Des Moines, Iowa — (RI) The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded more than two million dollars to seven towns this past week in what are called Community Development Block Grants –and one of them isn’t too far away.
Authority spokesperson, Nicole Hansen, says the grant money is provided by the federal government for water and sewer system improvements.
Lake Park was one of the communities receiving funding. The Lake Park Water Main Installation project received $355,050 after a local match of $433,950.
(The other communities were Anthon, Blairstown, Fontanelle, Guttenberg, Massena, and St. Olaf.)
Hansen says there are several factors involved in the selection process.
The grants are targeted to the smaller communities in the state.
Communities that didn’t get grants this time have another chance before the end of the year.
Hansen says they usually have around ten million dollars to award each year.
Here are the award amounts for the third quarter:
Anthon Water Treatment Improvements $300,000; local match $658,075.
Blairstown Wastewater Plant Improvements $300,000; local match $1,173,000.
Fontanelle Wastewater Plant Improvements $300,000; local match $1,627,500.
Guttenberg Sanitary Sewer Improvements $500,000; local match $541,720.
Massena Wastewater Plant Improvements $300,000 local match $1,852,000.
St. Olaf Wastewater Plant Improvements $108,000; local match $258,800.
