Inyo County Grant Awardees Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 29, 2026

Inyo County Grant Awardees Announced 

The Inyo County Board of Supervisors is pleased to announce the recipients of 2026 Community Project  Sponsorship Program (CPSP) competitive grants.

Fifteen non-profit and not-for-profit entities from Bishop to Shoshone were recently awarded a total of $40,000  for events or programs taking place in calendar year 2026:

• Inyo County Search and Rescue – Range of Light Trail Races: $4,000
• Eastern Sierra Artists – C5 Studios Youth and Community Programs: $4,000
• Museum of Western Film History – Concert in the Rocks: $4,000
• Death Valley 49ers – 2026 Encampment: $3,000
• Eastern Sierra Farm Fresh – Farm to Table Market: $3,000
• Friends of the Fair – 2026 Junior Livestock Show and Auction: $3,000
• Friends of the Amargosa Basin – Vole Fest 2026: $3,000
• Bishop Mule Days – Marketing: $3,000
• Eastern Sierra Land Trust – Eastside Pollinator Garden Project: $3,000
• Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau – Familiarity Tours for Front-Line  Hospitality Workers: $2,500
• Feral Cat Care of Owens Valley – Louis D. Statham Memorial Chess Tournament and Fundraiser:  $2,500
• Friends of the Lone Pine Airport – Aviation History Projects and Events: $2,000
• Awe Eastern Sierra – Recreation and Tourism Education Program: $1,000
• Olancha Community Services District – Olancha-Cartago Community Safety and Services Day:  $1,000
• Sierra Music Cooperative – United by Music: East Side Youth & Community Initiative: $1,000

The CPSP program provides an opportunity for the County of Inyo to sponsor, in the form of financial  contributions, specific events or projects undertaken by local non-profit and not-for-profit organizations that  enhance visitation, or otherwise provide for the cultural or recreational enrichment of the citizens of Inyo  County.

The competitive pot of funding is one of three programs offered through CPSP: nearly $50,000 is awarded in various CPSP line-item grants for perennial community events such as the California High School Rodeo State  Finals and the Wild Wild West Marathon, and $32,500 is distributed in line-item grants to support local fishing  derbies. Outside of the CPSP, the Board of Supervisors also provides almost $25,000 in County Marketing  Grants and $122,000 through the Grants-in-Support program, for a total of almost $250,000 in grant funding  distributed by Inyo County each fiscal year.

News Staff