Education Related Grants FY2010

OrganizationLocation Grant DescriptionAmount Paid
African American Heritage FoundationCedar RapidsIASupport the replacement of the museum\’s permanent exhibit$65,000
Arrowhead RanchCoal ValleyILSupport educational technology$68,405
Ballet Quad CitiesRock IslandILSupport youth educational outreach programming$25,000
Carver Statewide Scholarship ProgramStatewideIAScholarships for students facing adversity and special circumstances$958,200
Letts Public LibraryLettsIANew library construction$60,000
Drake UniversityDes MoinesIARenovate an auditorium for science education$100,000
Francis Lauer Youth Services, Inc.Mason CityIASupport educational technology$10,000
Hubbard Public LibraryHubbardIANew library construction$60,000
Iowa Lakeside LaboratoryMilfordIAPurchase scientific instrumentation$67,320
Jefferson Monroe Friends of the LibrarySwisherIASupport the formation of the Swisher Community Library$2,200
Keck Memorial LibraryWapelloIALibrary expansion$22,102
Loras CollegeDubuqueIAPurchase equipment for programs in scientific and technical disciplines$150,000
Muscatine Community School DistrictMuscatineIAExcellence in Education scholarship program$73,810
Muscatine Connected Educational FoundationMuscatineIAImplement afterschool educational programs$100,000
Musser Public LibraryMuscatineIASupport a literary educational outreach program$5,200
National Mississippi River Museum & AquariumDubuqueIASupport the development of river-themed educational exhibits$200,000
Niabi Zoological SocietyCoal ValleyILConstruction of a new education center$250,000
North Iowa Libraries CollaboratingMason CityIASupport technology for shared library automation$57,048
Simpson CollegeIndianolaIAPurchase equipment for instruction and research in nanoscience$95,000
Stanhope Public LibraryStanhopeIAConstruct a new public library.$60,000
University of IowaIowa CityIASupport a research study on elementary-level science instruction$74,804
University of IowaIowa CityIADevelop an obesity-reduction program within the Muscatine Community School District$50,000
University of Northern IowaCedar FallsIAUpdate instructional biology laboratories$151,527
Westgate Public LibraryWestgateIANew library construction$31,145
Williamsburg Public LibraryWilliamsburgIANew library construction$60,000
Total   $2,796,761