
Carroll Depot Centre, LTD
Restoration and development of a historic depot center in Carroll (IA).
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$50,000 |
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Carstens 1880 Farmstead, Inc.
Expansion of museum near Shelby (IA).
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$50,000 |
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Carter Lake (IA) Preservation Society
Development of lakefront rain gardens
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$5,000 |
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City of Anita (IA)
Improvements to the recreational "Grass Roots Walking Trail"
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$3,000 |
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City of Avoca
Feasibility study for proposed walking trail and highway crossing
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$3,050 |
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City of Avoca
New playground equipment for Edgington Memorial Park
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$13,700 |
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City of Carroll (IA)
Funding for new aquatic center
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$30,000 |
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City of Creston (IA)
Support for community recreational skate park
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$5,000 |
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City of Harlan (IA)
Construction of "Rocky Skate Park"
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$25,000 |
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City of Logan (IA)
Funding for aquatic center at community center park
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$30,000 |
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City of Mondamin (IA)
Remodeling enhancements at public library
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$1,500 |
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City of Neola (IA)
New lights for sports complex
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$80,562 |
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City of Oakland (IA)
Renovation and beautification of city hall
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$27,500 |
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City of Riverton (IA)
Chautauqua pavilion restoration project in Riverton
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$11,500 |
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City of Treynor (IA)
Construction and installation of entrance welcome signs
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$22,200 |
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City of Walnut (IA)
Improvement and relocation of entrance welcome signs
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$25,000 |
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Community Housing Investment Corporation
Revitalization projects in Council Bluffs neighborhoods
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$67,000 |
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Community Housing Investment Corporation
Assessment of Council Bluffs neighborhood property for reuse
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$30,000 |
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Council Bluffs Betterment Foundation
Holiday light display for newly renovated Bayliss Park
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$41,566 |
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Council Bluffs Historic Preservation Alliance
Organizational start-up funding for historic preservation
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$45,000 |
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Durham Western Heritage Museum
Window restoration project at Omaha museum
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$100,000 |
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Friends of Lake Manawa
Design of north shore campground at Lake Manawa in Council Bluffs
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$27,025 |
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Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs
Building materials for homes in Council Bluffs
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$150,000 |
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Iowa Architectural Foundation
Community design workshop in Council Bluffs
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$15,000 |
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Minden Community Club
Renovation of community club building in Minden (IA)
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$75,000 |
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Municipal Homes, Inc.
Pre-development of a Council Bluffs site for affordable rental housing
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$50,000 |
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Nebraska State Historical Society
Technical assistance for cultural institutions in southwest Iowa
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$13,800 |
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Pottawattamie County Conservation Board
Central Loess Hills restoration initiative
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$143,480 |
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Public Art Project
Iowa West Foundation initiative to support public art
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2,000,000 |
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Streetscape Initiative
Beautification and maintenance of primary corridors in Council Bluffs
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$3,000,000 |
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The Oakland Historical Society
Renovation of Nishna Heritage Museum in Oakland (IA)
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$12,374 |
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Whiterock Conservancy
The Whiterock Great Places Initiative near Coon Rapids
(IA)
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$50,000 |
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Adams County (IA) Conservation Board
Recreational improvements at Lake Icaria
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$50,000 |
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Artspace Projects, Inc
Artist live/work space in Council Bluffs historic area
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$1,783,000 |
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Bemis Center For Contemporary Art
Creativity celebration in Omaha with educational art exhibits
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$25,000 |
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Bluffs Arts Council
Support for concert series 2007-2008
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$15,000 |
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City of Carson (IA)
City website development and needs assessment survey
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$1,300 |
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City of Corning (IA)
Adams County aquatic center
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$30,000 |
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City of Council Bluffs (IA)
Alcohol-free New Year's Eve festival for families
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$35,000 |
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City of Council Bluffs (IA)
Support for economic development research and planning
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$350,000 |
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Corning Center for the Fine Arts
Completion of an arts center in Corning (IA)
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$24,000 |
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Friends of the Union Pacific Railroad Museum
Development of the "Riding the Rails" exhibit in the Council Bluffs museum
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$125,000 |
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Golden Hills Resource Conservation & Development
Cultural resources study in the Loess Hills
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$74,850 |
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Golden Hills Resource Conservation & Development
Loess Hills scenic byway brochure for western Iowa
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$34,000 |
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Iowa Western Community College Foundation
Support for performing arts series
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$75,000 |
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Omaha Botanical Garden, Inc.
Metropolitan area railroad days celebration
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$25,000 |
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Omaha Zoological Society
Butterfly and insect pavilion
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$400,000 |
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Pottawattamie County (IA) Board of Supervisors
Support of the C.I.T.I.E.S. fund for community infrastructure projects
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$1,300,000 |
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Pottawattamie County (IA) Board of Supervisors
Marketing area tourism activities and attractions
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$62,500 |
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Pottawattamie County (IA) Development Corporation
Support of a downtown revitalization fund for Council Bluffs
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$2,000,000 |
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Wallace Foundation for Rural Research and Development
Technical assistance for entrepreneurs in southwest Iowa
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$33,333 |
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Wallace Foundation for Rural Research and Development
Strategic planning for growing a regional food system
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$20,000 |
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Avoca (IA) Public Library
Purchase of microfilm digital reader-printer
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$3,638 |
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Bib Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands
School-based mentoring program in Pottawattamie County schools
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$25,000 |
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Board of Regents/University of Nebraska-Omaha
"Aim for the Stars" science camp for Pottawattamie County youth
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$14,843 |
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Board of Regents/University of Nebraska-Omaha
Training program for art teachers and staff in southwest Iowa
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$16,582 |
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Children's Center
Equipment for classes for young parents at Council Bluffs center
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$2,000 |
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Community Education Foundation, Inc.
STARS (Scholarship and Training for Adult Re-entry Students)
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$60,000 |
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Community Education Foundation, Inc.
Comprehensive/collaborative planning in Council Bluffs community
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$51,300 |
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Conference For Inclusive Communities
Community cultural education for metropolitan area youth
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$5,000 |
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Council Bluffs (IA) Public Library
An "Author Series" at the library
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$25,000 |
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Council Bluffs (IA) Public Library
Collection enhancement with additional materials and databases
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$125,000 |
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Dunlap Library Friends
Children's computer and chairs at public libary in Dunlap (IA)
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$675 |
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Durham Western Heritage Museum
Support for the "Enemy Within Exhibition"
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$25,000 |
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Eckels Memorial Library
Update collection of education materials in Oakland (IA) library
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$5,000 |
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Friends of the Union Pacific Railroad Museum
"Picturing What Matters" photography project in Council Bluffs
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$14,000 |
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Iowa Newspaper Foundation
"Newspapers In Education" program for southwest Iowa schools
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$17,000 |
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Iowa West Foundation Scholarship Foundation
College scholarships for southwest Iowa and eastern Nebraska
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$500,000 |
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Iowa Public Television Foundation
Mobile digital unit and southwest Iowa programming
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$230,000 |
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Iowa Western Community College Foundation
Expansion of health care education program
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$1,100,000 |
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Language & Culture School of Omaha
"Saturdays in South Omaha" educational project
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$1,600 |
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Language & Culture School of Omaha
Language and financial workshops to assist Latina women
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$4,200 |
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Loess Hills Area Education Agency 13
Funding of additional career academies for southwest Iowa high school students
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$461,500 |
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Loess Hills Area Education Agency 13
Summer leadership academies for southwest Iowa youth
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$67,500 |
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Legacy 150 Foundation
"Character Counts" program training for schools in Pottawattamie County
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$15,000 |
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Omaha Area Youth Orchestras
Youth Orchestra concerts in Council Bluffs elementary schools
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$5,000 |
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Omaha Children's Museum
"Blizzard Voices" traveling exhibition in metro area
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$10,000 |
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Omaha Symphony Association
Regional youth programming
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$5,000 |
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Omaha Symphony Association
Support for students in Pottawattamie County to attend performance
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$15,000 |
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Pottawattamie County Schools
County-wide pre-school education program
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$1,400,000 |
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Promise Partners - Pottawattamie County Alliance For Youth
Development of social and educational marketing campaign
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$10,000 |
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R.E.S.P.E.C.T.2
Southwest Iowa educational programs for violence prevention
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$12,500 |
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Society Of American Military Engineers/Omaha Post
Mentoring program and workshop for local students
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$5,000 |
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State Historical Society of Iowa
To plan introduction of bison at the Western Historic Trails Center in Council Bluffs
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$7,413 |
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Strategic Air & Space Museum
Aerospace education outreach to eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa
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$5,000 |
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Town and Country Arts
Development of performing arts academy in Woodbine (IA)
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$2,000 |
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Adams County (IA) Kid Care Council
Summer park program
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$2,000 |
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American Red Cross Loess Hills Chapter
New facility at the human services campus in Council Bluffs
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$800,000 |
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Angels Among Us, Inc.
Capacity building in family healthcare in Omaha metro area
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$10,000 |
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Board of Regents / University of Nebraska-Omaha
"Enhancing Senior Living Through the Arts" project in Council Bluffs
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$15,178 |
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Brush Up Nebraska Paint-A-Thon
Supplies for Omaha area volunteer program to assist low-income homeowners
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$5,000 |
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Camp Fire USA Midlands Council
Renovation of Omaha building for new program offices
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$75,000 |
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Centro Latino of Iowa
Expansion of services to the Latino community of Council Bluffs
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$30,000 |
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Charles Drew Health Center, Inc.
Health education outreach in Omaha metropolitan area
|
$9,000 |
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Charles E. Lakin Human Services Campus
Infrastructure and landscaping of five-agency human services campus in Council Bluffs
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$1,700,000 |
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Children's Imagination Station Daycare
Program supplies for Denison (IA) community preschool
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$1,434.30 |
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Christian Home Association - Children's Square U.S.A.
Additional development of Council Bluffs campus and youth programs
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$356,834 |
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Christian Home Association - Children's Square U.S.A.
Cottage bedroom improvements in Council Bluffs
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$18,750 |
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Christian Home Association - Children's Square U.S.A.
Equine therapeutic program for Council bluffs at-risk youth
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$5,800 |
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City of Omaha (NE)
Interoperable public safety radios for police helicopters
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$25,000 |
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Council bluffs (IA) Goodfellows
Matching dollar holiday campaign to assist low-income families
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$45,000 |
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Family Housing Advisory Services, Inc.
Housing independence services for seniors in Pottawattamie County (IA)
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$17,025 |
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Family Housing Advisory Services, Inc.
Low-income assistance program for housing in Council Bluffs
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$12,500 |
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Girl Scouts - Nishnabotna Council of Southwest Iowa
Improvements at Camp Neyati near Glenwood (IA)
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$39,000 |
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Good Neighbor Foundation, Inc.
Drug intervention programs at Oxford Houses in the metropolitan area
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$10,000 |
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Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs
Support for strategic planning
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$8,950 |
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Heartland Family Service
Drug court integrated treatment for southwest Iowa clients
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$50,000 |
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Heartland Family Service
Energy / rental assistance for low-income families / homeless in Pottawattamie County (IA)
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$120,000 |
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Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association
Development of a "sibling connection training project" in southwest Iowa
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$4,500 |
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Iowa Legal Aid
Organization outreach into southwest Iowa
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$5,000 |
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Kornerstone Kids Child Care, Inc.
Emergency shelter at child care center in Hamburg (IA)
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$20,000 |
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League of Human Dignity, Inc.
Accessibility improvements in Council Bluffs at homes of disabled persons
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$20,000 |
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Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly
Establishment of elderly activity services in Council Bluffs
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$10,000 |
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Loess HIlls Area Educaiton Agency 13
Planning for "Young Families Resource Center" in southwest Iowa
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$43,200 |
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Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa
Funding to grant wishes of ill children in southwest Iowa
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$10,000 |
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Merrymakers Association
"Adopt-a-Home" entertainment activities for southwest Iowa elderly
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$24,000 |
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Micah House Corporation
Capacity building plan to meet homeless needs
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$50,000 |
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Micah House Corporation
New emergency homeless shelter at the human services campus in Council Bluffs (IA)
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$1,240,000 |
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Midlands Chapter Alzheimer's Association
Updating of educational care-giving materials for southwest Iowans
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$7,500 |
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Mills County (IA) Prevent Child Abuse Council
"Earn While You Learn" parent education program for families
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$5,000 |
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Mills County (IA) Public Health
Expansion of methamphetamine recovery project
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$12,500 |
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Mondamin (IA) Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
New brush and grass fire equipment in Loess Hills area
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$2,000 |
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Muscular Dystrophy Association (NE)
Support for MDA summer camp for Nebraska and southwest Iowa youth
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$14,000 |
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Nebraska Aids Project
Case management and educational services in Council Bluffs area
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$25,000 |
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Partnerships in Aging, Inc.
Strategic planning for "Older Adults Continuum of Care" in the Omaha area
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$37,715 |
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Senior Futures, Inc.
Assistance with outdoor chores for Pottawattamie County senior citizens
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$8,276 |
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SOLAS (Support Our Local Animal Shelter)
Additional veterinary care at the Council Bluffs animal shelter
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$5,000 |
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Southwest (IA) 8 Senior Services, Inc.
Program to assist low-income elderly meet special needs
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$12,000 |
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Special Olympics Iowa, Inc.
Support for "Challenge Days" in southwest Iowa
|
$10,000 |
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Ted E. Bear Hollow, Inc.
Organizational planning for children services in southwest Iowa
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$2,500 |
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The City of Modale (IA) Volunteer Fire Department
New equipment and firefighting gear
|
$2,000 |
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The Salvation Army Council Bluffs Corp
Disaster Services mobile unit
|
$40,000 |
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United Way of the Midlands
Support of United Way of the Midlands Campaign
|
$320,000 |
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Visiting Nurse Association of Omaha
Infant safety program providing cribs / car seats to area families in need
|
$10,000 |
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Vocational Development Center, Inc.
Roof replacement at Council Bluffs workshop serving persons with disabilities
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$35,000 |
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Word of Mouth: Oral Health Education
Dental health awareness program in southwest Iowa for low-income families
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$11,000 |
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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
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