UMGC awards nearly $700K in grants
The Upper Mississippi Gaming Corporation (UMGC) held its annual grant awards ceremony in Marquette on Oct. 25. Grants so far this year have totaled $692,109.58, far exceeding last year’s amount of $401,410.82, according to UMGC Executive Director Sindee Gohde.
“UMGC is extremely pleased with the additional $290,698.76 we had in revenue, and were able to grant that out to area non-profits for projects that enhance the welfare and good of Clayton County,” said Gohde. “We are hoping to see a year that goes over $800,000 if we have no shut downs again due to Covid.”
This year’s grant recipients included:
•Central Dollars for Scholars - $1,900
•Clayton Ridge Dollars for Scholars - $1,400
•MFL MarMac Dollars for Scholars - $3,200
•Postville Community Schools Dollars for Scholars - $700
•Starmont Dollars for Scholars - $1,200
•Clayton County Development Group, Marketing Clayton County Attractions - $22,000
•Clayton County Food Shelf, Food and Essential Items for Needy Families - $10,000
•Clayton County Womenade, Hardship Assistance - $5,000
•Northeast Iowa Community Action, Clayton County Crisis Fund - $15,000
•Guttenberg Heritage Society, Climate Control for Museum - $6,000
•Clayton County Conservation, Osborne Campground Initial Construction Phase - $149,600
•Motor Mill Foundation, Inn Restoration at Motor Mill - $125,000
•Crawford County Sheriff’s Department K9 Unit - $15,050
•City of Guttenberg, Courtesy Dock Project - $30,756
•McGregor Turner Park Committee, Turner Park Splash Pad Phase II - $30,000
•City of Volga, Volga Public Library Improvements - $38,653
•McGregor-Marquette Center for the Arts, Inc., Bad Floor...Restore! - $5,550
•Northeast Iowa Council - Boy Scouts of America, Archery Improvements - $7,946
•MFL MarMac Youth Wrestling, Digital Scoreboard - $4,810
•VCTC, Inc., Highway 13 Volga Truck Lighting - $4,000
•VCTC, Inc., VCOH Stage and Live Streaming - $31,000
•Clayton County Freedom Rock Fund, Freedom Rock Interpretation - $1,875
•St. Olaf Fire Department, Grain Bin Rescue Equipment - $9,975.23
•Luana Community and Rec Center Foundation, To the Window to ‘Da Wall - $6,000
•Elkader Depot Project, Interior Completion - $7,500
•Giard Cemetery Association, Gravestone Restoration and Straightening - $1,000
•St. Paul Lutheran Church of Postville, Barnabas Uplift - $3,000
•Clayton County Agriculture Society, Grandstand Bleachers - $13,404.35
•City of Strawberry Point, Strawberry Point Civic Center and Library - $25,000
•MarMac Emergency Squad, Inc., MarMac Rescue Lifepak Cardiac Monitor - $15,000
•Clayton County Energy District, Clean Energy for Churches and Main Street - $31,250
•Friends of the Marquette Driftless Area, Driftless Area Wetlands Centre Interpretive Signs - $15,000
•Smith and Bulldog Childcare and Learning Centers, Nurturing Creativity and Imagination - $8,600
•Monona Chamber and Economic Development, Inc., Monona Campground Hard-surfaced RV-ADA Sites - $29,540
•Garnavillo Police Department, State Updated Portable Radios - $13,200
•Family Resource Center, Family Resource Center Food Pantry - $2,000
•Monona Historical Museum, Printer and Printer Supplies - $1,000