City: Forest City (Population 4,362)
Date of Award: 6/11/2008
Total Project Cost: $313,479
Amount Requested: $62,696
Amount Awarded: $60,000
Project Description: This four-part project includes the conversion of an existing building into the transportation museum to house 27 restored trucks, motor homes and buggies; the construction of a new 24,000-square foot building to house steam engines and threshers; installing fencing around the activity grounds; and insulating and installing an interior ceiling in the East Barn.
Applicant: City of Forest City
Project Name: Forest City Municipal Aquatic Center
City: Forest City (Population 4,362)
Date of Award: 2/14/2007
Total Project Cost: $3,297,000
Amount Requested: $100,000
Amount Awarded: $100,000
Project Description: The new aquatic center will be an 8,903 square foot swimming pool with amenities such as zero depth entry, current channel, two diving boards, body slide, lap lanes, umbrellas and play equipment. This project will also include a 4,135 square foot bathhouse, food court, umbrellas, and concession area.
Applicant: City of Lake Mills
Project Name: Lake Mills Family Aquatic Center
City: Lake Mills (Population 2,140)
Date of Award: 4/10/2002
Total Project Cost: $123,335
Amount Requested: $60,000
Amount Awarded: $59,000
Project Description: This project is part of the Lake Mills Family Aquatic Center. Able to accommodate 500 people, the facility will include zero depth entry, diving boards and slides. CAT funds will assist with a new 190-foot slide.
Applicant: Winnebago County Historical Society
Project Name: Heritage Park of North Iowa
City: Forest City (Population 4,362)
Date of Award: 2/13/2002
Total Project Cost: $946,429
Amount Requested: $388,299
Amount Awarded: $200,000
Project Description: A two-phase project, the Heritage Park of North Iowa will consist of an 1800s church, a country schoolhouse, a sawmill, a barn and petting zoo, and a large collection of steam-powered tractors. The state’s investment will aid the project’s second phase that involves locating, moving, renovating and building a series of buildings that will anchor the Heritage Park.
Winneshiek
Applicant: Winneshiek County Conservation Board
Project Name: Paving the Way to Our Success
City: Fort Atkinson (Population 389)
Date of Award: 3/14/2007
Total Project Cost: $1,603,668
Amount Requested: $593,668
Amount Awarded: $450,000
Project Description: This project brings together three communities and two counties to capitalize on northeast Iowa’s small town hospitality, locally owned small businesses, scenic countryside and existing natural resource based recreation infrastructure. This project will complete the Prairie Farmer Trail and connect it to the Prairie Springs Recreational Trail to develop a 22.5 mile regional tourist trail.
Applicant: City of Decorah
Project Name: Decorah Northeast Iowa Recreational Destination
City: Decorah (Population 8,172)
Date of Award: 6/14/2006
Total Project Cost: $4,779,300
Amount Requested: $1,679,000
Amount Awarded: $1,600,000
Project Description: This project will complete construction of all but a small portion of a central trail hub, or loop, around the City of Decorah. In addition, this project will include plans for completing the final small portion of the trail to connect the full loop around the City of Decorah. Other components of this project will include land acquisition and easements, trail development, bridge construction, development of handicapped fishing access points and road and parking improvements.
Applicant: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
Project Name: Vesterheim Collections Study Center
City: Decorah (Population 8,172)
Date of Award: 8/10/2005
Total Project Cost: $438,472
Amount Requested: $219,371
Amount Awarded: $150,000
Project Description: This project includes development of a new Collections Study area adjacent to the existing Museum facility. The Vesterheim will renovate an existing building for this purpose. Work to be done includes electrical work and lighting improvements, replacement of the heating/cooling system, running a water main to the facility, and façade improvements. New fire and alarm systems will be added to the facility, and 2 new offices will be constructed as well; one office for a research study area and one for collections management staff.
Applicant: Laura Ingalls Wilder Park and Museum
Project Name: Burr Oak Bank Building Visitor Center
City: Burr Oak (Not an incorporated city)
Date of Award: 3/13/2002
Total Project Cost: $97,673
Amount Requested: $40,000
Amount Awarded: $40,000
Project Description: This project calls for the rehabilitation of the Burr Oak Bank Building. Upon completion, the building will serve as a visitor center, provide office space, a brochure display area, restrooms and a gift shop. The building has been nominated for the National Register of Historic Places, and proper rehabilitation standards will be used in its restoration.
Woodbury
Applicant: City of Sioux City
Project Name: Cone Park Development Project
Date of Award: 5/11/16
City: Sioux City (Population 82,602)
Total Project Cost: $3,809,077
Amount Requested: $316,684
Amount Awarded: $300,000
Project Description: Park features will include open green space, a tubing hill, ice-skating rink/splash pad and four season’s day lodge. This phase of the project also includes snowmaking equipment and lighting.
Applicant: City of Correctionville
Project Name: Correctionville Area Aquatic Center
Date of Award: 4/13/2016
City: Correctionville (Population 809)
Total Project Cost: $943,000
Amount Requested: $100,000
Amount Awarded: $100,000
Project Description: This project includes the reconstruction of the existing piping for the pool and pool deck. The current wading pool will be replaced with a zero-depth entry wading pool with attached receiving area for the new waterslide. The main pool will receive a liner, new stairs and ADA compliant chair lift.
Applicant: Children’s Museum of Siouxland
Project Name: Children’s Museum of Siouxland
City: Sioux City (Population 82,684)
Date of Award: 4/11/2014
Total Project Cost: $5,827,752
Amount Requested: $932,908
Amount Awarded: $900,000
Project Description: This project includes the construction of a new 16,000-square-foot children’s museum on Pearl Street in Sioux City. The facility will focus on STEM (science, engineering, technology and math) based exhibits and programming for children ages six months to 10-years-old.
Applicant: City of Moville
Project Name: Moville Main Street Pavilion
City: Moville (Population 1,618)
Date of Award: 5/8/2013
Total Project Cost: $123,137
Amount Requested: $46,706
Amount Awarded: $25,000
Project Description: This project includes the construction of a park pavilion that will contain an updated kitchen with hot and cold water, food preparation area, fully handicap-accessible restrooms, and covered open air seating for approximately 200-250 people. In addition, a sand volleyball court will be relocated in the park.
Applicant: Siouxland Historical Railroad Association and the City of Sioux City
Project Name: Milwaukee Railroad Shops Historic District – CAT 2
City: Sioux City (Population 82,684)
Date of Award: 5/8/2013
Total Project Cost: $2,661,897
Amount Requested: $314,862
Amount Awarded: $314,862
Project Description: This project includes the exterior renovation of five historic buildings, the construction of a permanent restroom facility and an alternative transportation system of interpretive walking trails, parking lot and a miniature railroad. Additionally, this project will also support interior improvements to the roundhouse building and continue interior improvements to the machine shop building.
Applicant: Siouxland Heritage Foundation & City of Sioux City
Project Name: Sioux City Public Museum
City: Sioux City (Population 85,013)
Date of Award: 6/10/2009
Total Project Cost: $13,884,039
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Amount Awarded: $2,000,000
Project Description: This project will transform a 65,000- square foot former downtown department store building into the new facility for the Sioux City Public Museum. The project will include construction of new exhibition spaces; children’s areas; public meeting rooms; a research center; a museum store; outdoor green space and visitor-friendly “museum plaza”; and non-public areas for office space and collections storage.
Applicant: Siouxland Historical Railroad Association & City of Sioux City
Project Name: Milwaukee Railroad Shops Historic
City: Sioux City (Population 85,013)
Date of Award: 9/10/2008
Total Project Cost: $1,192,302
Amount Requested: $266,446
Amount Awarded: $266,446
Project Description: This project includes two major components. Building improvements to the Machine/Blacksmith Shop will include tuck pointing interior and exterior masonry; removal of wood rot and the construction, fabrication and installation of new wood windows, doors and roof structures. The second component will include the design and construction of new 80’ x 50’ Railroad Civil Engineering Exhibit Building.
Applicant: Mid America Transportation & Aviation Museum
Project Name: Mid America Transportation & Aviation Museum
City: Sioux City (Population 85,013)
Date of Award: 4/11/2007
Total Project Cost: $2,092,333
Amount Requested: $700,000
Amount Awarded: $700,000
Project Description: The project includes construction of a 40,000-square foot building to house and display the thousands of historical aviation and transportation artifacts. The project will be constructed on the 15 acres located on the northeast corner of the Sioux Gateway Airport that has been leased from the City of Sioux City.
Applicant: Siouxland Chamber Foundation
Project Name: The Climbing Wall
City: Sioux City (Population 85,013)
Date of Award: 2/9/2005
Total Project Cost: $341,750
Amount Requested: $150,000
Amount Awarded: $75,000
Project Description: This project features the construction of a climbing wall in the Long Lines Family Recreation Center in Sioux City. The wall will include overhangs, a bouldering area and a campus wall.
Applicant: City of Moville
Project Name: Moville Community Center
City: Moville (Population 1,583)
Date of Award: 10/13/2004
Total Project Cost: $1,754,546
Amount Requested: $400,000
Amount Awarded: $300,000
Project Description: The Moville Community Center and Woodbury County Library project will provide needed meeting and gathering spaces for the City of Moville, the Woodbury County Fair, Woodbury County, and the surrounding areas as well as creating a state of the art facility to house the Woodbury County Library. The project will involve site development, utility connections, and building construction for a nearly 14,000 square foot facility.
Applicant: City of Sioux City
Project Name: River’s Edge
City: Sioux City (Population 85,013)
Date of Award: 5/9/2001
Total Project Cost: $70,000,000
Amount Requested: $33,000,000
Amount Awarded: $21,000,000
Project Description: This project includes the construction of a new events center, Lewis and Clark interpretive center and ground transportation center.
Worth
Applicant: City of Manly
Project Name: Manly Family Aquatic Center
City: Manly (Population 1,342)
Date of Award: 2/8/2006
Total Project Cost: $1,403,300
Amount Requested: $100,000
Amount Awarded: $100,000
Project Description: This project includes the construction of the aquatic center and amenities associated with the aquatic center. This aquatic center would consist of a 3,238 square foot swimming pool including amenities such as zero depth entry, floatable playthings, shaded in-pool seating, spray features, sun shades, basketball hoops, and a waterslide.
Wright
Applicant: City of Clarion
Project Name: Clarion Public Library Expansion
City: Clarion (Population 2,968)
Date of Award: 11/14/2007
Total Project Cost: $1,648,731
Amount Requested: $271,556
Amount Awarded: $250,000
Project Description: This project will provide for a doubling of the size of the historic Carnegie-style facility. The expansion allows for more space to house the library’s extensive publication collection, more room for youth and young adult programming and additional computer access points. Other features include a larger community meeting room, increased genealogy research space and improved handicapped accessibility.
Applicant: City of Eagle Grove
Project Name: Eagle Grove Aquatic Center
City: Eagle Grove (Population 3,712)
Date of Award: 4/12/2006
Total Project Cost: $2,995,066
Amount Requested: $482,000
Amount Awarded: $100,000
Project Description: This project includes the construction of an aquatic center with a combination open/closed waterslide, speed slide, drop slide, diving board, six 25-meter swim lanes, interactive play system, eagle slide, and zero depth entry. Accompanying the new 8,300-square-foot pool area will be a 1,168- square-foot mechanical building and a 2,675-square-foot shower facility
Applicant: City of Rowan
Project Name: Rowan Public Library and Senior Citizen/Community Center
City: Rowan (Population 218)
Date of Award: 6/8/2005
Total Project Cost: $336,000
Amount Requested: $105,261
Amount Awarded: $100,000
Project Description: The City of Rowan plans to build a multi-purpose, 4,800 square foot facility that will serve as the City’s library and senior citizen/ community center. The facility will be constructed in downtown Rowan and will replace the existing library, which is deteriorating.
Applicant: City of Clarion
Project Name: Clarion Aquatic Center
City: Clarion (Population 2,968)
Date of Award: 5/11/2005
Total Project Cost: $1,500,000
Amount Requested: $105,000
Amount Awarded: $100,000
Project Description: The Clarion Aquatic Center project will involve renovation of the existing pool. The existing bathhouse will be demolished and a new bathhouse will be constructed. Additional space will be added to create a zero-entry design. The filter and gutter system for the pool will be renovated and replaced. The pool will be fitted with a number of pieces of recreational equipment which will make this an attractive, safe, location for visitors to Clarion. Included in these amenities are; play equipment, spray umbrellas, waterslide, tube waterslide, dual drop slides, mushroom waterfall, geysers and an arch jet.
Applicant: Dows Community Development Association
Project Name: Dows Community & Convention Center
City: Dows (Population 675)
Date of Award: 3/13/2002
Total Project Cost: $531,900
Amount Requested: $225,000
Amount Awarded: $100,000
Project Description: The Dows Community Development Association will construct a new community and convention center. Built in the city of Dows’ historic district, it will include a community/convention center and city offices. The entire building will encompass approximately 7,900-square-feet.
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