Education Related Grants FY2011

OrganizationLocationStateGrant DescriptionAmount Paid
Carver Statewide Scholarship ProgramStatewideIAScholarships for students facing adversity and
special circumstances
$935,400
Old Creamery Theatre CompanyAmanaIAAssist with equipment needs of a traveling educational theater for youth.
$4,700
Orchard PlaceDes MoinesIASupport a summer school for psychologically and behaviorally challenged children.
$75,000
University of IowaIowa CityIASupport a pilot program in health sciences-related career development in rural schools.
$11,134
University of IowaIowa CityIASupport a research study on elementary-level science instruction.
$60,269
University of Northern IowaCedar FallsIASupport professional development opportunities for teachers of physics.
$78,420
Four Oaks FoundationCedar RapidsIAExpand a support program for youth with Asperger\’s Syndrome.
$150,000
Goodwill Industries of the HeartlandIowa CityIAAssist with improvements to the Snackers2 restaurant in downtown Muscatine.
$20,000
Iowa Children\’s MuseumCoralvilleIASupport a traveling exhibit.
$6,000
Iowa Juvenile Home FoundationToledoIASupport programming at the campus school and library.
$11,850
Living Lands & WatersEast MolineILSupport the development of a K-12 educational outreach program.
$75,000
Lutheran Services in Iowa, Inc.Des MoinesIADevelop a family-guided treatment model for residential care.
$175,709
Muscatine Art CenterMuscatineIACreate an educational Civil War exhibit.
$46,388
Sherrard Public Library DistrictSherrardILPurchase educational technology.
$6,355
University of IowaIowa CityIAAssist in the development of a learning laboratory.(Challenge)
$300,000
University of Northern IowaCedar FallsIASupport a temporary exhibit on plant biology.
$8,964
Iowa State UniversityAmesIACreate an educational technology classroom within the library special collections department.
$137,150
University of IllinoisUrbanaILDevelop a tissue engineering teaching laboratory.
$290,000
University of Northern IowaCedar FallsIARenovate laboratories for research and instruction in chemistry.
$300,000
University of Northern IowaCedar FallsIAUpdate the youth collection area within the campus library.
$220,981
Muscatine Community School DistrictMuscatineIAFund the 2011 Excellence in Education program.
$80,620
Coe CollegeCedar RapidsIASupport renovation of the science building.
$125,000
Luther CollegeDecorahIASupport the purchase of new instrumentation for instruction in chemistry.
$169,000
Mount Mercy UniversityCedar RapidsIADevelop a molecular biology laboratory.
$125,000
St. Ambrose UniversityDavenportIASupport the acquisition of instructional resources for nursing and health sciences education.
$150,000
Atkins Improvement Mission(Atkins Public Library)AtkinsIAConstruct a new library.
$60,000
Bedford Public LibraryBedfordIAInstall a new heating and cooling system.
$7,400
City of Stanton (Stanton Public Library)StantonIAConstruct a new library.
$60,000
Clarksville Public LibraryClarksvilleIAConstruct an addition.
$60,000
Exira Public LibraryExiraIARenovate a building to expand the library.
$60,000
Friends of Rippey, Inc.(Rippey Public Library)RippeyIARenovate a building to house the library.
$34,340
Kothe Memorial LibraryParkersburgIAExpansion and renovation of the library.
$60,000
Lewis Public LibraryLewisIAConstruct a new library.
$60,000
North Liberty Community LibraryNorth LibertyIAConstruct an addition to the library.
$60,000
Waterloo Public LibraryWaterlooIAPurchase technology.
$54,820
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Total
$4,079,500