Visit Hood River announced it has awarded $39,278 in matching funds to seven local organizations. The program supports small businesses by providing matching grants for applicants that contribute to the development and improvement of the Hood River community by enhancing and promoting Hood River as a tourist destination. Recipients of this year’s Community Investment Grant Program funds include $10,000 each to Art of Community to support the Hood River BIG ART Outdoor Gallery, and Hood River Area Trail Stewards for continuation of recreational trail rebuilds. Columbia Arts will receive $8,950 to help support the inaugural Columbia Gorge Book Festival. The Gorge Impact Film Festival, Wylde Wind and Water, and Friends of Cascade Locks Historical Museum will receive about $3,000 each, and Sense of Place $2,500.