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Alex and Ani Founder Withdraws Grant Request For Belcourt

Alex and Ani founder Carolyn Rafaelian said she was unaware of the grant and withdrew it after she read media reports.

Alex and Ani founder Carolyn Rafaelian has withdrawn a request for a $18,504 grant to install a solar photovoltaic system in Belcourt Castle, according to the Providence Journal.

Rafaelian said news reports about the request have caught her off guard because the company hired to do the installation requested with grant without her knowledge, according to the journal. 

"Once I found out what was going on, I immediately told them to withdraw this because this is not something that we do," Rafaeliantold the paper

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