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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.
2020
| 5-county region | Federal Home Loan Bank | $747,000 | |
| Monona | First Time Home Buyer - IFA - Monona | $209,030 | |
| 5-county region | Safe Routes to School | $62,354 | |
| West Union | IDPH- Natural Learning Environments | $4,500 | |
| 5-county region | Northeast Iowa Housing Trust Fund | $291,263 | |
| 5-county region | Section 8 | 1,543,181 | |
| Oelwein | Home Rehabilitation Revolving Loan Fund | $125,000 | |
| 5-county region | DOT - FHWA SPR Planning | $25,057 | |
| 5-county region | DOT - FHWA STBG | $2,327,455 | |
| 5-county region | DOT - FHWA STBG-TAP-Flex | $89,374 | |
| 5-county region | DOT - FHWA STBG Iowa's TAP | $116,935 | |
| 5-county region | DOT - FTA 5311 Planning | $25,057 | |
| 5-county region | EDA - CARES Technical Assistance funding | $398,445 | |
| 5-county region | EDA - CARES RLF funding | $549,831 | |
| 5-county region | USDA Technical Assistance funding | $39,600 | |
| 5-county region | Workforce Housing Inspections ($337.41 per home) | $3,374 | |
| 5-county region | WIOA | $200,000 | |
| Fort Atkinson | CDBG Sewer | $300,000 | |
| 5-county region | Electric Vehicle Market Study funding | $6,500 | |
| Waterville | Waterville Community Center | $20,000 | |
| Winneshiek County | Historic Preservation Commission Stone Structures Project | $3,000 | |
| Winneshiek County | Historic Preservation Commission Dam Gate Project | $4,308 |
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 |
| West Union | CDBG WWTF | $500,000 |
| Guttenberg | CDBG Sewer | $500,000 |
| Oelwein | CDBG Water | $600,000 |
| St. Olaf | CDBG Sewer | $108,000 |
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
March 24th Housing Summit Now Online!
Posted: Mon, March 29, 2021The Northeast Iowa Housing Summit that was put on by UERPC and the Northeast Iowa Business Network, on Wednesday, March 24th, can now be viewed online! Please click the tab below to view an overview of the summit as well as get the recordings from both sessions.
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The UERPC March 2021 Newsletter is Here!
Posted: Mon, March 15, 2021The UERPC March 2021 Newsletter is here! https://mailchi.mp/b570526e6727/uerpc-march-2021-newsletter-3777890
Highlights include:
- IEDA COVID-19 Business Impact Survey Closes March 17th
- Northeast Iowa Housing Summit Taking Place on March 24th
- ICOG Legislative Update- March 5, 2021
- UERPC is Open
- NOTICE: UERPC offices will be closed on Friday, April 2nd for Good Friday
- Employee Spotlight: Nathan Thompson
- NICC Virtual Training Opportunities
- Bike/Walk to School Day Planning Webinar on March 17th
- March SRTS Monthly Motivators: Time to Start MARCHING!
- March 5-2-1-0 Feature: Take a Break from Screens and READ!
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Transportation Policy Board to meet March 17th
Posted: Wed, March 10, 2021The next RPA-1 Transportation Policy Board meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 17th, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. The Enhancement and Technical Committees will meet beforehand at 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., respectively.
These meetings will take place via electronic means pursuant to the provisions of the Iowa Open Meetings Law, Section 21.8, Code of Iowa. For information on accessing the meeting, contact Aaron Detter at adetter@uerpc.org or (563) 419-6126.
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Election of Chair and Vice Chair
3. Approval of the agenda
4. Approval of the December 9th, 2020 meeting minutes
5. Public Hearing: RPA-1 Public Participation Plan
6. Consideration and possible board action: Adoption of RPA-1 Public Participation Plan
7. Consideration and possible board action to award Iowa’s TAP regional funding for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025
8. Consideration and possible board action to award STBG/Swap funding for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025
9. RPA-1 Staff Updates
10. Iowa DOT Updates
11. Floor Items
12. Set next meeting date
13. Adjournment
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HUD ANNOUNCES EXTENSIONS AND EXPANSIONS OF COVID-19 HOMEOWNER RELIEF AND HOME RETENTION MEASURES
Posted: Thu, March 4, 2021Extensions and expansions suppport the immediate and ongoing needs of homeowners who are experiencing economic impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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