More than $150,000 distributed by health care foundation to area groups

The Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation has awarded $161,500 to 19 organizations, which submitted applications in March.

The fast-track grants support efforts to prevent disease and improve health in north central Idaho, southeastern Washington and Wallowa County, Oregon.

It was established in 2017 by then-Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden as part of the sale of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center by Ascension Health, a not-for-profit organization, to RCCH Healthcare Partners, a for-profit business.

The foundation is still accepting applications for its fast-track grants for the amount of $2,500 to $10,000 through May 31 at lewisclarkhealth.org.

A list of the recent grant recipients, the purpose for their grants and the amount of the grants is as follows:

Public Health – North Idaho Central District, Lewiston, oral health equipment upgrade — $10,000.

Lili GC Foundation, Lewiston, nutritional services — $10,000.

Red Door/First Christian Church Clarkston, operating expenses — $10,000.

Moscow Central Lions Club Foundation, Moscow, vision and hearing assistance — $6,500.

Walla Walla Senior Center, senior nutrition program in Asotin County — $10,000.

Moscow Area Moms Alliance, Moscow, family mentorship and care packages for newborns — $10,000.

Wallowa Valley Health Care Foundation, Enterprise, MRI challenge — $10,000.

City of Troy, Idaho, summer youth program — $7,500.

Lowell Quick Response Unit, Kooskia, emergency quick response AEDs and emergency medical technician emergency jump kits — $7,500.

Rosalia Volunteer Firefighters Association, Rosalia, obstetric training mannequin and anatomy skeleton — $5,000.

Pine Creek community long-term restoration, Rosalia, community health and safety — $4,000.

Idaho Resilience Project, H.O.P.E. Week community activation in north central Idaho — $10,000.

Inland Oasis, Moscow, on-site container garden — $5,000.

The Council on Aging & Human Services/COAST Transportation, Colfax, repairs and maintenance — $6,000.

Joseph Branch Trail Consortium, Enterprise, capacity building to grow outreach and development of Americans with Disabilities Act compliant trail — $10,000.

Tahoe Quick Response Unit, Kooskia — $10,000.

Gina Quesenberry Foundation, travel assistance program — $10,000.

The Friendly Seniors of Troy, Idaho, senior meals — $10,000.

Homes of Hope, Lewiston, capacity building and operations — $10,000.