COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DUBUQUE AWARDS $46,800 TO LOCAL NONPROFITS THROUGH COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTS PROGRAM

 At its third annual Community Block Party, the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque (CFGD) announced recipients of this year’s CFGD Community Impact Grants. Now in its 11th year, the Community Impact Grant program funds proposals in three priority areas:

Strong Nonprofits: Proposals that build capacity to meet community needs, create collective impact, and ensure collaborative data and investment in leadership.

Thriving Families: Proposals that build increased self-sufficiency, create success in the lives of young people, and ensure lasting commitment to healthy neighborhoods.

Vibrant Culture: Proposals that build appreciation for the arts, create opportunities for increased social offerings, and ensure openness to a growing diverse population.

Kari McCann, CFGD director of nonprofit partnerships and grantmaking, announced the grants totaling $46,800 to the following nonprofits and programs:

Hills & Dales Child Development Center - $1,000
Community autism training

Dubuque Area Labor Management Council -  $1,500
New website design to support TechWORKS, a high school program for students interested in building a foundation in a career pathway

St. Mark Youth Enrichment - $3,500
Conscious Discipline training for area schools and nonprofits

Multicultural Family Center - $4,500
Professional development for Multicultural Family Center’s leadership team

iJAG - $5,000
Support for programming at two sites in Dubuque

NICC Foundation –$5,000
Transport of students from the Dubuque center to the Peosta campus

National Mississippi River Museum –$5,200
"Development 2.0" project to increase the museum’s capacity to engage donors, cultivate prospective donors, and empower staff to meet community needs

Dubuque Rescue Mission – $6,100
Rooted Chef, a program to help underemployed participants earn ServSafe certification in food handling and develop soft skills

Project Concern - $7,500
211 Information & Referral

Friends of Dubuque County Conservation – Parks to People - $7,500
Complete a strategic plan for Parks to People Initiative to develop and expand recreation areas in Dubuque, Jackson and Jones Counties.

Since the program’s inception in 2004, the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque has awarded a total of $353,110.The grant program is made possible by donations to CFGD’s unrestricted funds.

“The Foundation is proud to build strong nonprofits, thriving families and vibrant culture through our Community Impact grant program,” says Nancy Van Milligen, CFGD president and CEO. “We could not be more grateful to the many donors that have made these grants possible.”

For more information, please contact Kari McCann, CFGD director of nonprofit partnerships and grantmaking at 563.588.2700 or kari@dbqfoundation.org.