2019 Dallas County Foundation Grant Cycle Begins

The Dallas County Foundation 2019 grant application materials will be available on December 1, 2018.

They can be found at www.dallascountyfoundation.org.

DCF will fund grant requests that impact the lives of Dallas County residents in the areas of health and human services, arts and culture, youth development, education, recreation, environment, and community betterment.

Applicants must be a 501(c) 3, 5 or 6 organization or 107(b) unit of government; or be affiliated with another organization that has one of these designations.

The grant application deadline is Friday, February 1 at 5:00 p.m.

Thanks to the generosity of the Grow Green County Gaming Corporation, the Dallas County Foundation will be able to award additional dollars this year.

DCF grant application instructions and requirements will be explained at a grant workshop:

Adel Public Library, 303 South 10th St., Adel
Wednesday, January 9th, Lunch 11:30 Grant Information 12:00 – 1:00
Thursday, January 10th Bad weather date (same time and location)
RSVP by December 21, 2018 for the Workshop and Lunch
Limited seating available – the workshop is free

The Dallas County Foundation, an affiliate of Greater Des Moines Community Foundation, was established in 2005. DCF fosters private giving, strengthens service providers and improves the conditions of the communities and rural areas of Dallas County, Iowa.
 
For more information and grant application materials, please visit www.dallascountyfoundation.org/grant-information.

 

Dallas County Foundation Announces 2018 Grant Recipients

The Dallas County Foundation, in conjunction with Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation, is pleased to announce that $135,803 has been awarded to 27 Dallas County organizations for 2018 community betterment projects. 

Those receiving funds are charitable organizations with a tax designation of 501(c)3, 5, 6 or a 170(b) unit of government.

Since 2006 DCF has awarded over $1,101,150 to nearly 216 projects in Dallas County.  Those projects are listed at:  www.dallascountyfoundation.org.

This is the third year for Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation to grant funds to county foundations immediately surrounding Greene County. 

Grow Greene County intends to grant funds to these counties each year.

The Dallas County Foundation received $41,802 this year from GGCGC.

The next grant cycle will be announced in December 2018.

Dallas County Foundation is an affiliate of Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines.

DCF/GGC 2017 Grant Recipients are:

1. ADM Fine Arts Boosters – $2,853 
18 Musical Instruments

2. ADM High School – $3,000 
Desks

3. ADM High School – $1,470 
20 Graphing Calculators

4. Adel Historical Museum – $2,000 
Memorabilia Display Shelving

5. Adel Historical Preservation Committee – $1,500 
Historic Plaques

6. Adel Rotary Club – $1,770
Bike racks

7. Dallas Center Rotary Club – $2,803 
RRVT Covered Bench

8. Dallas County Habitat for Humanity – $5,000 
Roof

9. Dallas County Homecare Services – $7,500
ADA Bus

10. Dallas County Fair – $5,000
Campground Septic System

11. Dallas County IRIS – $1,100
IRIS Signal

12. Dallas County Relay for Life –  $3,000
Tables and Chairs

13. DeSoto AHeinz 57 –  $4,750
Surgical Tools

14. Linden, City of – $10,000
Fire Department Brush Truck

15. Minburn Fire and Rescue – $4,000 
6 Dual Band Pagers

16. Perry – Art on the Prairie –  $8,000
Public Art Sculpture

17. Perry, City of – $5,000 
RRVT Art Initiative

18. Perry Hometown Heritage – $2,700 
Display Wall

19. Perry New Hope Bargain Shoppe –  $944 
Signage

20. Redfield WCV Middle School – $20,000
Sports Field

21. Redfield Development Committee – $2,000
Story Walk

22. Redfield WCV Recreation Club – $13,690
Building Repair

23. Van Meter, City of – $10,000 
Trail along the Raccoon River

24. Waukee Area Christian Services – $792
Chiropractor Table

25. Waukee Area Christian Services – $3,000 
Delivery Truck Shelving

26. Waukee Public Library – $3,400 
Music Aides

27. Woodward Public Library – $10,531
Library Update

 

Food Bank of Iowa Trucks

Updated photos of the truck Food Bank of Iowa purchased with funds from Dallas County Foundation.

Food Bank of Iowa
www.foodbankiowa.org

2017 Ribbon Cutting at Dallas Center Bike Trail

It was a chilly Tuesday morning, but there was a great turn out for the Dallas Center Bike Trail Restroom ribbon cutting ceremony.

Dallas County Foundation board members, Butch Niebuhr, Teresa Wichtendahl and Vicki Lage along with former DCF board member Linda Nelson. Linda worked closely with Bob King during this process.

The project received the first Grow Greene County grant. Dallas Center received the whole amount of the first year grant, $18,200 along with other grant monies constructed this facility.

Bob King has kept amazing data and reported that it takes .86 gallons per rider to use the toilet and take a drink of water. He estimated that there are an approximate 209 people per week using the building.

Butch and Teresa were impressed with the mechanical room.  Many pipes, shut offs and gauges in such a small space.

Waukee Trailhead Project Nearing Completion

Waukee Railroad Pergola – “In The Shadow Of The Rails” Raccoon River Valley Trail – Public Art Initiative Update

Have you been to the Waukee Trailhead of the Raccoon River Valley Trail recently?  The public art project made possible through your support is nearing completion and the results are amazing! The installation looks remarkably like the artist’s drawings, but is even more impressive now that the scale, colors and artistic detail can be seen and experienced. This project has truly established a culturally unique gateway and identity for the Raccoon River Valley Trail corridor. 

Final work which needs to be completed includes installing the solar and shade panels over the plaza, wiring for the LED lighting and landscaping details. This work is in progress and will be finished soon. A grand opening and ribbon cutting event will be held in the spring. We will be notifying you of that date and look forward to having you there to help celebrate this great achievement.

As the Waukee project nears completion, efforts are now focused on bringing elements of the “In The Shadow Of The Rails” theme to the other RRVT Communities.  Support is strong and growing for the completion of public art structures along the entire trail corridor. Six additional projects that replicate the Waukee design are now in progress and planned for completion in 2018. These include installations at Dallas Center, Minburn, Perry, Cooper, Winkleman Switch (the trailhead north of Cooper) and Jefferson. A third phase is also now ramping up to bring the public art initiative to the communities located along the trail’s western route. When complete this initiative will have established one of the nation’s longest linear public art installations; creating national level recognition and identity for the RRVT corridor and the central Iowa region. 

Thank you for your past and continuing support as we work to raise funds for completion of this exciting vision for the Raccoon River Valley Trail corridor.   

If you have any questions or would like additional information please let us know by replying to this email or contact.

–  Jim Miller, RRVT Public Art Project Committee Chair

New Hope Bargain Shoppe – Display Racks and Point of Sale iPad

The New Hope Bargain Shoppe in Perry was a 2017 Dallas County Foundation Grant Recipient for Display Racks and a Point of Sale iPad.

Both have been purchased and are now in use at the Perry location.

The mission of New Hope is To enrich the quality of life for individuals with disabilities by offering opportunity, choice and support… in an environment which promotes dignity, and self-fulfillment.

All of the quality items at New Hope Bargain Shoppes are generously donated by people from the community. If you wish to make a donation of clothing or other used items you may take these items to the Perry store, located at 1010 26th St., Perry, IA 50220

 

Forest Park Museum 2017 Grant Recipient

Forest Park Museum at the One Room School House in Perry Iowa.

The Museum is a 2017 Grant Recipient from the Dallas County Foundation (DCF) for recording the histories of those attending and teaching.

Their have been numerous field trips to the school this fall – as evidenced by many Dallas County town names on the school buses in the parking lot.

There have also been additional funds donated to the group of teachers working on this project.

DCF approved $3,630.47 from Grow Greene County grant monies to the Nu Alpha Gamma Chapter for recording those living Dallas County one room school teachers in the area.

Not only the teachers, but they have been able to interview students of the Alton school. In the process, the retired teachers have cleaned, painted and provided chalk boards and chalk to the visiting school kids.

They are working on the plaque to recognize the improvements.

Perry Industrial Tech Program – Update

The Perry Industrial Tech program has been utilizing the GGC/DCF $5,000 grant to teach students how to use the mobile welding cart.

Calvin Smith reports that the attached student photos are with the fabrication table Growing Greene County/Dallas County Foundation granted in the 2017 cycle.

They will be discussing the grant and the tables with their advisory board this next month as well as announcing the GGC/DCF grants and what they purchased at the fall industrial tech BBQ.

The fall BBQ is a public event where they showcase what the students have been working on and what is new in the department.

DeSoto Speed Trailer

The De Soto Police Department has deployed a speed trailer at the north edge of town encompassing the entrance to DeSoto and the I-80 Interchange.

The De Soto Police Department was a 2016 Dallas County Grant Recipient for their speed trailer.

The goal of the project was to improve the overall safety of roads in De Soto by reducing the speed of individuals traveling on the roadways.

With the help of the speed trailer they have been able to slow the overall traffic and cause people traveling through the city to be more mindful of their speed.

The DeSoto Police Department plans to continue the project for the foreseeable future. Experience from the past year will allow them to better plan sites for the speed trailer and possibly using the trailer for different traffic enforcement projects. 

Bouton Veteran’s Memorial – Progress to Date

The Bouton Veteran’s Memorial was a $5,000. 2017 Grant Recipient of the Dallas County Foundation.

The grant went towards the reconstruction of the Bouton Veteran’s Memorial.

The group continues to raise funds to complete the project.

It is a welcome site to see the new structure and we look forward to when the names are adde t honor those who proudly serve in our Armed Forces.