Mt. Carmel Schools have just received WONDERFUL news:  their grant submitted to PRIDE for assistance in re-building the wastewater treatment plant for the campus has been approved, and they will receive $300,000.  This is an immense blessing to the campus.  The total project will be over $400,000.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a founding partner in the PRIDE initiative, administers the Section 531 program. Funds are available for wastewater projects that:

Demonstrate innovative wastewater treatment approaches, Serve rural areas not likely to be addressed in the near future by other traditional funding sources, or Have secured funding from other sources but still need a small amount of financial assistance to be implemented (need-a-boost) This program awards 75% of the project’s cost, and the grant recipient must provide the remaining 25%. The current facility goes in and out of compliance, and officials have been tolerant of this condition, based on their understanding that the school has been working on it.  Otherwise, they could be fined up to $25,000 per day.   David Munson, Headmaster, recently did a letter to friends, asking for support on this undertaking.  The response was truly heartwarming; currently they've received pledges for approximately $60,000, of which $52,000 has been received.  The total to be raised is $110,000.    One of the elementary school parents, Lynda Rose, made the school aware of the grant, and wrote the grant proposal.  As Former Students, we say a huge "THANK YOU" to Mrs. Rose for helping our alma mater.

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