Accomplishments
Above are pictures of some of the projects that UERPC is involved with. Below is a list of grants that UERPC has had a large part in helping each entity receive or administrate for the Northeast Iowa region.
2017
2016
| 5 county region | EDA Planning Grant | 66,000 |
| Clayton County | Safe Routes to School | 500 |
| Winneshiek County | Safe Routes to School | 3,810 |
| Allamakee County | Safe Routes to School | 1,000 |
| Fayette County | Safe Routes to School | 2,200 |
| 5 county region | Safe Routes to School | 4,000 |
| West Union | Safe Routes to School | 1,500 |
| 5 county region | Safe Routes to School | 56,932 |
| Howard County | Safe Routes to School | 4,000 |
| Allamakee/Winneshiek County | Safe Routes to School | 4,100 |
| Waterville | Safe Routes to School | 171 |
| Winneshiek County | Safe Routes to School | 975 |
| Strawberry Point | CDBG Water/Sewer | 417,00 |
| Postville | CDBG Water/Sewer | 500,000 |
| Fayette County | Trout Fishing Maps | 2,500 |
| Allamakee County | Hazard Mitigation Plan | 19,012 |
| Fayette County | Hazard Mitigation Plan | 22,500 |
| 5 county region | Surface Transportation Program (STP) | 2,055,821 |
| 5 county region | Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) | 165,177 |
| 5 county region | FTA - Planning - DOT | 24,553 |
| 5 county region | FHWA - SPR DOT Planning | 24,533 |
| 6 county region | WIOA | 387,274 |
| 6 county region | Job Driven NEG | 292,275 |
| 6 county region | Sector Partnership NEG | 108,887 |
| 5 county region | Section 8 - HUD | 1,586,312 |
| Allamakee/Winneshiek/Howard/Clayton | Northeast Iowa Housing Trust Fund | 228,851 |
| Fayette County | Fayette County Housing Trust Fund | 51,100 |
| Strawberry Point | CDBG Housing | 245,250 |
| McGregor | CDBG Housing | 245,250 |
| Monona | CDBG Housing | 235,440 |
2015
| 6 county region | Soy Basics | $50,000 |
| 6 county region | WIA | 475,000 |
| 5 county region | Surface Transportation (for projects and planning) | 2,050,873 |
| 5 county region | Enhancement (for projects) | 133,108 |
| 5 county region | Transit (for planning) | 24,779 |
| 5 county region | FHWA (for planning) | 24,779 |
| 5 county region | Business Network | 18,000 |
| 5 county region | Section 8 | 1,318,671 |
| 5 county region | COG | 10,294 |
| 5 county region | EDA | 61,000 |
| Fayette County | TRRC | 2,500 |
| Postville | CDBG Water/Sewer | 500,000 |
| Lansing | CDBG Water/Sewer | 208,650 |
| Marquette | Housing - CDBG | 235,440 |
| Calmar | Housing - CDBG | 245,000 |
| WIA (Dubuque | IBMEI Grant | 20,000 |
| 5 county region | Spectrum RBEG-USDA Rural Enterprise Business Grant | 99,000 |
| 5 county region | Planning Grant EDA | 66,000 |
| 5 county region | Safe Routes to School | 47,091 |
| 5 county region | Safe Routes to School | 24,000 |
| West Union | Safe Routes to School | 2,000 |
| Allamakee County | Safe Routes to School | 500 |
| 5 county region | Safe Routes to School | 4,000 |
| 5 county region | Safe Routes to School | 4,000 |
| 5 county region | Safe Routes to School | 3,000 |
| Guttenberg | CDBG Water/Sewer | 150,000 |
2014
| Dubuque | Quad Graphics WIA State Emergency | $30,000 |
| 6 county region | WIA | 353,966 |
| 5 county region | Surface Transportation (for projects and planning) | 2,050,873 |
| 5 county region | Transit (for planning) | 24,779 |
| 5 county region | FHWA (for planning) | 24,779 |
| 5 county region | Business Network | 32,000 |
| 5 county region | Section 8 | 1,223,095 |
| 5 county region | COG | 10,294 |
| 5 county region | TBRA | 36,550 |
| Fayette County | Community Foundation-Safe Routes to School Program | 3,500 |
| Lansing | CDBG-Housing | 234,000 |
| Oelwein | HOME | 395,000 |
| Decorah | HOME | 395,000 |
| Marquette/Elkader | HOME | 276,000 |
| 5 county region | NEIRHTF | 356,742 |
| Fayette County | FCLHTF | 83,540 |
| Arlington | CDBG-Water/Sewer | 300,000 |
| McGregor | CDBG-Water/Sewer | 300,000 |
| Allamakee County | CDBG-Community Facilities (TASC) | 311,972 |
| Lime Springs | EECBG Grant | 9,345 |
| 5 county region | EDA | 61,000 |
| 6 county region | Youth Career Connect (YAC) | 3,729,123 |
| Winneshiek | Winneshiek County Development | 35,500 |
| Fayette County | Fayette County Development | 75,000 |
| Calmar | City of Calmar | 21,000 |
| West Union | City of West Union | 79,500 |
| Decorah | Spectrum Industries | 99,999 |
| 5 county region | Iowa Food Hub | 88,000 |
2013
| McGregor | FEMA-Hazard Mitigation | $1,404,990 |
| McGregor | CDBG-Disaster Stormwater | 468,331 |
| Fayette County | CDBG-Child Care Center | 600,000 |
| Postville/West Union | IFA-Home | 410,000 |
| Garnavillo | CDBG-Housing | 311,040 |
| Postville | CDBG-Housing | 311,040 |
| Lime Springs | EDSA-Lime Springs Beef, LLC | 500,000 |
| Cresco | IDPH-Iowans Fit for Life | 10,000 |
| Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton & Fayette | IDPH-Walking With a Purpose | 3,000 |
| North Fayette School District | IDPH-Walking School Bus Project | 4,500 |
| Postville, Oelwein | IDPH-I-Walk | 9,000 |
| 5 county area | Section 8 | 1,237,816 |
| 5 county area | TBRA | 19,550 |
| 5 county area | Surface Transportation (for projects & planning) | 2,201,592 |
| 5 county area | Enhancement (for projects) | 167,004 |
| 5 county area | Transit (for planning) | 23,631 |
| 5 county area | FHWA (for planning) | 23,631 |
| 5 county area | COG | 10,294 |
| 5 county area | RWIB | 4,000 |
| 6 county area | WIA/Promise Jobs | 498,808 |
| 5 county area | Business Network | 59,500 |
| Lime Springs | Energy Efficient Community Block Grant | 9,345 |
2012
| Allamakee, Clayton, Howard, Winneshiek | IFA-State Housing Trust Fund & Local Match Providers | $266,081 |
| Fayette County | IFA-State Housing Trust Fund & Local Match Providers | 70,880 |
| 5 county region | Safe Routes to School Non-Infrastructure Grant | 115,000 |
| Waukon | CDBG Housing | 324,000 |
| McGregor | CDBG Housing | 324,000 |
| Allamakee, Clayton, Howard, Winneshiek | Clayton County Foundation | 1,000 |
| Oelwein | Iowa Finance Authority-HOME Program | 400,000 |
| Garnavillo, Strawberry Point, McGregor | Iowa Finance Authority-HOME Program | 400,000 |
| Decorah | CDBG Single Family New Production-Disaster | 37,497 |
| Fayette | CDBG Single Family New Production-Disaster | 593,009 |
| Garnavillo | CDBG Single Family New Production-Disaster | 173,298 |
| 5 county region | TBRA-Rental Assistance | 170,000 |
| 5 county region | HUD Section 8 Rental Assistance | 940,393 |
| Elkader | CDBG Downtown Revitalization-Facade | 500,000 |
| West Union | CDBG Downtown Revitalization-Facade | 500,000 |
| Valley School | Hazard Mitigation-Tornado Safe Room | 727,361 |
| 5 county region | Connect Iowa | 7,226 |
| Decorah | Metronet | 10,000 |
| 5 county area | Surface Transportation Funds (for projects & planning) | 2,303,912 |
| 5 county area | Enhancement (for projects) | 173,886 |
| 5 county area | Transit (for planning) | 23,480 |
| 5 county area | FHWA (for planning) | 23,480 |
| 5 county area | COG | 1,294 |
| 5 county area | RWIB | 4,000 |
| 6 county area | WIA/Promise Jobs | 869,897 |
| 5 county area | Business Network | 94,000 |
2011
| Garnavillo | CDBG Water/Sewer | $300,000 |
| RISE LTD/Clayton County | CDBG Community Facility | 298,940 |
| Patty Elwood/Howard County | CDBG Community Facility | 600,000 |
| City of Fayette | CDBG Downtown Revitalization | 500,000 |
| Northeast Iowa Community College | EDA Community Facilities | 1,176,007 |
| Luther College/City of Decorah | Iowa Office of Energy Independence | 70,460 |
| Luana | CDBG Housing | 238,200 |
| Strawberry Point | CDBG Housing | 316,000 |
| Elkader | CDBG Housing | 232,200 |
| Allamakee, Clayton, Howard, Winneshiek | IFA-State Housing Trust Fund & Local Match Providers | 302,001 |
| Allamakee, Clayton, Howard, Winneshiek | USDA-Housing Preservation Grant | 51,161 |
| Allamakee, Clayton, Howard, Winneshiek | Allamakee County Community Foundation | 5,000 |
| Fayette County | IFA-State Housing Trust Fund & Local Match Providers | 78,373 |
| West Union | CDBG-Disaster Funds, Upper Story Multi-Family | 1,256,100 |
| Strawberry Point | CDBG-Disaster Funds-SFNP Round 3 | 86,675 |
| 6 county area | Rural Business Enterprise Grant-USDA Rural Development | 90,000 |
| UERPC | Winneshiek County Foundation | 4,025 |
| UERPC | Arlin Falck Foundation | 500 |
| UERPC | Alliant Energy | 1,500 |
| UERPC | Black Hills Energy | 500 |
| 5 county area | Section 8 | 1,303,807 |
| 5 county area | TBRA | 19,550 |
| 5 county area | Surface Transportation Funds (projects & planning) | 2,237,379 |
| 5 county area | Enhancement (for projects) | 154,013 |
| 5 county area | Transit (for planning) | 23,413 |
| 5 county area | FHWA (for planning) | 23,747 |
| 5 county area | COG | 10,294 |
| 5 county area | RWIB | 3,200 |
| 6 county area | WIA/Promise Jobs | 831,604 |
| 6 county area | Department of Labor-Rockwell Sumner | 283,323 |
| 6 county area | Department of Labor-On the Job Training | 60,780 |
| 5 county area | Business Network | 142,616 |
2010
| Fayette | CDBG-Housing | $312,800 |
| Garnavillo | CDBG-Housing | 234,600 |
| Fayette County | CDBG | 62,500 |
| Winneshiek County | CDBG | 120,000 |
| McGregor | CDBG | 15,000 |
| Postville | HOME-First Time Homebuyer | 502,300 |
| Oelwein | CDBG-Drinking Water | 3,120,000 |
| Lime Springs | Childcare/Tornado Shelter | 1,300,000 |
| West Union | CDBG-Infrastructure | 8,000,000 |
| Guttenberg | EDA-Tourism/Community Dvlp | 1,966,000 |
| Multi counties | Hazard Mitigation | 334,559 |
| City of Fayette | CDBG-Water/Sewer | 1,462,000 |
| Garnavillo | CDBG-Storm Water | 993,150 |
| Fayette/Clayton County | USDA-Turkey River Recreational | 171,000 |
| 4 county area | IFA-Housing Trust Fund | 310,851 |
| Fayette County | OEI-Healthcare Business Prairie View Energy | 140,815 |
| Decorah | OEI-City of Decorah Energy | 1,654,988 |
| Spillville | CDBG-Wastewater Treatment | 1,231,604 |
| Tri State | Training-WIA Youth Offender | 1,240,000 |
| Tri State | Training-WIA Green Jobs Initiative | 2,058,250 |
| Luana | CDBG-Drinking Water | 540,000 |
| McGregor/Marquette | USDA-Community Facilities-Driftless Area | 200,000 |
| McGregor/Marquette | DNR-REAP-Driftless Area | 50,000 |
| UERPC | EDA-Economic Development Initiative | 61,000 |
| 27 counties, MN and IA | EDA-Economic Development Initiative | 200,000 |
| 5 county businesses | DED-Jumpstart Business | 564,674 |
| Clermont | State Historical-Clermont-Larrabee School | 37,500 |
| UERPC-businesses | USDA-IRP/RLF | 120,000 |
| UERPC-businesses | DED-IRP/RLF | 32,000 |
| 6 county area | Department of Labor-Green Giant | 68,900 |
| 6 county area | Department of Labor-TANF Youth Program | 115,514 |
| 5 county area | Section 8 | 1,386,914 |
| 5 county area | TBRA | 19,550 |
| 5 county area | Surface Transportation (for projects & planning) | 1,961,886 |
| 5 county area | Enhancement (for projects) | 145,465 |
| 5 county area | Transit (for planning) | 23,915 |
| 5 county area | FHWA (for planning) | 23,915 |
| 5 county area | COG | 8,470 |
| 5 county area | RWIB | 3,200 |
2009
| Winneshiek County | Department of Labor-Rockwell Collins SEG | $45,990 |
| 6 county area | Department of Labor-Bundled SEG | 384,175 |
| Allamakee | Department of Labor-Northern Engraving NEG | 394,419 |
| Fayette | Department of Labor-Atwood Mobile NEG | 330,890 |
| Winneshiek & Howard | Department of Labor-Featherlite Trailers NEG | 514,197 |
| 6 county area | Department of Labor-ARRA Adult & Youth RFP | 77,874 |
| 6 county area | Department of Labor-Summer Action Program | 70,000 |
| 5 county area | Section 8 | 1,048,304 |
| 5 county area | Surface Transportation (for projects & planning) | 1,758,231 |
| 5 county area | Enhancement (for projects) | 135,244 |
| 5 county area | Transit (for planning) | 22,073 |
| 5 county area | FHWA (for planning) | 22,073 |
| 5 county area | ARRA funds (for projects) | 3,530,508 |
| 5 county area | COG | 8,823 |
| 5 county area | RWIB | 4,000 |
News Headlines
UERPC September Newsletter
Posted: Mon, September 18, 2017Some of the headlines you can read about this month:
- Governor visits Northeast Iowa Region
- Employee Spotlight - Amanda Judd
- Enjoy a Walk This Fall
- Congratulations Calmar!
- UERPC travels to St. Paul for the National Walking Summit
- Register to Exhibit at a Northeast Iowa STEM Festival
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Community Transportation Needs Assessment
Posted: Mon, September 18, 2017Please take a few moments to complete a community transportation needs survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JNHGG23. The information collected through this survey will help our region’s Passenger Transportation Advisory Group understand your issues and needs, and work to address them through the region's Passenger Transportation Plan. The deadline to participate in this survey is Friday, Sept. 29th.
Thank you!
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Agency Transportation Needs Assessment
Posted: Mon, September 18, 2017If you are an agency, business or organization in Northeast Iowa that coordinates client transportation or has clients with transportation needs please take a moment to complete the 2017 Agency Transportation Needs Assessment. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JNJRTJV. The information collected through this survey will help our region’s Passenger Transportation Advisory Group understand your issues and needs, and work to address them through the region's Passenger Transportation Plan. Your input will also allow for a more thorough knowledge of available resources in the area.
The deadline to participate in this survey is Friday, Sept. 29th. Thank you!
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October 18th NE Iowa Transportation Summit: Living in the Middle of Everywhere
Posted: Mon, September 18, 2017The regional Transportation Advisory Group has worked with EARL Public Transit and Upper Explorerland to plan a regional Transportation Summit on October 18th at NICC (Calmar). NICC is a partner for the event and has provided the Wilder Business Center location, and funds were granted by ITC to assist with planning and implementation. Two keynote speakers and 9 best practice speakers will shed light on transportation concerns and solutions for NE Iowa. We invite regional stakeholders in economic development, transportation, workforce, tourism, education, non-profit/services, and recreation to attend the event to engage in a discussion of how transportation supports economic development and quality of life for area residents. Visit the following websites to register and learn more:
Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAvtuJaSAC72ltMYebgAc8ihAD8h_m6VpFlYoNqQf0F3CQTw/viewform
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