MISSOURI RIVER HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDED $500,000 THIS WEEK TO 35 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS DURING A CEREMONY IN ITS ANNUAL TARGET GRANT PROGRAM AT THE LEWIS & CLARK INTERPRETIVE CENTER.
THE ANNUAL TARGET GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING UP TO $25,000 FOR ONE-YEAR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGHOUT THE SIOUXLAND REGION.
MRHD RECEIVED 88 TOTAL APPLICATIONS SEEKING NEARLY $2 MILLION FOR THE PROPOSALS.
THIS YEAR OVER $209,000 IN GRANTS WERE AWARDED FOR HUMAN SERVICES AND HEALTH SERVICES AND NEARLY $126,000 WENT TO CIVIC, PUBLIC, PATRIOTIC, CHARITABLE & RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
ANOTHER $65,000 WAS AWARDE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND TOURISM PROJECTS, $55,000 FOR EDUCATION AND $45,000 FOR LEISURE, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL GROUPS.
APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE FUNDING AWARDED THIS YEAR WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT PROJECTS IN WOODBURY COUNTY, WITH ADDITIONAL GRANTS BENEFITING NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES WHOSE SERVICES AND INITIATIVES POSITIVELY IMPACT SIOUXLAND RESIDENTS.
