Community groups from the Bathurst region will be presented with Charles Sturt University (CSU) Community-University Partnership (CUP) grants for 2016 at a reception this week.Head of Campus at CSU in Bathurst Professor Jo-Anne Reid (pictured) will welcome representatives of a range of community groups to the presentation ceremony in the Council Room at The Grange at CSU on Tuesday 8 December.CUP grants worth a total of $14 250 have been awarded to 15 schools and organisations under three programs; the Regional Schools Development Program, the Regional Sports Development Program, and the Regional Arts and Culture Development Program.Professor Reid said, "We look forward to welcoming the grant recipients to the campus in Bathurst, and hearing more about the projects the University is supporting. It is always to good meet the representatives and to put faces to names and projects so we can develop practical relationships with schools and community organisations."By the end of 2015 an additional $2 577 will have been provided to schools and sporting groups in the Bathurst region through the Healthy, Active, Sporting Regions Program.Recipients attending the CSU CUP grants reception have been asked to share brief stories about their successful project application. They will then receive a grant presentation certificate from Professor Reid, followed by afternoon tea.