Articles Tagged: American Rescue Plan

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.

The city is spending $1.1 million in American Rescue Plan Act dollars to fund a Shelter House housing stability pilot program designed to prevent homelessness.

The Cedar Rapids City Council will hold a public hearing to consider plans for an estimated $4.665 million renovation of the former Colonial Center building into affordable housing units. Also, the deadline is approaching to apply to fill an Iowa City Council vacancy.

Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomeranz -- the highest paid city administrator in Iowa -- is slated to receive a 4 percent pay bump this week with a City Council vote.

The county supervisors included $1 million for Kirkwood tuition assistance in the latest round of ARPA allocations this fall

The five-week pre-apprenticeship program creates a pathway for Iowans to qualify for and complete a skilled trades apprenticeship. Iowa City is investing more than $400,000 in pandemic relief dollars, which will allow the Labor Center to run the program for the next four years.

The grants will be funded with $250,000 in American Rescue Plan Act dollars

Iowa City awards 3 tourism grants

$20M in federal pandemic funds will help build 91 homes

The wage enhancement program funded by pandemic relief dollars is intended to boost wages without raising the cost for Johnson County families.