Keep Iowa Beautiful Community Beautification Program
SOURCE: Keep Iowa Beautiful, with funding through the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Solid Waste Alternative Program
PURPOSE OF PROGRAM: Community beautification/enhancement in communities of 5,000 and under for beautification projects and derelict building renovation/removal.
ELIGIBLE PROJECTS
A community beautification project must have one or more of the following as its primary purpose:
- Litter prevention, removal, education, implementation, and/or awareness
- Recycling education, implementation, and/or public awareness
- Beautification programs-flower, tree and shrub planting, painting & fix-up and general landscaping.
- Public nuisance abatement.
- Derelict buildings-removal/renovation including asbestos abatement and removal, recovery and recycling of reusable materials and/or the purchase of recycledcontent materials used in renovation efforts.
GRANT AMOUNT
Maximum grants are $5,000 for beautification and $15,000 for derelict building projects.
FUNDING CRITERIA
Other factors that will enhance grant success include:
- Projects with long-term or continuing benefits are desirable as opposed to onetime projects without lasting benefit.
- Projects involving youth with a focus on service learning hour opportunities, are most desirable.
- Special consideration for the derelict building segment will be given to those applicants that hire the unemployed for the deconstruction, reconstruction or clean up of the properties.
- Projects that have an ongoing structure, planning effort or organization such as Keep Your Community Beautiful, Main Street, Trees Forever or other efforts are desirable
SUBMITTAL REQUIRED
Grant applications and detailed information is available on the Keep Iowa Beautiful website:
www.keepiowabeautiful.com on the front page and under the grants program area. Electronic/email applications are accepted.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Application deadline for the 2012 grant period has yet to be detrmined. Check website for information as it becomes available.
ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION
To be determined, based on deadline.
MORE INFORMATION/APPLICATIONS
Gerald F. Schnepf, Executive Director
300 East Locust Street, Suite 100
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone 515-323-6507
Fax 515-244-9477
Email gschnepf@keepiowabeautiful.com
www.keepiowabeautiful.com