Read below to see a list of organizations and projects that received funding through the two most recent Black Hawk County grant cycles.
Fall 2021
Organization Name | Project Name | Program Area | Grant Amount |
Art Acquisition/Maintenance Fund | Artwork Upkeep and Maintenance | Arts & Culture | $ 5,000 |
Back2Basics Fund | Back2Basics Youth Empowerment Program | Human Service | $ 5,000 |
Boy Scouts of America, Winnebago Council | Recruitment and Retention of Field Staff Member | Education & Youth Development | $ 5,000 |
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Cedar Valley | Project Learn | Education & Youth Development | $ 30,000 |
Cedar Valley Hospice | Grief Services | Health | $ 5,000 |
Christian Community Development - House of Hope | Case Management | Human Service | $ 20,000 |
City of Janesville | Janesville's New Public Library | Community Betterment | $ 10,000 |
Exceptional Persons, Inc. | EPI's Employment Services | Human Service | $ 15,000 |
Family & Children's Council of Black Hawk County | Parent Education | Human Service | $ 15,000 |
Friends of the Family | Black Hawk County Housing Project | Human Service | $ 15,000 |
Grout Museum District | General Operating Support | Arts & Culture | $ 20,000 |
Hawkeye Community College Foundation | Hawkeye Community College Family Literacy Program | Education & Youth Development | $ 15,000 |
Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity | Operations Funding - Black Hawk County | Human Service | $ 30,000 |
Islamic Foundation of Iowa | Little Stars Child Care Center (LSCCC) | Education & Youth Development | $ 18,000 |
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa | Inspiring Futures – Building Dreams | Education & Youth Development | $ 5,000 |
Lutheran Services in Iowa | Black Hawk County HOPES | Human Service | $ 10,000 |
North Star Community Services, Inc. | North Star's Adult Day Care Support Project | Human Service | $ 6,000 |
Northeast Iowa Food Bank | General Operations | Human Service | $ 40,000 |
Operation Threshold, Inc. | OT Refugee Services | Human Service | $ 20,000 |
St. Vincent de Paul | General Operating Grant Proposal for St Vincent de Paul, Waterloo Council | Human Service | $ 10,000 |
SuccessLink | Together For Youth (TFY) Adolescent Sexual Health Programming | Health | $ 5,000 |
UnityPoint Health - Allen Memorial Hospital | Allen Child Protection Center | Health | $ 15,000 |
Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley | Service-Learning: Engaging Youth in Service to the Cedar Valley | Community Betterment | $ 5,000 |
YWCA of Black Hawk County | Multicultural Services | Human Service | $ 25,000 |
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$349,000 |
Spring 2021
Organization Name | Project Name | Program Area | Grant Amount |
Allen College | Allen College Engagement - Salvation Army Partnership (ACE-SAP) Free Clinic | Health | $ 19,800 |
Black Hawk-Grundy Mental Health Center | Trauma, Diversity, and Inclusion Training | Health | $ 11,500 |
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque | Immigration Legal Services | Human Service | $ 20,000 |
Cedar Valley Chamber Music | Cedar Valley Chamber Music Festival 2021: "Without Music..." | Arts & Culture | $ 7,000 |
Cedar Valley Preschool and Child Care Center | Building Bright Futures VI | Education & Youth Development | $ 15,000 |
Grin and Grow | Child Care for the Working Poor and At-Risk Families | Education & Youth Development | $ 25,000 |
Hawkeye Community College Foundation | WE Build Waterloo | Education & Youth Development | $ 20,000 |
Iowa Food Bank Association | SNAP Outreach | Human Service | $ 5,000 |
Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates (iJAG) | iJAG: Creating Inclusive Career Pathways for Underserved Waterloo Youth | Education & Youth Development | $ 10,000 |
Iowa Legal Aid | Civil Legal Services to Stabilize Low-Income Residents During & Beyond COVID-19 Pandemic | Human Service | $ 20,000 |
Jesse Cosby Center | Jesse Cosby Center Community Development Project | Human Service | $ 25,000 |
Link Christian Development | Walnut Neighborhood Tree Planting Phase 1 | Community Betterment | $ 11,100 |
Metropolitan Chorale | 2021-2022 Rebuilding Season | Arts & Culture | $ 5,000 |
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Black Hawk County | Services for People with Mental Illness, their Families, Partners, and Friends | Health | $ 5,000 |
North End Cultural Center | Hip Hop Summer Literacy Program | Arts & Culture | $ 5,000 |
Peoples Community Health Clinic | Support the Mission - Peoples Clinic Capital Campaign | Health | $ 25,000 |
Riverview Center | Crisis Response Program | Human Service | $ 5,000 |
Salvation Army - Waterloo | The Salvation Army Non-religious Operating Expenses | Human Service | $ 25,000 |
SuccessLink | SuccessLink | Health | $ 10,000 |
The Job Foundation | Financial Stewardship Mentoring Program | Education & Youth Development | $ 5,000 |
Waterloo Community Playhouse/Black Hawk Children's Theatre | Operating Support 2021 - 22 | Arts & Culture | $ 15,000 |
Waterloo Rotary: Operation Warm Fund | Operation Warm | Human Service | $ 6,500 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra | Operating Support | Arts & Culture | $ 15,000 |
Youth Art Team | High Stakes | Arts & Culture | $ 10,000 |
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$320,900 |