The Grundy County Community Foundation held its annual grant awards ceremony on April 6, announcing the distribution of 37 grants totaling $112,639 to area nonprofits and government agencies.

“The work these deserving organizations do to create a stronger county is critical to making our communities places where everyone can thrive,” said Erin Schildroth, Grundy County Community Foundation committee chair. “The Grundy County Community Foundation is proud to be a partner in their work, and we are thankful for the generosity of community-minded people who make this impact possible.”

Grant recipients and the project the grant will fund are listed below by funding areas.

Art and Culture:

City of Grundy Center, Center Theatre – Heating/AC Improvements

Grundy County Agricultural Society, New Bucket Calf Building

Community Betterment:

City of Beaman, Beaman Digital Highway Sign

City of Grundy Center, Park Board – Sand Volleyball Courts at Liberty Park

City of Reinbeck , Reinbeck Downtown Fall Banners

City of Wellsburg, Downtown Business District Street Lighting

Conrad Main Street, Downtown Mural Phase 3 Green Space Creation

Fields2Fields, Kruger-Hemmen Sports Complex: Phase III

Main Street Grundy Center, Main Street Grundy Center Design Committee Streetscape Improvements

Reformed Church of Stout, Stout Astrodome

Wellsburg Fire and Rescue Foundation, SCBA Project Phase 2

Education:

City of Wellsburg, Library Activity Bags

Dike-New Hartford Community Schools, Reflective Teaching – Reflective Learning

Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District, Love Pad Learning Centers

Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District, Makerspace

Grundy Center Community Schools, 4th Grade Document Cameras

Grundy Center Community Schools, RealCare Babies – FCS – Child Development Program

Grundy County ISU Extension, Grundy County Farm Chat

Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments (INRCOG), Safe Routes to School Bike Rodeo Development

Timothy Christian School, 2017 Improvement Plan

Health:

Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Infection Control – The Box

Historic Preservation:

City of Grundy Center, Library: Digital Newspaper Archives Update

Human Service:

Allison Area Foster Parents Support, Family Events for Area Foster Families

City of Dike, Dike Fire Ice/Water Rescue Upgrades

City of Grundy Center, EMS – Communication Equipment

City of Holland, Fire Department Gear and Boots

City of Stout, Monitor and Masks

Crisis Intervention Service, BFF: Bright Financial Futures

G-R Daycare dba Little Rebels Learning Center, Heating and Cooling Project

Grundy Community Preschool and Child Care Association, Equipment Upgrades

Lutheran Services in Iowa, Families Together II in Grundy County

Northeast Iowa Food Bank, Backpack Program

Operation Threshold, Grundy County Food Pantry

Reinbeck Firemen, Masimo Rad-57 Pulse CO-Oximeter

The Larrabee Center, Thrift Store Improvement Project

Wolf Creek Child Care and Preschool, Energy Efficieny/Kitchen Remodel Project

YMCA of Grundy County, YMCA Child Care Education and Technology Enhancement

For more information on the Grundy County Community Foundation, go to www.grundyccf.org