Poughkeepsie… Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro announced the first round of funding awards for the 2015-16 Dutchess County Agency Partner Grant Program today during a special site visit at Spark Media Project (formerly known as the Children’s Media Project) in Poughkeepsie. Seven programs, representing six agencies were awarded a total of $275,000. The Agency Partner Grant Program awards are given to local non-profit agencies to deliver outcome-based programs in areas of identified need. The funding categories for the 2015-16 grant awards are: Economic & Cultural Benefit; Health & Human Service; and Environmental & Agricultural Sustainability.