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.
2019
| 5-county area | Safe Routes to School | $60,545 |
| 6-county area | Nature Explore | $7,500 |
| West Union | IDPH 5-2-1-0 | $10,000 |
| West Union | IDPH Nemours | $800 |
| Waukon | Allamakee County Community Foundation | $20,000 |
| 5-county area | Northeast Iowa Housing Trust Fund | $254,951 |
| 5-county area | Section 8 | $1,061,111 |
| 5-county area | DOT SRP Planning | $24,916 |
| 5-county area | DOT Surface Transportation | $2,254,724 |
| 5-county area | DOT STBG TAP Flex | $91,290 |
| 5-county area | DOT Transportation Alternative | $118,851 |
| 5-county area | DOT FTA Planning | $24,916 |
2018
| 6-county area | Safe Routes to School | $56,931 |
| 6-county area | Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative | $6,000 |
| 6-county area | Nature Explore | $12,500 |
| West Union | IDPH 5-2-1-0 | $10,000 |
| Fayette | USDA RLF | $99,000 |
| Hawkeye | CDBG Water/sewer | $300,000 |
| New Albin | CDBG Water/sewer | $300,000 |
| Garnavillo | CDBG Stormwater | $210,592 |
| Cresco | CDBG Housing | $251,790 |
| Postville | CDBG Housing | $251,790 |
| Fayette | CDBG Housing | $251,790 |
| Waukon | Wellmark | $25,000 |
| Waukon | Arlin Falck | $5,000 |
| Waukon | Allamakee County Community Foundation | $400 |
| 5-county area | Cog Assistance | $11,764 |
| 5-county area | DOT FTA Planning | $24,632 |
| 5-county area | DOT SRP Planning | $24,632 |
| 5-county area | DOT Surface Transportation | $2,084,804 |
| 5-county area | DOT Transportation Alternatives Program | $117,361 |
| 5-county area | DOT STBG TAP FLEX | $89,800 |
| 5-county area | Northeast Iowa Housing Trust Fund | $275,942 |
| 5-county area | WIOA | $345,394 |
| 5-county area | Section 8 | $1,284,945 |
2017
| Fayette | Fayette County Housing Trust Fund | $49,012 |
| Allamakee, Clayton, Howard, Winneshiek | Northeast Iowa Housing Trust Fund | $222,543 |
| Tri-state region- WI, IA , MN | WISE PLAN | $20,000 |
| 5-county area | EDA Planning Grant | $70,000 |
| 6-county area | Safe Routes to School | $10,079 |
| West Union | IDPH 5-2-1-0 | $15,300 |
| 6-county area | Safe Routes to School | $2,500 |
| Oelwein | CDBG Housing | $245,250 |
| Garnavillo | CDBG Housing | $245,250 |
| 5-county area | Federal Home Loan Bank- Housing Rehab | $733,700 |
| 5-county area | Tenant-based Rental Assistance | $105,964 |
| Postville | First Time Home Buyer | $188,500 |
| 5-county area | RHA- Housing | $1,403,426 |
| Ridgeway | CDBG Water/Sewer | $300,000 |
| Calmar | CDBG Water/Sewer | $300,000 |
| 6-county area | Safe Routes to School | $58,821 |
| 5-county area | DOT- FTA Planning | $24,650 |
| 5-county area | DOT- SRP Planning | $24,650 |
| 5-county area | DOT- Surface Transportation | $2,085,505 |
| 5-county area | DOT- Transportation Alternatives | $120,093 |
| 5-county area | DOT- STBG TAP FLEX | $89,071 |
| 5-county area | WIOA | $409,398 |
2016
| 5-county area | 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 |
| 6-county area | Safe Routes to School | $4,000 |
| West Union | Safe Routes to School | $1,500 |
| 6-county area | 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 area | Surface Transportation Program (STP) | $2,055,821 |
| 5-county area | Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) | $165,177 |
| 5-county area | FTA - Planning - DOT | $24,553 |
| 5-county area | FHWA - SPR DOT Planning | $24,533 |
| 6-county area | WIOA | $387,274 |
| 6-county area | Job Driven NEG | $292,275 |
| 6-county area | Sector Partnership NEG | $108,887 |
| 5-county area | 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 area | Soy Basics | $50,000 |
| 6-county area | WIA | $475,000 |
| 5-county area | Surface Transportation (for projects and planning) | $2,050,873 |
| 5-county area | Enhancement (for projects) | $133,108 |
| 5-county area | Transit (for planning) | $24,779 |
| 5-county area | FHWA (for planning) | $24,779 |
| 5-county area | Business Network | $18,000 |
| 5-county area | Section 8 | $1,318,671 |
| 5-county area | COG | $10,294 |
| 5-county area | 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 area | Spectrum RBEG-USDA Rural Enterprise Business Grant | $99,000 |
| 5-county area | Planning Grant EDA | $66,000 |
| 6-county area | Safe Routes to School | $47,091 |
| 6-county area | Safe Routes to School | $24,000 |
| West Union | Safe Routes to School | $2,000 |
| Allamakee County | Safe Routes to School | $500 |
| 6-county area | Safe Routes to School | $4,000 |
| 6-county area | Safe Routes to School | $4,000 |
| 6-county area | Safe Routes to School | $3,000 |
| Guttenberg | CDBG Water/Sewer | $150,000 |
2014
| Dubuque | Quad Graphics WIA State Emergency | $30,000 |
| 6-county area | WIA | $353,966 |
| 5-county area | Surface Transportation (for projects and planning) | $2,050,873 |
| 5-county area | Transit (for planning) | $24,779 |
| 5-county area | FHWA (for planning) | $24,779 |
| 5-county area | Business Network | $32,000 |
| 5-county area | Section 8 | $1,223,095 |
| 5-county area | COG | $10,294 |
| 5-county area | 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 area | 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 area | EDA | $61,000 |
| 6-county area | 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 area | 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 area | 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 area | TBRA-Rental Assistance | $170,000 |
| 5-county area | 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 area | 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 |
| Multiple 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 area 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
STBG & Iowa's TAP Transportation Grants - Apps due Feb. 28
Posted: Thu, January 23, 2020Applications for Iowa’s Transportation Alternatives Program (Iowa’s TAP) and Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds are now available for the UERPC region. These programs support diverse transportation projects within our region, from streets and bridges to sidewalks and transit. The current applicaiton cycle is for funding in federal fiscal year 2024.
Eligible applicants include all public agencies and local governments within the RPA-1 region that have jurisdiction over public rights-of-way for transportation (including walking and bicycling facilities); public transportation agencies; and agencies with transportation planning responsibilities. RPA-1 includes the Counties of Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, and Winneshiek and public agencies and local governments with jurisdictions therein. For more information, contact Aaron Detter at 563-382-6171, ext. 1203 or adetter@uerpc.org.
Application are due February 28, 2020 and can be found on the UERPC website.
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The UERPC January 2020 Newsletter is Here!
Posted: Thurs, January 16, 2020The UERPC January 2020 Newsletter is here! https://mailchi.mp/e3fa154e87f2/uerpc-january-2020-newsletter-3133317
Highlights include:
- UERPC Announces State Housing Trust Fund Award
- Call for Applications - Multimodal Transportation Grants
- Decorah Low Rent Housing Agency Merger with Upper Explorerland Regional Housing Authority
- Getting Rural America Back on Its Feet
- Did You Know? WIOA Title I On the Job Training
- Census Workers Needed
- Happy Retirement, Sue!
- Warm Welcome to Baby Bril!
- UERPC's Rachelle Howe Named ICOG Chair
- "Free Friday Morning Open Gym" Scheduled for February and March in Decorah
- REMINDER: Beat the Blues Winter "Marathon" Challenge Ends February 12th
- Request for Exhibitors: Northeast Iowa Family STEM Festival
- Tiny Northeast Iowa Town Experiencing Baby Boom
- January 5-2-1-0 Feature: Drink More Water
- Let's Make 2020 'The Year of Change'
- PLEASE NOTE: UERPC Offices (except IowaWORKS) will be closed on Monday, February 17th to honor President's Day
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NEIRHTF Announces State Housing Trust Fund Dollars
Posted: Wed, January 15, 2020The Northeast Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund (NEIRHTF) is excited to announce they were awarded State Housing Trust Fund dollars of $229,763. State Housing Trust Fund dollars are partnered together with local match to assist limited income households in our five-county region of Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek.
Applications are available for first-time homebuyers, homeowners, landlord/for-profit organizations or non-profit organizations to promote and create affordable housing activities. Funding availability can go up to $10,000 in the form of a grant or low-interest rate loan. For an application or more information on the NEIRHTF program, please contact Sarah at 563-864-7551, ext. 1101. Applications are also available in our housing section on our website, http://uerpc.org/housing-trust-fund.html.
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UERPC Accepting Bids For Upper Roofing and Sidewall Project
Posted: Mon, December 30, 2019Upper Explorerland RPC is accepting bids for upper roofing and sidewall project.
Please submit a bid to include the upper roofing project and sidewall project at the Decorah UERPC office, 325 Washington Street, Decorah, IA. Contractors are required to maintain personal liability insurance with no less than $500,000 coverage. Please contact Rachelle Howe (563-382-6171 or rhowe@uerpc.org) for more details regarding the project. Bids can be mailed to UERPC (attn: Rachelle Howe, 325 Washington Street, Decorah, IA 52101), emailed to rhowe@uerpc.org or faxed to 563-864-7535.no later than 4:30 pm on 1/24/20.
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