The grant to the Mackenzie Search and Rescue and Coastguard Mackenzie Lakes has been made by the Meridian Energy Waitaki Community Fund.
A total of $124,000 was distributed in the latest grants round last month.
The search and rescue and coast guard organisation covered Mackenzie and Waitaki Valley communities, and was in high demand over the busy holiday season, president Dene Madden said.
''Our SAR team has been operating out of a garden shed, and the Coastguard has been based at the local school's old dental clinic room.
''Having a combined, functional base means we can increase the effectiveness of our response in an emergency,'' Mr Madden said.
The fund also made a $40,774 grant for restoration work at the Duntroon village Nicol's blacksmith shop and Brewery Hole, which used to supply the town's water.
Other grants were.-Twizel Promotions and Development Association, $13,575 (refurbish Twizel's tourist information signs); Omarama Golf Club, $10,000 (help purchase a new mower); Twizel Rowing Club, $6000 (to buy two high-quality second-hand skiffs); Waimate Trackways Incorporated, $4150 (help create a loop walking track and enhance the picnic area in the Glenavy Reserve); Bridging Waitaki Group Trust, $3233 (purchase and install a larger in-ground enviro toilet tank at Keane Park); Duntroon School Board of Trustees, $2500 (barbecue for school and community functions); NZ Alpine Club Inc, $2000 (help purchase a rabbit-proof boundary fence to protect recent plantings at Unwin Lodge); Riverside Junior Soccer Club, $1395 (buy a Supaturf Line Marker); High Country Wearable Art Creations, $500 (to help fund a wearable art creations evening, a fundraiser for the Twizel Medical Centre).
