RDA Grant Recommendations Cycle 58

Organization Name Proposal Title Recommend River Bend Foodbank Cold Storage Expansion$ 50,000 Chamber Foundation - DDP Ambassador Pilot Program$ 50,000 Scott County Housing Council Rehab of single/multi family housing for low income households$ 50,000 River Action, Inc. Historic First Bridge North Pier Project (Phase 2)$ 50,000 Friends of the Quad Cities Visit Quad Cities (VQC) Economic Recovery Through Tourism$ 50,000 Center for Active Seniors, Inc Operaton Support$ 50,000 Eastern Iowa Community Colleges Urban Campus$ 50,000 Humility Homes and Services, Inc. Downtown Davenport Street Outreach: Bridge to Pay For Success$ 45,000 Friendly House New Passenger Buses Project$ 40,000 and Science Center Partnering for Access Inclusion and Representation (PAIR)$ 38,500 QCON- Alternatives QCON-Hub$ 35,000 Mississippi Bend AEA Special Events Committee David E. Lane Coats for Kids$ 30,912 QCON- Alternatives QCON-SEAP$ 30,000 Figge Scheduled Exhibition and Program Support $ 26,262 City of Riverdale Air Compressor $ 26,000 SALVATION ARMY FAMILY SERVICES Emergency Shelter Assistance$ 25,000 Scott County Housing Council Support for Winter Emergency Shelter (WES) Plan- Year Two $ 25,000 NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley Re-establishing NAMI's Front Door$ 25,000 WIU Foundation forf WQPT QC PBS WQPT PBS - Fundraising support through membership challenge grant.$ 25,000 QC Community Broadcasting Group, Inc. COVID-19 MEDIA MITIGATION PROJECT$ 25,000 Dress for Success Quad Cities Helping QC Women Find a Job: The Dress for Success Career Center $ 25,000 Safer Foundation Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) $ 25,000 Fresh Films Fresh Films Learning, Mentorship/Workforce Development for QC Teens$ 25,000 Handicapped Development Center Increasing Work Opportunities$ 25,000 Platform to Rebuild the Music Scene$ 23,000 Bethany for Children & Families Leveraging Federally Matched Funding$ 21,232 Trinity Health Foundation Breast Cancer Screening & Diagnostic services for Scott County $ 20,360 Big Brothers Big Sisters Mississippi Valley Keep Kids Connected$ 20,000 Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates iJAG: Guiding Students to Success in School, Work, and Life$ 20,000 RDA Grant Recommendations Cycle 58 Twin Torch Foundation, Inc Boys to Men Youth Development and Mentoring Program$ 20,000 Girl Scouts of Eastern IA & Western IL Leadership and Life Skills Building Program for Underserved Girls$ 20,000 Quad Cities Keeping the QC Dancing: Operating Support for $ 20,000 Quad City Arts 2020-2021 Visiting Artist Series $ 19,500 One Eighty The One Eighty Career Training Center $ 17,500 Quad City Botanical Center Core operating support, education$ 15,000 Tapestry Farms Tapestry Farms: Using Urban Farming to Invest in the Lives of Refugees $ 15,000 PBC INC. Camp Excel Leadership Academy$ 15,000 LivWell Cares Compassionate Advocacy & Resources for Every Senior$ 15,000 Augustana College Sustainable Urban Watersheds Project$ 13,300 Junior Achievement of the Heartland Expand JA Program Delivery Options Due to COVID-19 Pandemic$ 10,100 Testimonies of Hope, Inc/Argrow's House of Healing and Argrow's House Pandemic Recovery$ 10,000 Hope USO of USO Rock Island COVID-19 Efforts - General Operating Support Request$ 10,000 Davenport Sister Cities Christkindlmarkt Quad Cities 2020$ 8,000 Partners of Scott County Watersheds Critical Equipment Needs for Education$ 7,690 Hilltop Campus Village Corporation Street lighting for safety and security on Main Street$ 7,500 Freight House Farmers Market Freight House Farmers Market Food Insecurity Initiative - SNAP/EBT$ 7,500 Hand In Hand Creative Curriculum Implementation at Hand in Hand $ 6,638 Family Museum Plush Toy & Prop Replacement$ 5,900 Our Lady of the River Catholic Church Quad Cities Tim Tebow Night to Shine Virtual Prom$ 5,000 VTG Assoc. General Operating Support for Virtual Technology Group (VTG)$ 5,000 Living Proof Exhibit Healing Power of the Arts to Quad Citizens Touched by Cancer$ 5,000 LeadHer Lead(h)er Match Support and Mentor Recruitment$ 5,000 Midwest Writing Center Youth Education, Job Skills, & Community Development Through Writing$ 5,000 Iowa College Access Network Educator and Student Support During and Post COVID-19$ 5,000 Quad Cities Jazz Festival, LTD Polyrhythms Third Sunday Jazz Workshop & Matinee Series$ 5,000 Children's Therapy Center of the QC NFP Operations Support For Our Davenport Pediatric Rehabilitation Clinic$ 5,000 Mississippi Valley Blues Society Improving Organizational Capacity of the Mississippi Valley Blues Society$ 5,000 Illowa Council, Boy Scouts of America COVID-19 IMPACT GRANT$ 5,000 Humane Society of Scott County COVID-19 Zero Cost Boarding Fees $ 5,000 RDA Grant Recommendations Cycle 58 Colonel Davenport Historical Foundation Replacing the HVAC at the Colonel Davenport House$ 4,000 Clock, Inc Clock, Inc$ 4,000 Quad Cities Running Club Inc Run With Us$ 3,750 Child Abuse Council CAC Security Support$ 2,645 JUNIOR THEATRE INC Virtual Student New Play Festival - Launching Season 69 $ 2,642 $ 1,266,931