The Upper Mississippi Gaming Corporation awarded nearly 700 hundred thousand dollars in Grants Tuesday at their annual awards reception. Money for the grants come from a percentage of the revenue from the Casino Queen in Marquette. Here is a complete list of the recipients:
|
Project Title |
Grant Award |
|
|
Central Community |
Dollars for Scholars |
$1,500 |
|
Clayton Ridge Community |
Dollars for Scholars |
$1,300 |
|
Postville Community |
Dollars for Scholars |
$400 |
|
Starmont Community |
Dollars for Scholars |
$900 |
|
MFL MarMac Community |
Dollars for Scholars |
$2,800 |
|
Clayton County Development Group |
Promoting Clayton County Attractions |
$25,000 |
|
Clayton County Development Group |
RLF Funding for Housing |
$50,000 |
|
Umbrella Arts Guttenberg |
Outdoor Musical Instruments |
$22,791 |
|
Backbone Lake Promotion Association |
Play It Forward |
$5,739 |
|
Backbone Lake Promotion Association |
Strawberry Jam Camp |
$11,255 |
|
Friends of Marquette Driftless Area |
Wildlife Exhibits for Driftless Area Wetland Ctr. |
$30,000 |
|
Friends of Yellow River State Forest |
Big Paint Creek Streambank Stabilization |
$20,000 |
|
City of Prairie du Chien |
St. Feriole Island Waterfront Improvements |
$46,000 |
|
Clayton County Foundation for the Future |
Early Literacy in Clayton County |
$12,000 |
|
Garnavillo Community Day Care |
Furnishings |
$11,000 |
|
Clayton Food Shelf |
Emergency Food Supply & Non-Food Supply |
$10,000 |
|
Riverview Center |
Mobile Sexual Assault/Abuse Crisis Intervention Services |
$3,000 |
|
Monona Butterfly Gardens & Trail Committee |
Paving the gravel Butterfly Trail |
$100,000 |
|
St. Olaf Fire Dept. |
Battery Powered Jaws of Life |
$24,050 |
|
Northeast Iowa Community Action Corp. |
Clayton County Crisis Assistance Program |
$20,000 |
|
City of Strawberry Point |
Strawberry Point Fire Battery Fans |
$7,477 |
|
Northeast Iowa Council Boy Scouts |
Sail Away at Summer Camp |
$20,821 |
|
Motor Mill Foundation of Clayton Co, Iowa |
Living History at Motor Mill |
$50,000 |
|
VCTV Inc. Volga City Opera House |
VCOH Hardwood Floor |
$100,000 |
|
City of Elkader |
Tennis/Pickleball Court Rehab |
$32,420 |
|
McGregor-Marquette Center for the Arts |
What a Bright Idea |
$10,125 |
|
Guttenberg Chamber of Commerce |
Building & Sidewalk Murals |
$4,500 |
|
Elkader Depot Project |
Elkader Depot Project |
$1,200 |
|
Luana Fire Dept. |
Self-contained breathing apparatus packs, bottles & gear |
$52,836 |
|
Humane Society of Northeast Iowa |
Outdoor Fencing |
$8,800 |
|
Garnavillo Historical Society |
New Entry Into the Past |
$4,500 |
|
Clayton County Farm Bureau |
Chick Hatching Kit |
$1,200 |
|
Asbury Cemetery Association |
Stone Repairs |
$1,200 |
|
Clayton County Womenade |
Hardship Assistance |
$5,000 |
|
|
|
$697,814 |