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Community Development & Beautification

Carroll Depot Centre, LTD
Restoration and development of a historic depot center in Carroll (IA).
$50,000
Carstens 1880 Farmstead, Inc.
Expansion of museum near Shelby (IA).
$50,000
Carter Lake (IA) Preservation Society
Development of lakefront rain gardens
$5,000
City of Anita (IA)
Improvements to the recreational "Grass Roots Walking Trail"
$3,000
City of Avoca
Feasibility study for proposed walking trail and highway crossing
$3,050
City of Avoca
New playground equipment for Edgington Memorial Park
$13,700
City of Carroll (IA)
Funding for new aquatic center
$30,000
City of Creston (IA)
Support for community recreational skate park
$5,000
City of Harlan (IA)
Construction of "Rocky Skate Park"
$25,000
City of Logan (IA)
Funding for aquatic center at community center park
$30,000
City of Mondamin (IA)
Remodeling enhancements at public library
$1,500
City of Neola (IA)
New lights for sports complex
$80,562
City of Oakland (IA)
Renovation and beautification of city hall
$27,500
City of Riverton (IA)
Chautauqua pavilion restoration project in Riverton
$11,500
City of Treynor (IA)
Construction and installation of entrance welcome signs
$22,200
City of Walnut (IA)
Improvement and relocation of entrance welcome signs
$25,000
Community Housing Investment Corporation
Revitalization projects in Council Bluffs neighborhoods
$67,000
Community Housing Investment Corporation
Assessment of Council Bluffs neighborhood property for reuse
$30,000
Council Bluffs Betterment Foundation
Holiday light display for newly renovated Bayliss Park
$41,566
Council Bluffs Historic Preservation Alliance
Organizational start-up funding for historic preservation
$45,000
Durham Western Heritage Museum
Window restoration project at Omaha museum
$100,000
Friends of Lake Manawa
Design of north shore campground at Lake Manawa in Council Bluffs
$27,025
Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs
Building materials for homes in Council Bluffs
$150,000
Iowa Architectural Foundation
Community design workshop in Council Bluffs
$15,000
Minden Community Club
Renovation of community club building in Minden (IA)
$75,000
Municipal Homes, Inc.
Pre-development of a Council Bluffs site for affordable rental housing
$50,000
Nebraska State Historical Society
Technical assistance for cultural institutions in southwest Iowa
$13,800
Pottawattamie County Conservation Board
Central Loess Hills restoration initiative
$143,480
Public Art Project
Iowa West Foundation initiative to support public art
2,000,000
Streetscape Initiative
Beautification and maintenance of primary corridors in Council Bluffs
$3,000,000
The Oakland Historical Society
Renovation of Nishna Heritage Museum in Oakland (IA)
$12,374
Whiterock Conservancy
The Whiterock Great Places Initiative near Coon Rapids (IA)
$50,000
Economic Development

Adams County (IA) Conservation Board
Recreational improvements at Lake Icaria
$50,000
Artspace Projects, Inc
Artist live/work space in Council Bluffs historic area
$1,783,000
Bemis Center For Contemporary Art
Creativity celebration in Omaha with educational art exhibits
$25,000
Bluffs Arts Council
Support for concert series 2007-2008
$15,000
City of Carson (IA)
City website development and needs assessment survey
$1,300
City of Corning (IA)
Adams County aquatic center
$30,000
City of Council Bluffs (IA)
Alcohol-free New Year's Eve festival for families
$35,000
City of Council Bluffs (IA)
Support for economic development research and planning
$350,000
Corning Center for the Fine Arts
Completion of an arts center in Corning (IA)
$24,000
Friends of the Union Pacific Railroad Museum
Development of the "Riding the Rails" exhibit in the Council Bluffs museum
$125,000
Golden Hills Resource Conservation & Development
Cultural resources study in the Loess Hills
$74,850
Golden Hills Resource Conservation & Development
Loess Hills scenic byway brochure for western Iowa
$34,000
Iowa Western Community College Foundation
Support for performing arts series
$75,000
Omaha Botanical Garden, Inc.
Metropolitan area railroad days celebration
$25,000
Omaha Zoological Society
Butterfly and insect pavilion
$400,000
Pottawattamie County (IA) Board of Supervisors
Support of the C.I.T.I.E.S. fund for community infrastructure projects
$1,300,000
Pottawattamie County (IA) Board of Supervisors
Marketing area tourism activities and attractions
$62,500
Pottawattamie County (IA) Development Corporation
Support of a downtown revitalization fund for Council Bluffs
$2,000,000
Wallace Foundation for Rural Research and Development
Technical assistance for entrepreneurs in southwest Iowa
$33,333
Wallace Foundation for Rural Research and Development
Strategic planning for growing a regional food system
$20,000
Education

Avoca (IA) Public Library
Purchase of microfilm digital reader-printer
$3,638
Bib Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands
School-based mentoring program in Pottawattamie County schools
$25,000
Board of Regents/University of Nebraska-Omaha
"Aim for the Stars" science camp for Pottawattamie County youth
$14,843
Board of Regents/University of Nebraska-Omaha
Training program for art teachers and staff in southwest Iowa
$16,582
Children's Center
Equipment for classes for young parents at Council Bluffs center
$2,000
Community Education Foundation, Inc.
STARS (Scholarship and Training for Adult Re-entry Students)
$60,000
Community Education Foundation, Inc.
Comprehensive/collaborative planning in Council Bluffs community
$51,300
Conference For Inclusive Communities
Community cultural education for metropolitan area youth
$5,000
Council Bluffs (IA) Public Library
An "Author Series" at the library
$25,000
Council Bluffs (IA) Public Library
Collection enhancement with additional materials and databases
$125,000
Dunlap Library Friends
Children's computer and chairs at public libary in Dunlap (IA)
$675
Durham Western Heritage Museum
Support for the "Enemy Within Exhibition"
$25,000
Eckels Memorial Library
Update collection of education materials in Oakland (IA) library
$5,000
Friends of the Union Pacific Railroad Museum
"Picturing What Matters" photography project in Council Bluffs
$14,000
Iowa Newspaper Foundation
"Newspapers In Education" program for southwest Iowa schools
$17,000
Iowa West Foundation Scholarship Foundation
College scholarships for southwest Iowa and eastern Nebraska
$500,000
Iowa Public Television Foundation
Mobile digital unit and southwest Iowa programming
$230,000
Iowa Western Community College Foundation
Expansion of health care education program
$1,100,000
Language & Culture School of Omaha
"Saturdays in South Omaha" educational project
$1,600
Language & Culture School of Omaha
Language and financial workshops to assist Latina women
$4,200
Loess Hills Area Education Agency 13
Funding of additional career academies for southwest Iowa high school students
$461,500
Loess Hills Area Education Agency 13
Summer leadership academies for southwest Iowa youth
$67,500
Legacy 150 Foundation
"Character Counts" program training for schools in Pottawattamie County
$15,000
Omaha Area Youth Orchestras
Youth Orchestra concerts in Council Bluffs elementary schools
$5,000
Omaha Children's Museum
"Blizzard Voices" traveling exhibition in metro area
$10,000
Omaha Symphony Association
Regional youth programming
$5,000
Omaha Symphony Association
Support for students in Pottawattamie County to attend performance
$15,000
Pottawattamie County Schools
County-wide pre-school education program
$1,400,000
Promise Partners - Pottawattamie County Alliance For Youth
Development of social and educational marketing campaign
$10,000
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2
Southwest Iowa educational programs for violence prevention
$12,500
Society Of American Military Engineers/Omaha Post
Mentoring program and workshop for local students
$5,000
State Historical Society of Iowa
To plan introduction of bison at the Western Historic Trails Center in Council Bluffs
$7,413
Strategic Air & Space Museum
Aerospace education outreach to eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa
$5,000
Town and Country Arts
Development of performing arts academy in Woodbine (IA)
$2,000
Human and Social Needs

Adams County (IA) Kid Care Council
Summer park program
$2,000
American Red Cross Loess Hills Chapter
New facility at the human services campus in Council Bluffs
$800,000
Angels Among Us, Inc.
Capacity building in family healthcare in Omaha metro area
$10,000
Board of Regents / University of Nebraska-Omaha
"Enhancing Senior Living Through the Arts" project in Council Bluffs
$15,178
Brush Up Nebraska Paint-A-Thon
Supplies for Omaha area volunteer program to assist low-income homeowners
$5,000
Camp Fire USA Midlands Council
Renovation of Omaha building for new program offices
$75,000
Centro Latino of Iowa
Expansion of services to the Latino community of Council Bluffs
$30,000
Charles Drew Health Center, Inc.
Health education outreach in Omaha metropolitan area
$9,000
Charles E. Lakin Human Services Campus
Infrastructure and landscaping of five-agency human services campus in Council Bluffs
$1,700,000
Children's Imagination Station Daycare
Program supplies for Denison (IA) community preschool
$1,434.30
Christian Home Association - Children's Square U.S.A.
Additional development of Council Bluffs campus and youth programs
$356,834
Christian Home Association - Children's Square U.S.A.
Cottage bedroom improvements in Council Bluffs
$18,750
Christian Home Association - Children's Square U.S.A.
Equine therapeutic program for Council bluffs at-risk youth
$5,800
City of Omaha (NE)
Interoperable public safety radios for police helicopters
$25,000
Council bluffs (IA) Goodfellows
Matching dollar holiday campaign to assist low-income families
$45,000
Family Housing Advisory Services, Inc.
Housing independence services for seniors in Pottawattamie County (IA)
$17,025
Family Housing Advisory Services, Inc.
Low-income assistance program for housing in Council Bluffs
$12,500
Girl Scouts - Nishnabotna Council of Southwest Iowa
Improvements at Camp Neyati near Glenwood (IA)
$39,000
Good Neighbor Foundation, Inc.
Drug intervention programs at Oxford Houses in the metropolitan area
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs
Support for strategic planning
$8,950
Heartland Family Service
Drug court integrated treatment for southwest Iowa clients
$50,000
Heartland Family Service
Energy / rental assistance for low-income families / homeless in Pottawattamie County (IA)
$120,000
Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association
Development of a "sibling connection training project" in southwest Iowa
$4,500
Iowa Legal Aid
Organization outreach into southwest Iowa
$5,000
Kornerstone Kids Child Care, Inc.
Emergency shelter at child care center in Hamburg (IA)
$20,000
League of Human Dignity, Inc.
Accessibility improvements in Council Bluffs at homes of disabled persons
$20,000
Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly
Establishment of elderly activity services in Council Bluffs
$10,000
Loess HIlls Area Educaiton Agency 13
Planning for "Young Families Resource Center" in southwest Iowa
$43,200
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa
Funding to grant wishes of ill children in southwest Iowa
$10,000
Merrymakers Association
"Adopt-a-Home" entertainment activities for southwest Iowa elderly
$24,000
Micah House Corporation
Capacity building plan to meet homeless needs
$50,000
Micah House Corporation
New emergency homeless shelter at the human services campus in Council Bluffs (IA)
$1,240,000
Midlands Chapter Alzheimer's Association
Updating of educational care-giving materials for southwest Iowans
$7,500
Mills County (IA) Prevent Child Abuse Council
"Earn While You Learn" parent education program for families
$5,000
Mills County (IA) Public Health
Expansion of methamphetamine recovery project
$12,500
Mondamin (IA) Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
New brush and grass fire equipment in Loess Hills area
$2,000
Muscular Dystrophy Association (NE)
Support for MDA summer camp for Nebraska and southwest Iowa youth
$14,000
Nebraska Aids Project
Case management and educational services in Council Bluffs area
$25,000
Partnerships in Aging, Inc.
Strategic planning for "Older Adults Continuum of Care" in the Omaha area
$37,715
Senior Futures, Inc.
Assistance with outdoor chores for Pottawattamie County senior citizens
$8,276
SOLAS (Support Our Local Animal Shelter)
Additional veterinary care at the Council Bluffs animal shelter
$5,000
Southwest (IA) 8 Senior Services, Inc.
Program to assist low-income elderly meet special needs
$12,000
Special Olympics Iowa, Inc.
Support for "Challenge Days" in southwest Iowa
$10,000
Ted E. Bear Hollow, Inc.
Organizational planning for children services in southwest Iowa
$2,500
The City of Modale (IA) Volunteer Fire Department
New equipment and firefighting gear
$2,000
The Salvation Army Council Bluffs Corp
Disaster Services mobile unit
$40,000
United Way of the Midlands
Support of United Way of the Midlands Campaign
$320,000
Visiting Nurse Association of Omaha
Infant safety program providing cribs / car seats to area families in need
$10,000
Vocational Development Center, Inc.
Roof replacement at Council Bluffs workshop serving persons with disabilities
$35,000
Word of Mouth: Oral Health Education
Dental health awareness program in southwest Iowa for low-income families
$11,000
Pottawattamie County Firefighters Association
The following fire departments in Pottawattamie County also received Iowa West grants for equipment: Carson Volunteer Fire Department, Carter Lake Volunteer Fire Department, Crescent Volunteer Fire Department, Hancock Volunteer Fire Department, Lewis Township Fire & Rescue, Minden Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Treynor Fire Department, Underwood Volunteer Fire Department, Walnut Volunteer Fire Department