Erhardt Memorial School - Open Books Open Minds (Resources).
9. Peenamin McKenzie School - Resources.
10. St. Michael's School - Increased Literacy.
11. Lake Melville School - Library Funding.

GRANTS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY GROUPS

1. Battle Harbour Literacy Council - Literacy Project.
2. Cartwright Recreation Committee - Equipment Purchase.
3. Circle of Friends Family Resource Center - Musical Resources.
4. Labrador Inuit Health Commission - Nursing Access Program Development.
5. Labrador Straits Family Resource Center - Equipment Purchase.
6. Labrador Straits Regional Recreation Board - Arena Equipment.
7. Labrador Straits Social Education Corporation - Programming.
8. Local Service District, Black Duck Cove - Recreation Facility.
9. Partners in Learning - Literacy Practitioner Professional Development.
10. Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador - Arrangement of IGA Collection.
11. QLF Canada - Traditional Skills Network.
12. Riddles N Rhymes Daycare - Playground Improvement.
13. St. Anthony Boys' and Girls' Club - Program Initiatives.
14. St. Anthony minor Hockey Association - Equipment.
15. Town of Englee - Library Enhancements.
16. Town of Forteau - Grenfell Sports Plex.
17. Town of Postville - Recreation Equipment.
18. Town of St. Anthony Fire Department - Resuscitation Equipment.
19. Town of St. Anthony (Recreation Department) - Softball Field Improvements, Equipment for Bottom Brook and East End Playgrounds, and Resurfacing Olympia Swimming Pool Floors.