The Empowering Adair County Foundation (EACF) recently awarded grants for 15 projects totaling over $100,000.

The recipients for the 2018 grant cycle include: Adair Fire and Rescue, the City of Stuart, the Adair Public Library, and the Warren Cultural Center. Grant applications were scored on criteria including benefit to Adair County residents, support of entrepreneurial activity, community and leadership development, and identifying and addressing community needs. The EACF was formed in 2005 to provide philanthropic support for community betterment and to enhance the quality of life for Adair County communities.

2018 Grant Recipients:

Ag 4 All – Project: Celebrating Our Communities; Celebrating Agriculture
Adair County Fair Foundation – Project: Adair County Fairgrounds Campground Electrical Hookups Extension
Adair County ISU Extension – Project: Youth Hunger Project; Club House Wolverines After School Program
Adair Fire and Rescue – Project: New Gear Lockers
Adair Public Library – Project: Summer Library Programs
Boys & Girls Club of Central Southwest Iowa, Inc. – Project: Daily Stations Enhanced
City of Bridgewater – Project: Bridgewater Park Electrical System Improvement
City of Stuart -– Project: Stuart Waste Receptacles Project
Fontanelle Fire and Rescue – Project: Power Cot Purchase
Fontanelle Public Library – Project: Summer Library Programs
Greenfield Chamber/Mainstreet – Project: Wayfinding System
Greenfield Public Library – Project: Summer Library Programs
Iowa Aviation Museum – Project: Collecting and Recording Historical Information
Public Resource Technology Center (Orient Public Library) – Project: Summer Library Programs
Warren Cultural Center – Project: Warren Cultural Center Programming 2019