With the help of a $250,000 planning grant, the Iowa Energy Fund intends to turn Cedar Rapids into its “development grounds” to learn more about effective public-private pathways toward green energy implementation.
The City of Hiawatha recently received nearly $800,000 in state funds to support the construction of a new trail connection at Interstate 380 and Emmons Street.
Seventeen area nonprofits have been selected to receive a combined $100,000 in funding for community and economic development projects across Linn County.
Willis Dady, a nonprofit based in Cedar Rapids, was one of 100 grant recipients from the Lowe’s Hometowns project, which is dedicated to improving communities through revitalized public and private property. The funds will be used to make ADA renovations to a house that provides a home for veterans.
Funds will support new levee in NW Cedar Rapids, road reconstruction and more.
The nonprofit cinema in Iowa City is focused on presenting both relevant and entertaining cinematic programming to a community whose support is helping it maintain its footing amid federal funding cuts.
Also in this week’s Government Notes, beginning Monday, the Boyson Road bridge over I-380 and all four ramps will close for 20 working days.
Also, Cedar Rapids library’s ‘artist-in-residency’ program put on pause
A fundraising campaign continues while a groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for September.
Federal funding for Iowa library systems — and the public services they support — could be at risk following a presidential directive targeting a federal agency that provides financial support to libraries across the U.S.
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