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Posted on: September 2, 2021

[ARCHIVED] Linn County Board of Supervisors Awards $165,000 in Economic and Community Development Funds

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The Linn County Board of Supervisors recently awarded $165,000 in economic and community development funding to 12 Linn County organizations. 

“As stewards of these dollars, it is our responsibility to invest in community projects that will have a broad impact on the quality of life of Linn County residents. We are pleased to support these diverse organizations and the work they do to help our community grow,” said Linn County Supervisor Chair Stacey Walker

Twenty-five organizations applied for funding with requests totaling almost $500,000. 

The Linn County Economic and Community Development Fund was established to foster and support economic growth and enhance quality of life in Linn County. This is an annual competitive application process. For more information, visit LinnCounty.org/EconomicDevelopment

The following organizations were awarded economic development funding this year:

ORGANIZATION    
PROJECT  
AMOUNT FUNDED

Affordable Housing Network

Sustaining Wellington Heights Neighborhood Progress

$18,000

Feed Iowa First

Expansion of Equitable Land Access

$20,000

Friends of Marion Carnegie Library

Dolly Parton Imagination Library

$5,000

Horizons

NTS Hybrid Vehicle

$12,500

Indian Creek Nature Center

Chainsaw Academy Bur Oak Land Trust collaboration post-derecho land mgt.

$5,000

Lisbon History Center Foundation

Lead paint removal of west façade of Lisbon History Center

$19,000

Marion Chamber of Commerce

Marion Welcome Center in Uptown Marion

$25,000

Matthew 25

Healthy Time Check Program

$4,500

Prospect Meadows

Completion of Main Entrance Building

$20,000

Riverview Center

Linn County Sexual Assault/Abuse Crisis Response Program

$11,000

Tanager Place

The Meraki Institute of Learning

$15,000

The History Center

Outdoor Improvements Capital Campaign

$10,000 

TOTAL

 

$165,000

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