RIO Press Release
| For Immediate Release | Media Contact : |
| November 22, 2010 |
Juli Probasco-Sowers |
$1 MILLION IN LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING GRANTS AWARDED TO 31 CITIES, SEVEN COUNTIES
Grants Help Update, Create Smart Plans to Reduce Risk in Flood-Prone Areas
(DES MOINES) – A total of $1 million in grants from the Iowa Smart Planning: Local Comprehensive Planning Grant Program has been awarded to 31 cities and seven counties by the Rebuild Iowa Office and the Iowa Department of Economic Development.
These grants will be used to support development and adoption of forward-thinking comprehensive plans to guide long-term recovery efforts and subsequent decisions that reduce risk in flood-prone areas. Grant amounts range from $3,750 for Columbus Junction, which will also be working with Columbus City, to $89,000 for Dubuque County and participating communities within the county. Grants provide up to a maximum of 50 percent of the total plan costs. Three of the city grants are multi-jurisdictional and five are county-lead, multi-jurisdictional plans.
The $1 million program is funded through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery funds provided to Iowa from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in response to the catastrophic storms and floods of 2008.
“These comprehensive planning grants will go a long way to ensure that Iowa communities and counties are growing in a way that reduces risk and fosters economic growth,” said Lt. Gen. Ron Dardis, executive director of RIO. “These plans will demonstrate the importance and benefits of the Iowa Smart Planning Principles.”
The program is based on the Iowa Smart Planning Principles and local comprehensive planning guidance contained in Senate File 2389, which was signed into law on April 26, 2010. Smart Planning is meant to improve community resiliency following the storms of 2008 in ways that increase economic opportunity, protect environmental resources, and improve quality of life.
Cities which received grants for either creating or updating a comprehensive plan, and the amounts awarded, are:
Afton, $9,000 |
Cumming, $28,000 |
McGregor, $7,500 |
Burlington, $50,000 |
Dow City, $4,000 |
Missouri Valley, $7,500 |
Carroll, $12,000 |
Durant, $15,000 |
Mount Ayr, $9,375 |
Cedar Falls, $50,000 |
Granger, $28,000 |
Newton*, $18,000 |
Cedar Rapids, $50,000 |
Iowa City, $50,000 |
Palo, $5,500 |
Cherokee, $14,000 |
Keota,$16,500 |
Riverdale, $10,000 |
Clinton, $30,000 |
Lewis, $7,500 |
Stanton $7,500 |
Clive, $50,000 |
Lorimor, $4,000 |
Vinton, $5,682 |
Columbus Junction*, $3,750 |
Manchester, $29,680 |
Washington, $27,033 |
Council Bluffs, $50,000 |
Manning, $6,000 |
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Cresco*, $22,500 |
Marshalltown, $47,700 |
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Counties receiving grants are:
Delaware County*, $39,000 |
Hardin County*, $61,250 |
Winneshiek County*, $60,000 |
Dubuque County*, $89,000 |
Jones County, $5,290 |
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Fayette County*, $31,250 |
Linn County, $38,490 |
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*Asterisks denote multi-jurisdictional plans. The lead community or county is listed in the table.
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