Several local entities recently received grants from the Empowering Adair County Foundation.
For its 2019 grant cycle the Foundation funded 25 projects for a total of $113,450.06. Recipients included Adair Fire and Rescue for Personal Alert Safety System devices, Adair Public Library for their summer reading program, and the Stuart American Legion Post 146, Stuart Chamber of Commerce, and the Stuart Depot for signage. There were 28 grant requests for this cycle, and applications were scored for completeness of application, benefit to Adair County residents, support of entrepreneurial activity, community and leadership development, and identification and addressing of community needs.
2019 Grant Recipients:
• Adair County Fair Foundation – Project: Adair County Fair New Covered Show Arena Electrical and Arena Panels
• Adair County Health & Fitness Center – Project: Treadmill Replacement
• Adair County Tourism – Project: Traveling Photo Exhibit
• Adair Fire and Rescue – Project: PASS Devices
• Adair Public Library – Project: Summer Reading Program
• Boys & Girls Club of Central Southwest Iowa, Inc. – Project: Kitchen and Dining Area Updates
• City of Bridgewater – Project: Bridgewater Park Playground Modernization
• City of Greenfield: Historic Preservation Commission -– Project: Directional Highway and Interstate Signage for Greenfield Public Square Historic District
• CWT Firefighters Foundation Inc – Project: Polaris Ranger for Grass Fires
• Fontanelle Fire and Rescue – Project: Air Pack (SCBA) Replacement or Purchase
• Fontanelle Public Library – Project: Summer Reading Program
• Greater Greenfield Community Foundation – Project: Greenfield City Park Playground Equipment Renovation and Replacement
• Greenfield Public Library – Project: Summer Reading Program
• Hill of Zion – Union County Township Park – Project: Union Township/Zion Granite Historical Marker Landscape Area
• Iowa Aviation Museum – Project: Collecting and Recording Historical Information – Korea & Vietnam
• Iowa College Access Network (ICAN) – Project: Preparing for Life After High School – Building Iowa’s Future Workforce
• Nodaway Valley School District (NVSD) – Project: Nodaway Valley Elementary School Playground Project
• Orient United Methodist Church – Project: Mobile Food Pantry
• Public Resource Technology Center (Orient Public Library) – Project: Summer Reading Program
• Stuart American Legion Post 146 – Project: Stuart Legion Signs
• Stuart Chamber of Commerce – Project: Lawbaugh Park Signs
• Stuart Depot – Project: Stuart Depot Rock Island Signs
• Wallace Centers of Iowa – Project: Pizza on the Prairie
• Warren Cultural Center – Project: Warren Cultural Center Programming 2020
• White Pole Road Scenic Byway – Project: Pole Painting