Uvalde County Fairplex Director Wendy Speer announced to the Uvalde County Commissioner’s Court the county was awarded a Walmart Community Grant totalling $4,500.
According to information about the Walmart Community Grants program on the Walmart.org website, it states:
“Our local community grants are awarded through an open application process and provide funding directly from Walmart and Sam’s Club facilities to local organizations in the U.S.”
Additionally, the website states “The Local Community grants range from a minimum of $250 to a maximum of $5,000 and Eligible nonprofit organizations must operate on the local level (or be an affiliate/chapter of a larger organization that operates locally) and directly benefit the service area of the facility from which they are requesting funding.”
Those organizations eligible to receive the Walmart Community Grant can be “a recognized government entity: state, county or city agency, including law enforcement or fire departments, that are requesting funds exclusively for public purposes and CyberGrants FrontDoor verified.: according to the Walmart Community Grant website.”
According to Speer, the $4,500 awarded. $2000 came from the Walmart store based in Uvalde with additional $500 amounts from Walmart stores located in Del Rio, Hondo, Laredo, and the Bob Bullock and Highway 83 South Walmart stores.
