Larchwood, Iowa — It’s been a while since they have announced new grants, but the Lyon County Riverboat Foundation is back at it. And 26 non-profit projects received funding at a ceremony at Grand Falls Casino.
The casino near Larchwood reopened after a COVID break this spring on June 1, 2020 and Riverboat Foundation officials tell us that monthly revenues have been record-breaking, with some months topping $220,000. They say the riverboat foundation decided that is a good enough indication that the country is trying to get back to normal so they thought the foundation should as well.
Their board voted back in July to host a Fall Mini-Grant Cycle, in which $50,000 would be given away on November 5th, 2020. They tell us that mini-grants are meant to help non-profit organizations complete a small project; awards up to $2000 can be secured.
Foundation officials tell us they received 60 applications from neighboring organizations, which include out-of-county and out-of-state applicants. The president of the Lyon County Riverboat Foundation, Jerry Keizer says, “It feels good to get back to normalcy.”
The Lyon County Riverboat Foundation is the non-profit license holder for Grand Falls Casino and Golf Resort located west of Larchwood.
| Grant ID | Organization | Project Title | Total Project Costs | Matching Amount | LCRF Request |
| M2020-3 | Luverne Initiatives for Tomorrow | Chair project | 3000 | 1000 | 2000 |
| M2020-6 | Project Youth | Daycare Furnishings | 2000 | 0 | 2000 |
| M2020-8 | RR Development Corp (RRDC) | Marketing Promotion | 2000 | 0 | 2000 |
| M2020-9 | Osceola County Sheriff’s Office | Watchguard Body Cameras | 2000 | 0 | 2000 |
| M2020-10 | William Allard Vets 7373 | Window Replacement | 2000 | 0 | 2000 |
| M2020-11 | Northwest Iowa Economic Dev | Jobs Promotion | 2200 | 200 | 2000 |
| M2020-14 | Mustang Sports Boosters | Weight room equipment upgrade | 2000 | 0 | 2000 |
| M2020-18 | Lyon County Ambulance | Scoop Stretchers | 1251 | 0 | 1251 |
| M2020-19 | George Kiwanis Club | Weekend Food Program | 2000 | 0 | 2000 |
| M2020-23 | Rock Rapids Chamber | Community Betterment | 2000 | 0 | 2000 |
| M2020-25 | Granite threshers Assn. | Memorial Garden Concrete | 2000 | 0 | 2000 |
| M2020-27 | Rock Rapids Mural Society | Restoration of Murals | 2000 | 0 | 2000 |
| M2020-28 | Rapids Theatre Preservation | Marketing and Fund Raising | 2000 | 0 | 2000 |
| M2020-29 | Larchwood Public Library | Computers | 3000 | 1000 | 2000 |
| M2020-32 | Little Rock Township | Road retainer | 2000 | 0 | 2000 |
| M2020-34 | Elgin Stars 4-H Club | annual flower planting | 2000 | 0 | 2000 |
| M2020-36 | Sibley Public library | MavBook | 2466 | 466 | 2000 |
| M2020-37 | Alvord Fire and Rescue | Safety Equipment | 2160 | 160 | 2000 |
| M2020-40 | Larchwood Fire Dept | SCBA Tanks | 2000 | 0 | 2000 |
| M2020-41 | Family Visitation center | Technology Needs | 5500 | 3500 | 2000 |
| M2020-47 | George Community Day Care Center | Technology Needs | 4000 | 2000 | 2000 |
| M2020-48 | Lyon County Conservation Foundation | Education Supply replacement | 2000 | 0 | 2000 |
| M2020-50 | Rock Rapids Kids Club | Maintenance | 2000 | 0 | 2000 |
| M2020-54 | City of Rock Rapids | Office Furniture | 2532 | 532 | 2000 |
| M2020-55 | Lyon County Fair Assn. | Sound System | 2000 | 0 | 2000 |
| M2020-56 | Ocheydan Public Library | Technology Update | 1850 | 0 | 1850 |
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