MEXICO — Municipal officials have announced that the Mexico Water District has received a Safety Enhancement Grant awarded by the Maine Municipal Association in the amount of $1,670.

The Safety Enhancement Grant and Scholarship Grant programs offer financial incentives to members of the Maine Municipal Association Workers Compensation Fund. These grants are used to purchase safety equipment or services that assist in reducing the frequency and severity of workplace injuries.

The association has been awarding safety grants to members of their Workers Compensation Fund since 1999. The grant program has assisted municipalities by bestowing more than $2 million through funding of 1,632 Safety Enhancement Grants and 329 Scholarship Grants.

Ed MacDonald, loss control manager for the the association, said that the program received 176 applications for this grant period and $150,274 was awarded. Grants are awarded each year in May and October.

For grant eligibility and applications, visit www.memun.org and click on the “Risk Management Services” link or call 800-590-5583.