TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) – Cities, counties and highway district can apply for grants of up to $60,000 through early April via the Idaho Americans with Disabilities Act Curb Ramp Program.
Several Magic Valley Counties that were scheduled to get grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency by the end of 2011 are still waiting for the money.
Kimberly, Idaho has been awarded several grants for infrastructure improvements. The city received almost $1.5 million dollars. The grants include funding for an RV dump station, a stoplight at the Red Cap corner, and funding to provide safer routes for kids on their way to and from school.
Idaho is among states eyeing a $500 million federal grant competition to improve preschool education programs. But how exactly the money could be spent in Idaho, which does not fund a statewide pre-K program, remains uncertain as officials wait for the U...