MISSOURI RIVER HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDED NEARLY ONE MILLION, SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN MATCHING GRANTS TO 11 SIOUXLAND ORGANIZATIONS THURSDAY AT ITS ANNUAL IMPACT MATCH GRANT CEREMONY AT THE LEWIS & CLARK INTERPRETIVE CENTER IN SIOUX CITY.
THE GRANTS WILL SUPPORT PROJECTS ADDRESSING CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS, INCLUDING FOOD INSECURITY, HOMELESSNESS, RURAL PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
APPROXIMATELY 86% OF THE FUNDING WAS AWARDED TO PROJECTS IN WOODBURY COUNTY, WITH THE REMAINING 14% SUPPORTING A PROJECT IN IDA COUNTY.
RURAL FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PROJECTS ACCOUNTED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF THE TOTAL FUNDING, FOR ANTHON, DANBURY AND BATTLE CREEK’S FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
THE LARGEST GRANT, $250,000, WENT TO THE FOOD BANK OF SIOUXLAND FOR DEMOLITION AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW REFRIGERATION SYSTEM.
THE WOODBURY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION RECEIVED $225,000 FOR FAIRGROUNDS INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
SIOUXLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION RECEIVED THE SAME AMOUNT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT.
HOPE STREET OF SIOUXLAND, DOWNTOWN PARTNERS, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND THE SANFORD CENTER WERE ALSO AWARDED GRANTS.
THE GRANT RECIPIENTS MUST PROVIDE A MINIMUM 25% MATCH, AND GRANT FUNDS ARE REIMBURSED UPON PROJECT COMPLETION.
