The Bessie Minor Swift Foundation, formed by the owners and founder of Swift Communications, grant award winners in northern Nevada were:
Washoe County: Sierra Nevada Journey, Reno; $2,500.
Northern Nevada Literacy Council, Reno; $1,500.
Incline Elementary School, Incline Village; $2,542.
Carson City: Capital Cities Circles Initiative; $2,000.
Mark Twain Elementary School; $2,269.25
Churchill County: Churchill County Library, Fallon; $2,500.
Friends of Oasis Academy, Fallon; $2,000.
South Lake Tahoe: Bringing Art To Schools; $2,467.50
Bijou Community Schools; $750.
Bijou Community Schools; $2,628.
Sierra House Elementary PTA; $2,800.