DICKINSON COUNTY — Circle Power, the company developing Groveland Mine Solar, will give First Responder Grants totaling $30,000 to six providers in the Dickinson County area where the grid-connected solar array will be built.

Volunteer fire departments and volunteer emergency medical service providers in Felch, Norway and Sagola townships each will receive $5,000. They are: Norway Fire Department, Felch Township Fire Department, Sagola Township Fire Department, Nordic Ambulance-TTAA, STAR Ambulance and North Alert Ambulance.

Each organization will use the funding to purchase equipment identified as priorities, Circle Power stated in a news release Tuesday, adding the company will announce this fall how the grants are being utilized.

The grants “are part of Circle Power’s ongoing commitment to local partnerships connected to its Groveland Mine Solar project” and aims to enhance emergency resources for the area, the company stated.

“We’re proud to support the men and women keeping Dickinson County safe,” said Jordan Roberts, CEO of the Royal Oaks, Mich.-based Circle Power. “These grants are part of our commitment to our local partners. We applaud volunteer first responders’ hard work and dedication, and are happy to invest in their mission to serve the community.”

Groveland Mine Solar is a ground-mounted 100-megawatt alternating current solar facility being developed on the former Groveland Mine property in Dickinson County, which operated from the early 1950s until 1981 under the Hanna Mining Company.