Des Moines, Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority on Wednesday announced 190 thousand dollars in grants have been awarded to ten rural Iowa communities, including one in our area. The grant awards are provided through three Empower Rural Iowa Grant programs, and will support rural initiatives including housing, childcare, and business/economic growth.
The Rock Rapids Kids Club is receiving a 20-thousand-dollar Childcare Planning Grant. The City of Spencer is receiving the same kind of grant.
Empower Rural Iowa grants are funded through an application from the Iowa Legislature for Empower Rural Iowa initiatives. Applicants are required to provide a financial match. They were scored based on criteria that included economic need, partners, readiness, and strategic goals. Programs must exist in and benefit a community in Iowa with a population of 20 thousand or fewer, and not be contiguous to a city with a population of 40 thousand or greater.
(Courtesy Community First Broadcasting station KAYL in Storm Lake)
