WCRF receives 78 grant applications

The Washington County Riverboat Foundation (WCRF) received 78 grant applications totaling $4.9 million in its spring cycle of grant funding.  The requests will be reviewed by the Grant Applications Committee who is expected to have recommendations for the board in May.
At its February meeting, the WCRF approved setting the total available for grants for spring and fall 2010 at $750,000 for each cycle.  Among the current grant requests is $1 million from St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Riverside, to aid with its $2 million conference center, a $94,067 request to help with the $133,264 project to connect all Washington County libraries and a $33,000 request from the Kalona Historical Society to assist with a $55,000 land purchase.
There are five grant requests from the Highland School District, five from the Mid-Prairie District, 11 from the Washington District and two from the Keota School District.