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Riverboat Authority Board of Directors approves grant awards
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Press release submitted by Riverboat Development Authority RIVERBOAT AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE GRANT AWARDS The Board of Directors of the Riverboat Development Authority (RDA) met today and approved $1,229,300.00 to 54 organizations in the QC Community. The largest grant, $100,000.00 went to the Levee Improvement Commission of the City of Davenport for the new Sprayground at Centennial Park. The Sprayground is envisioned as one of the unique centerpieces of Rivervision in the Centennial Park Phase of the Rivervision Plan. Today's award brought the RDA's financial participation in Rivervision to $277,500 from planning to the current phase. (Contact person: Steve Ahrens, City of Davenport) A $50,000.00 grant to the Davenport Community School District will be used to repurpose a part of the Administration Building on Brady Street as a Community Resource Center and to house partner agencies involved with school programming. (Contact person, Rachel Mullens, Davenport Community Schools) Another key award went to the QC Convention and Visitors Bureau and will be used to "jumpstart" the proposed Cultural Resource Marking Center at Union Station. The grant will be a two year grant, with $25,000.00 for first year funding. The Resource Center is the product of many meetings between the Convention and Visitors Bureau and over 60 cultural and arts organization in the QC Community. It is designed to develop a coordinated cultural destination that can be marketed beyond the local community. (Contact person, Joe Taylor, QCCVB) Today's awards are the highest in two years. Last October the Board awarded $978,000. The combined total of all grants awarded since 1991, is $48,648,279.00. The entire list of awards Riverboat Development Authority Grant Awards - November 2009 *Applicant Project Granted American Red Cross QC Chapter, Youth Disaster Preparedness Programs $7,400.00 Augustana College, Reflective Leader Internship Program $25,000.00 Ballet Quad Cities, "The Ugly Duckling" $15,000.00 Bethany For Children & Families, Ways To Work Program $20,000.00 Bettendorf Public Library & Info Center Fdn, RFID Technology $16,000.00 Center For Active Seniors, Inc (CASI), Event Sponsorship $25,000.00 Center For Alcohol & Drug Services (CADS), Fire Alarm Upgrade $3,500.00 Child Abuse Prevention & Services Council, 2010 Lifesaver Campaign $15,000.00 Churches United, QC, Farmers And Hunters Feeding The Hungry $50,000.00 Community Foundation Of The Great River Bend, Achieve QC-Impact Group Project $15,000.00 Davenport Community School District, Community Resource Center $50,000.00 Davenport, City Of/Levee Improvement Commission, Centennial Park Sprayground Area $100,000.00 Davenport, City Of/Public Library, Pledge Commitment $32,000.00 DavenportOne, River Roots Live Sponsor $25,000.00 DavenportOne Foundation, D1 Initiative (6) $40,000.00 Donahue, City Of, Gazebo Project $6,000.00 Eastern Iowa Community College-Region "Dirty Classroom" - First Responders $35,000.00 Eldridge, City Of Step, Kick, Lift To Safety $3,000.00 Fair Underwriters Inc, Hard Surface Around Grandstand Stage $20,000.00 Family Enrichment Center Of Davenport, Phase 1 Support For The Center $20,000.00 Family Museum Of Arts & Science Foundation, "Prehistoric Playground" Exhibit Support $13,000.00 Family Museum Of Arts & Science Foundation, Great Places Iniitiative $40,000.00 Figge Art Museum, The Big Picture $25,000.00 Friendly House, Technology & Computer Enhancements $5,500.00 Gold Coast & Hamburg Historic District Association, Neighborhood Beautification-Benches $2,000.00 Applicant Project Granted Great River Revelry, Great River Revelry $26,000.00 Habitat For Humanity QC, Purchase And Rehab Warehouse Bldg. $50,000.00 Hand In Hand Programs For Children / Special Needs, Fitness For Children And Families $4,900.00 Handicapped Development Center, Copying Equipment $11,500.00 Illinois/Iowa Independent Living Center, Holiday Carnival For Children with Disabilities $2,000.00 Iowa State BCA Poolplayers Sponsor Tournament @ The River Center $10,000.00 Junior Theatre Inc, Adventures Of Aesop And His Fables $12,000.00 King's Harvest, Inc., Overflow Shelter $15,000.00 League Of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Purchase & Install Air Conditioning Units $15,000.00 March Of Dimes, Emergency Medical Traveler $4,000.00 Midwest Writing Center, Learn, Write And Enjoy $7,000.00 Mississippi Valley Blues Society, Educational Programming $15,000.00 Mississippi Valley Welcome Center Council, Space And Technology Analysis $2,500.00 Putnam Museum Of History And Natural Science, Capacity Building Initiative $30,000.00 QC Arts, Metro Arts Summer Youth Employment $15,000.00 QC Audubon Society, Bald Eagle Night Roost Survey $1,000.00 QC Botanical Center Foundation, Educational Programming $7,000.00 QC Convention & Visitors Bureau, Cultural Resource Mkt. Center/QC $25,000.00 QC Jazz Festival, Ltd., 3rd Sunday Jazz Workshop And Matinee $15,000.00 QC Symphony Orchestra Association, Audience Development And Growth $35,000.00 Schuetzenpark Gilde, General Park Improvements $6,000.00 Scott County Conservation Board, Stained Glass Window Restoration $20,000.00 Scott County Family Y, Solutions Program - Emergency Grant $40,000.00 Scott County Housing Council, Computer/Office Equip. Fund $55,000.00 Scott County Soil & Water Conservation District, Conservation Practices Cost Sharing $30,000.00 United Neighbors Inc, Neighborhood Projects $20,000.00 United Neighbors Inc, Summer Parks Program $60,000.00 Venus Envy, Venus Envy QC Sponsor $12,000.00 Western Illinois University Foundation, QC Campus VOIP System $25,000.00 WQPT-TV, Membership Challenge Fund $25,000.00 WVIK Public Radio Foundation, Challengers Circle Match Dollars $25,000.00 Total Requested $1,229,300.00 * Previously Approved Project. 
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