Louis Belcourt/CKTZ News - The Cortes Island Community Foundation announced its funded projects for the 2024 Microgrants for Neighbors Program.

There were thirty-two applications, which was more than last year, and fourteen projects were funded that used up their entire budget of around six thousand dollars, says Isabelle Mcknight, Executive Administrator at the Foundation.

Within in the successful applicants are multiple Indigenous projects supporting the Klahoose Nation, including a Helping Elders Heal program, design work being done for a group of Namqam Singers, and a project working on Klahoose Regalia and a workshop to go along with it.

“We’re super excited that we have had lots of engagement from the Klahoose peoples throughout this program. One of the really big things that the foundation is trying to work on is increased accessibility for all different sectors of our community,” added McKnight.