Regional Development Authority Cycle 61 Grant Recommendations
May 17, 2022
Award Organization Name
$5,000 Association of Fundraising Professionals
$20,000 Augustana College
$17,000 Ballet Quad Cities
$48,174 Bethany for Children & Families
$25,000 Bettendorf Public Library Foundation
$10,000 Big Brothers Big Sisters Mississippi Valley
$3,800 Blue Grass American Legion Post #711
$20,000 Boys & Girls Clubs Mississippi Valley
$14,800 Cafe On Vine
$6,000 Child Abuse Council
$12,416 Children's Therapy Center of the QC
$38,000 City of Buffalo
$31,825 City of Eldridge Police Department
$15,900 Community Action of Eastern Iowa
$40,000 Community Health Care, Inc.
$25,000 Dress for Success Quad Cities
$5,000 Empower House
$15,000 Family Museum
$30,000 Figge Art Museum
$15,000 Freight House Farmers Market
$21,000 Friendly House
$125,000 Friends of MLK, INC
$50,000 Friends of the Quad Cities
$6,000 German American Heritage Center
$5,000 GiGi's Playhouse Quad Cities
$20,000 Hand In Hand
$19,134 Handicapped Development Center
$10,000 Heart of Hope Ministries
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Project Name
Empowering QC Fundraisers and Strengthening the Nonprofit Community
Prison Education Program Access and Reentry Success Liaison
Rebranding to Improve Ballet Quad Cities’ Long-term Sustainability
Expanding School-Based Therapy to Children in Scott County Post-Pandemic
Technology Upgrades Bettendorf Library to Better Serve the Community
Igniting potential through creativity and expression
Parking Lot Repair for Safety
Van for Davenport Youth Center
Purchase and Install A Backup Generator
Technology upgrades and support
Replacement of HVAC System
Band Shelter
Operation: Patrol Ready
Minority and Small Business Contractor Development
Improving Comfort, Efficiency and Safety for CHC's Davenport Patients
Career Connections
Building Capacity to Better Serve Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury
Summer 2022 Exhibit
Bridging the gap: Operational support to the Figge Art Museum.
Music at the Market
Critical Lighting and Electrical Upgrade Installation
MLK Park 2022
Visit Quad Cities Reunite and Reignite
Access/Inclusion Tours at German American Heritage Center & Museum
"i have a Voice" Gala 2022
Hand in Hand Summer Programming
Promoting health & fitness for people with disabilities
Building bridges through Giving Hope House
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$5,000 Hot Glass Inc.
$5,000 Humane Society of Scott County
$24,360 Humble Dwellings
$20,000 Illowa Council, Boy Scouts of America
$10,000 Iowa College Access Network
$12,500 Iowa Healthiest State Initiative
$20,000 Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates
$10,000 Iowa Legal Aid
$15,000 Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities
$4,000 Keep Scott County Beautiful
$5,000 Kinnas House Of Love Inc.
$4,936 Long Grove Community Center
$5,000 Lotus Blossoms Inc
$11,000 Midwest Writing Center
$10,000 Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency
$20,000 Mississippi Valley Blues Society
$28,000 One Eighty
$3,000 Opera Quad Cities
$1,000 Pearl's Mission
$45,000 Project Renewal
$12,500 QC Community Broadcasting Group, Inc.
$10,000 QC INTERFAITH, INC
$13,500 Quad Cities Astronomical Society
$50,000 Quad Cities Chamber Foundation - Iowa
$5,000 Quad Cities Jazz Festival, LTD
$25,000 Quad Cities Open Network
$50,000 Quad Cities Open Network
$35,000 Quad City Arts
$25,000 Quad City Botanical Center
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May 17, 2022
Glass Art Field Trips for Local At Risk Teens
Needs Assessment to Determine Feasibility of New Facility
Provide beds for disadvantaged clients to have a place to sleep comfortably
Summer Camp Readiness
Career and College Attainment Post COVID-19
Double Up Food Bucks
Leverage Employer Partnerships to Prepare Underserved Youth for Careers
Scott County Eviction Diversion Project
Out of Darkness: Holocaust Messages for Today
Xstream Cleanup – Volunteer Recruitment & Growth
Kinna's Corner
Beautify the Community Center: Improving and investing in the Community
Life Skills Development for Youth
Local Writers and Publications Promoting Education, Heritage, and Culture
AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) Device Project
Improving Communication to Build Organizational Capacity for Blues Society
Renovations to Hope Center to serve West Davenport residents
Opera In The Neighborhood
Operation Warmth
Youth Program Expansion & Renovations
Media Messaging for Mental Health
People Pioneer Solutions
Construction of a New Roll-off Roof Building at Menke Observatory
Talent Attraction/Development and Business Growth
Third Sunday Jazz Workshop & Matinee Series
QCON SEAP Spring 2022
QCON Zero Suicide Initiative 2022
Festival of Trees 2022 "Peppermint Forest"
Ability Garden
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$42,685 Quad City Music Academy
$50,000 Quad City Symphony Orchestra
$10,350 Quad City Veterans Outreach Center
$20,000 Scott County Housing Council
$40,000 Scott County Housing Council
$75,000 Scott County Housing Council
$15,000 Scott County Library System
$15,000 STEAM on Wheels
Testimonies of Hope, Inc/Argrow's House
$24,000
of Healing and Hope
$6,392 The Clothing Center Minnies Maison Inc.
$11,000 The First Tee of the Quad Cities
Together Making A Better Community
$33,600
(TMBC)
$5,000 Treasure Box U-S
$4,000 Underwear Because We Care
$6,000 Unity House of Davenport
$101,430 Vera French Foundation
Cycle 61 New Multi-Cycle Commitments
$50,000 Family Resources, Inc.
$52,500 Salvation Army Family Services
Prior Cycle Commitments
$125,000 Humlity of Mary
$125,000 Putnam Museum and Science Center
$1,950,802 Total Cycle 61 Allocations
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May 17, 2022
Completion of Foundational Deanery Building Renovation Project
Masterworks Concert Season 2022-23
New Floor Project
Community Alliance of Tenants (CAT) Demonstration Project
Preservation and Rehab of 42 Affordable Housing units in Scott County
Preservation and Creation of Affordable Housing Units
Meeting Room Improvements for the Eldridge/Princeton Branch Libraries
Using STEAM to Engage and Inspire the Next Generation of Innovators
Argrow’s House: Helping Domestic Violence Survivors Heal and Thrive
Technology Upgrades to Provide Clothing to More Quad Citizens in Need
Program Supplies for Expansion to Emeis Golf Course
CoWork...Together!
Keys to Creativity and Success
Providing Underwear to those in need
Additional Mental Health Support to Help QC Men Recovering from Addiction
Peer-Run Drop-In & Clubhouse Expansion at Vera French's Carol Center
Bridging the GAP for Survivor Services ($100,000 over two cyces)
Shelter to Stability Project (105,000 over two cycles)
Affordable Housing (2 of 2 - complete)
Capital Renovation (2 of 2 - complete)