FY25 Community Project Funding
Benton County
Project Name: Belle Plaine Drinking Water Resiliency Project
Requested Amount: $4,000,000
Intended Recipient: City of Belle Plaine
Project Location: Several locations across Belle Plaine, Iowa
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 1207 8th Avenue, Belle Plaine, IA 52208
These funds will support necessary upgrades to the City of Belle Plaine’s drinking water infrastructure to provide clean, reliable, and abundant drinking water to the 2,300 residents of Belle Plaine, Iowa. The Belle Plaine community frequently faces water supply challenges due to drought, and the city recently implemented water restrictions to prevent a water shortage. This project will allow the city to improve water quality from its emergency well, construct additional wells to bolster the city’s water supply, upgrade electrical systems to support drinking water infrastructure, and strengthen the city’s water storage and distribution. These improvements will be critical to ensure the long-term resiliency of the water system that supports 1,300 residential households, 120 businesses, three schools, and two medical care facilities.
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Buchanan County
Project Name: Independence Wastewater Treatment Plant Replacement Project
Requested Amount: $4,000,000
Intended Recipient: City of Independence
Project Location: 2018 Three Elms Park Road, Independence, IA 50644
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 331 1st Street East, Independence, Iowa 50644
These funds will support the City of Independence’s efforts to modernize the community’s wastewater treatment plant, which was initially constructed in the 1970s. This project would include upgrades at multiple phases of the treatment process, including enhanced pretreatment, advanced biological treatment to remove nutrients, and a new anaerobic digestion process to significantly reduce sludge volume. These combined efforts will ensure Independence’s residents continue to have access to safe drinking water, reduce pollution in local waterways, and result in long-term savings for taxpayers by extending the lifespan of the community’s existing facility.
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Cerro Gordo County
Project Name: North Iowa Corridor Workforce Housing Initiative
Requested Amount: $2,500,000
Intended Recipient: Cerro Gordo County
Project Location: County-wide
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 220 N. Washington Ave, Mason City, Iowa 50401
These funds would allow for the county to purchase sites and blighted properties to develop housing units for new employees and professionals in the area. The purpose of this investment is to develop housing units to meet the needs of expanding businesses in the county, alleviating issues with accessing quality, attainable housing for the workforce in the area.
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Dubuque County
Project Name: Dubuque High Strength Waste Project
Requested Amount: $5,000,000
Intended Recipient: City of Dubuque
Project Location: 795 Julien Dubuque Drive, Dubuque, Iowa 52003
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 50 West 13th Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001
These funds will support the upgrade of high strength waste facilities at the City of Dubuque’s Water and Resource Recovery Center. The city’s current facility can no longer meet the needs of local residents and businesses, resulting in operational challenges for the city’s treatment process. This project will allow the City of Dubuque to construct high strength waste receiving and storage facilities, screening equipment, and additional infrastructure to support the treatment process. With this funding, Dubuque can fully address the community’s demand for high strength waste treatment, ensure higher water and environmental quality standards, and reduce landfill waste.
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Hardin County
Project Name: Hardin County Radio Infrastructure Project
Requested Amount: $2,776,539
Intended Recipient: Hardin County Sheriff
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 1116 14th Avenue, Eldora, Iowa 50627
These funds would provide the console and subscriber radio equipment needed to create interoperability for law enforcement in Hardin County, connecting them to the Iowa Statewide Interoperability Communication System. The purpose of this investment is to create the communication link that allows Hardin County Sheriff’s Department to communicate directly with Iowa State Police and/or surrounding law enforcement agencies when assisting or being assisted during incidents.
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Project Name: Eldora Housing Rehabilitation Project
Requested Amount: $990,000
Intended Recipient: City of Eldora
Project Location: Several locations in the City of Eldora
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 1442 Washington Street, Eldora, Iowa 50627
These funds will improve Eldora’s housing conditions through renovation of dilapidated homes and downtown revitalization. Through extensive community outreach, city officials have identified development needs in 25 single family homes throughout Eldora as well as 6 upper story units within downtown Eldora. These funds will assist the city with rehabilitation of homes to provide safe housing for the city’s elderly population and support economic development initiatives by attracting working families to rural Iowa and providing a greater quality of life for the city’s current residents.
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Howard County
Project Name: Howard County Sheriff’s Department Communication and Radio Project
Requested Amount: $1,100,000
Intended Recipient: Howard County Sheriff’s Department
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 124 South Park Place, Cresco, Iowa 52136
These funds would provide infrastructure upgrades for a communication link between all seven of the communication towers in Howard County, allowing law enforcement to communicate without having to manually switch sites every time they leave a location. This would also allow for the purchase of dual-band radios to help the county’s Deputies communicate with departments who operate on the Iowa Statewide Interoperability Communication System network, such as law enforcement in the surrounding rural area and the Iowa State Patrol. The purpose of this investment is to alleviate many of the issues Deputies face regarding communication and strength law enforcement’s ability to respond in rural Howard County.
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Linn County
Project Name: Cedar Rapids Redundant Power for Resilient Flood Control
Requested Amount: $1,620,000
Intended Recipient: City of Cedar Rapids
Project Location: 3rd Avenue SE Downtown Pump Station at 201 1st Street SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 101 1st Street SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
These funds will support a project for the critical flood mitigation work of the City of Cedar Rapids and meet the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requirement of a redundant supply of electricity to certify the flood control system and pump station. This investment will prevent electrical failures of the pump station during severe flooding, bringing it into FEMA compliance and protecting livelihoods and businesses. This project would consist of the installation of a 450 kW natural gas generator and the duct bank required to power the 3rd Avenue SE Downtown Pump Station along the Cedar River.
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Project Name: Eastern Iowa Airport Aircraft Deicing Facility
Requested Amount: $7,000,000
Intended Recipient: Cedar Rapids Airport Commission, Eastern Iowa Airport
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 2515 Arthur Collins Parkway SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
These funds will support the construction of a centralized aircraft deicing pad for the Eastern Iowa Airport, a critical transportation hub for Iowans. The construction of this facility will dramatically reduce the environmental impact of aircraft deicing, while reducing the amount of water sent to the city for treatment from 36 million gallons to 7 million gallons. This facility will ensure the continued reliability of air service in eastern Iowa and improve environmental outcomes and reduce the airport’s reliance on the City of Cedar Rapids’ wastewater infrastructure.
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Project Name: Swine Career and Technical Education Barn
Requested Amount: $3,716,513
Intended Recipient: Kirkwood Community College
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
These funds will support establishing a cutting-edge Swine Educational Barn, designed to meet the educational needs of burgeoning career paths. The facility will serve as a hub for career and technical education, focusing on the in-demand field of swine husbandry and production. By providing both industry workers and the public with comprehensive education on food supply production, this initiative aims to bridge workforce skill gaps and bolster economic vitality in Iowa. The proposed project entails the demolition of the existing Swine Center and subsequent construction of a modernized facility.
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Project Name: City of Ely Urban Renewal Initiative
Requested Amount: $2,000,000
Intended Recipient: City of Ely
Project Location: Old Town District
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 1570 Rowley Street, Ely, Iowa 52227
These funds will support the City of Ely, Iowa, in Phase 2 of its redevelopment of the Old Town District, representing a vital initiative to revitalize and reimagine the heart of the community. This investment would fund the necessary reconstruction and infrastructure improvements in the district, including stormwater, sewer water, and road improvements. These investments will aid the city in attracting new businesses downtown while supporting existing ones.
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Poweshiek County
Project Name: Grinnell Regional Medical Center Labor and Delivery Unit Expansion
Requested Amount: $1,250,000
Intended Recipient: Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 210 4th Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa 50112
These funds will support the expansion of the Grinnell Regional Medical Center labor and delivery unit, increasing their delivery capacity up to 250 births annually. The current facility is unable to meet the demands of the rural six-county region that the hospital serves. This project will increase access to local, high-quality labor and delivery services for rural communities in the area and allow them to better handle acute and unexpected medical needs of obstetrics patients, ultimately increasing safety and efficiency of patient care.
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Tama County
Project Name: Dysart Public Works Maintenance Facility Renovation
Requested Amount: $275,000
Intended Recipient: City of Dysart
Project Location: 713 Wilson Street, Dysart, Iowa 52224
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 601 Wilson Street, Dysart, Iowa 52224
These funds will support the construction of a new public works facility to safely hold public works equipment for the City of Dysart to support water treatment efforts, road maintenance, and snow removal. The city’s current public works facility has a structurally deficient roof and contains black mold, forcing essential equipment for the city to be moved to temporary facilities. This project will ensure that staff within the Dysart Public Works Department can continue to carry out their responsibilities to maintain and improve essential infrastructure for the community.
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Winneshiek County
Project Name: WinnMed Surgical Department Upgrade
Requested Amount: $1,680,000
Intended Recipient: Winneshiek Medical Center Foundation
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 901 Montgomery Street, Decorah, Iowa 52101
These funds will support the purchase of state-of-the-art medical technology and equipment for the rural-based medical center, WinnMed, formerly known as the Winneshiek Medical Center. The funding would expand the medical center’s ability to offer efficient, safe, and minimally invasive surgeries for the rural communities it serves. Specifically, the project would fund critical medical equipment for the newly expanded surgery area, including surgical booms, lights, visual integration equipment, central sterilization equipment, and robotic surgical equipment. This project will not only expand access to local surgical options for residents in the community – who currently must drive over an hour for these surgeries – but also enable WinnMed to recruit new surgeons, expanding the services offered and revitalizing the medical workforce in the rural area.
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Multi-County
Project Name: Iowa Advanced Drought Information System
Requested Amount: $500,000
Intended Recipient: University of Iowa, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering
Full Street Address of Intended Recipient: 100 C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
These funds will support a robust and comprehensive Iowa Drought Information System to inform production and conservation activities for Iowa farmers and conservationists. This project would address needs identified by several state agencies, including the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, to provide Iowans with reliable, timely, and accurate drought information. Iowans have faced significant challenges with drought in recent years, and this project will draw upon the knowledge of experts at the University of Iowa to provide publicly available drought data to inform decisions from local farmers, researchers, and officials.
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