UPDATE: Winneshiek County Community Foundation awards over $156,000 in 2023 local grants

Winneshiek County Community Foundation Thursday night announced the recipients of a total of $156,840.14 in grants to 23 projects by organizations serving Winneshiek County. The 2023 grant recipient organizations, projects the grant will fund, and the grant amount is listed below by funding area. Arts & Culture ArtHaus, Outdoor Spaces Renovation, $5,500Decorah Area Chamber of Commerce, Impact Crater Marker & Placebased Science, $5,000Winneshiek County Agricultural Association, Handicap and Safety Improvements, $20,000 Community Betterment City of Calmar, Basketball Hoops, $4,400 City of Decorah, Parks Department - Swimming Pool Diving Board, $5,000 City of Spillville, Library - Technology Upgrade, $1,800 Decorah Volunteer Fire Dept Association, Drone Dropping Support, $4,149 Fort Atkinson Firefighter's Association, 2023 Fire Station Standby Generator, $9,500 Protivin Community Fire District, In-Floor Heating, $3,000 Winneshiek County – Auditor, Emergency Management – MegaGo, $4,000 Winneshiek Energy District, Bringing Electric Vehicle Charging to Winneshiek County, $19,997 Education & Youth Development Helping Services for Youth & Families, Youth Mentoring at Helping Services, $5,000 Toys Go 'Round Toy Lending Library, We've Got the Toys, $5,772 Winneshiek County 4-H Foundation – Pinebluff 4-H Camp, Pine Bluff Kitchen Appliance Replacement, $4,500 Environment & Animal Welfare Humane Society of Northeast Iowa, Outdoor Yard Renovations for Safer Work Environment and Increased Law Enforcement Support, $6,000 Iowa Driftless of Trout Unlimited, Casey Springs Creek, $6,000 Seed Savers Exchange, Trail Wayfinding Signage, $5,000 Health Aase Haugen Senior Services, Equipment to Serve the Needs of Seniors, $6,380 Calmar Senior Club, Calmar Senior Center Rejuvenation, $4,610 Winneshiek Medical Center Foundation, Patient Satisfaction - Vein Finder, $10,258 Human Service Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging, Winneshiek County Congregate and Home Delivered Meals FY24, $7,474.14Northeast Iowa Food Bank, Feeding Families, $6,000Riverview Center, Winneshiek County Sexual Assault Crisis Response Program, $7,500