The Scott County Regional Authority reached a milestone this year.
With $1.3 million awarded in grants to 45 nonprofit projects this fall, the Scott County Regional Authority reached over $100 million given to nonprofits since its inception.
The authority is the license-holder for the Isle Casino in Bettendorf, and distributes grants from gaming receipts as required by state law to Quad-Cities nonprofits twice a year.
The Regional Development Authority, which holds the license for Rhythm City Casino in Davenport and likewise distributes grants twice a year, awarded $1.9 million in grants to 69 projects this fall.
The Regional Development Authority gave about $425,000 as part of its reoccurring grants, including to the Figge Art Museum for its light sculpture, the city of Bettendorf for The Landing, the city of Davenport for riverfront lighting, Vera French Foundation for affordable housing at Carols Village Gardens and the Center for Active Seniors, Inc., as an operations bridge.
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Among the projects funded by one or both of the authorities, which are set to receive a total of more than $10,000, were:
$37,000 to Scott County Conservation for passenger tram trailers for day camps, cross country meets and events at the Dan Nagle Walnut Grove Pioneer Village.$30,000 for a holiday food project at the Quad City Veterans Outreach Center.$32,000 for an outdoor classroom and multi-use space at Paul Norton Elementary in Bettendorf.$60,000 for a library outreach vehicle for the Bettendorf Public Library Foundation.$33,000 for life saving equipment for the Blue Grass Fire Department.$29,000 for a streetscape project in the city of Buffalo.$69,000 for an expansion at the Child Protection Response Center's Brady Street location.$57,000 for Community Health Care Inc. dedicated toward improving maternal health outcomes for low-income women in Scott County.$25,000 for the Cornbelt Running Club to put on the Quad-City Times Bix 7 roadrace.Close to $30,000 to the Davenport Community School District for empowering students through drumming.$50,000 toward McKinley Elementary in Davenport for accessible outdoor learning equipment.$12,000 for video laryngoscopes -- tools for emergency response that use video technology to view patients' airway structures -- for the Davenport Fire Department.$25,000 to the city of Davenport for Goose Creek Park environmental restoration.$20,000 to Girl Scout Camp Liberty.$10,000 to Habitat for Humanity for an accessible ramp program.$50,000 to Humble Dwellings to provide places for Quad-Citians to sleep.$30,000 to Junior Achievement of the Heartland to provide financial literacy education in Scott County schools.$42,000 for the LeClaire Fire Department for thermal imaging cameras.$50,000 to Lourdes Catholic School for an ADA compliant playground with safe ground surfacing and outdoor learning space.Close to $12,000 for a generator for McCausland City Hall.$26,000 for augmentative and alternative communication iPads at the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency.$100,000 for North Scott Community School District's regional innovation center.$50,000 for a Pleasant Valley school district elementary playground project.Close to $31,000 for the Putnam Museum and Science Center for "saving energy to advance learning (SEAL)."$45,000 for accessible pathways at the Quad City Botanical Center.$31,000 for Quad City Symphony Orchestra's Symphony Day.$100,000 for River Food Bank's "new strategies to address food insecurity in Scott County."$22,500 for the Safer Foundation to expand career pathways for incarcerated people in Scott County.$66,000 to the Scott Community College Foundation for its dental health programs.$35,500 to St. Anthony Catholic Church for providing resources to underserved Scott County residents through the McAnthony Window.$20,000 to St. John Vianney Catholic Church to put on Quad Cities Iowa Night to Shine's 2025 event.$62,500 to Vera French to expanding the Central Park Avenue clinic.$50,000 to Alan's House Youth Shelter at the YWCA of the Quad Cities.$25,000 for a NinjaCross Obstacle Course and Aqua Gym at the YWCA of the Quad Cities.$50,000 for expanding arts for underserved youth by the Azubuike African American Council for the Arts.$25,000 to relocate the Bix Beiderbecke Museum and World Archives.$20,000 for the renovation of exhibits at the Buffalo Bill museum in LeClaire.$30,000 for Common Chord's community concerts in public spaces.$75,000 to Community Health Care for a diabetes care program.Close to $21,000 to Davenport Central Band Orchestra Parents Association for marching band uniforms.$14,000 for Empowering Abilities.$12,000 for child abuse prevention education at EveryChild.$12,000 for media workforce development and career path program for Scott County young people by nonprofit Fresh Films.$10,000 for summer playground program upgrades to the Friends of Bettendorf Parks Foundation.$50,000 to Friends of the Quad Cities for attracting group business and growing the local economy.$10,700 for the German American Heritage Center programming.$20,000 to the Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois for leadership and life skill development opportunities for girls in Scott County.$10,000 for Hand in Hand leadership training.$20,000 for Hilltop Campus Village Corporation to do master planning.$60,000 to Humility Homes and Services, Inc. for housing support for vulnerable populations.$43,000 to the Iowa Black Doula Collective for expanding maternal health services for BIPOC families in Scott County.$10,000 for the Mississippi Valley Blues Society celebrating its festival's 40th anniversary.$40,000 for Nahant Marsh Education Center to restore wetland habitats.$10,000 for nonprofit Narratives to expand resources for young adults in Scott County.$15,000 for NEST (Nourish Everyone Sustainably Together).$16,000 for Normaleah Ovarian Cancer Initiative.$25,000 for One Eighty to engage volunteers to enhance life skills.$10,000 for Pleasant Valley Community School District for its robotics program.$50,000 for Putnam Museum and Science Center to develop capacity building.$50,000 to the Quad Cities Chamber Foundation for the Alternative Currents Festival.$25,000 to the Quad Cities Community Broadcasting Group, Inc.$50,000 for the Quad Cities Housing Council to create and preserve affordable housing units.$150,000 for the Quad Cities Open Network, Salvation Army and Iowa Legal Aid for case management.Close to $13,000 for the Quad City Alliance for Immigrants and Refugees.$25,000 for the Quad City Arts' 2024-2025 visiting artist series.$20,000 for the Safer Foundation for life skills services for students.Close to $50,000 for SAL Family and Community Services for early childhood education apprenticeship pilot in Scott County.$10,000 for a new STEAM program for underserved students at Madison Elementary in Davenport.$40,000 to Tapestry Farms for a new staff position to build capacity and promote civic engagement.$35,000 for the TMBC at Lincoln Center in Davenport.$12,300 for United Way to research the impact of early childhood education on long-term outcomes.$12,500 for Western Illinois University Foundation for WQPT educational outreach services for children and lifelong learning.$12,500 for WVIK Public Radio Foundation. 0 Comments Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0
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