Horizons is pursuing plans to renovate a portion of the nonprofit’s building into a $2.5 million senior center, fulfilling a need that has existed in Cedar Rapids since the 2008 flood destroyed the Witwer Center.
Program to end this month unless Congress passes funding
Linn County and the city of Cedar Rapids are looking to jointly fund a homeless systems manager for up to three years who will collaborate with service providers to streamline gaps in services for the growing population of those experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
City kicks in $1 million in ARPA funds to help 249 students
The website, which was started by a coalition of liberal advocacy groups, seeks to identify the projects that have received funding through the Biden-backed American Rescue Plan and bipartisan infrastructure law.
There are about 2,193 households in Johnson County with limited English proficiency. The language access program will help these households fully engage with county government and benefit from county services.
As Iowa grapples with aging housing stock and a housing shortage, Iowa City’s South District program is among the endeavors cities and the state are undertaking to keep older residential units in good shape.
A state board on Thursday awarded a combined $1.3 million toward two CEdar Rapids projects: one that will revitalize Cedar Lake through the grassroots ConnectCR initiative and the other that will renovate the African American Museum of Iowa.
Cedar Rapids’ LightLine Loop and the African American Museum of Iowa’s renovations project received grants from the ARPA-funded tourist attraction program.
CID is finally ready for takeoff with the fourth phase of its terminal modernization project -- signaling the end is near for the massive, $120.9 million project.
Houses into Homes has helped furnish more than 1,000 homes since its inception in February 2018 and has diverted hundreds of tons of items from the landfill. In addition to helping families, the organization has created a sense of community among its staff and volunteers.
The city used federal pandemic aid, supplemented with local funds, for a $1.3 million voluntary relocation program intended to help residents of the mobile home park find safe, stable housing ahead of the park’s closure.
Gov. Kim Reynolds approved $440,000 for the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund, which recently exhausted its available spending for the first time in a decade.
Five years after lawmakers denied Iowa State University the full $100 million it sought for a new and updated Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory – which underpins Iowa’s $32.5 billion dollar animal agriculture industry and aids in animal health emergencies, like the bird flu – Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday committed another $40 million to the new lab.
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