

Sponsors of grant awards acknowledged in this issue include the following:
Federal
State/county/city
Other/Public
Other/Private
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$150,101 for ISU EXTENSION TO AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES: ($89,645 Administered by Department)
Jerald DeWitt and Mark Shour. $2,477 from University of Iowa, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety & Health (I-CASH), for expanding integrated pest management training for Iowa's public schools.
Michael Duffy. $47,164 from Chariton Valley RC&D for adoption of biomass production as an alternative land use by farmers.
Roger Ginder. $4,100 from Monsanto Company for work with cooperatives.
Mark Gleason, Paul Domoto, Michael Duffy, Paul Lasley, Stephen Wegulo, and Sterling Taylor. $89,645 from USDA-CSREES sponsored North Central Region for validating a comprehensive IPM program for sooty blotch and flyspeck on apples. (Administered by Department - not counted in Extension totals)
Mark Hanna and Darren Jarboe. $30,000 from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. for development of a planter clean out video.
Ramesh Kanwar, Charles Schwab and Wendy Wintersteen. $22,500 from University of Iowa, I-CASH, for agricultural safety programs.
Gerald Miller and Richard Larson. $24,500 from Iowa Department of Natural Resources for agriculture and the environment: the challenge of change conference.
Gerald Miller, Angela Rieck-Hinz, and Jeffery Lorimor. $19,360 from USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service for manure matters - odor and nutrient management newsletter.
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$204,432 for ISU EXTENSION TO BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY:
Ronald Cox. $15,000 from Iowa Energy Center for an Iowa Industries of the Future project.
Ronald Cox and Bruce Coney. $148,170 from Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency for Iowa Procurement Outreach Center.
Ronald Cox and Bruce Coney. $41,262 from Iowa Department of Economic Development for Iowa Procurement Outreach Center.
Following awards - listing fee for service projects - not counted in ISU Extension totals:
Verlyn Anders. $2,213 from Decatur County Venture Vinyl for marketing assistance.
Verlyn Anders. $5,400 from Diversified Fasteners and North Iowa Area Community College for ISO implementation.
Verlyn Anders and Donald Brown. $1,150 from Lynch Livestock and $3,600 from Oral B for ISO implementation.
Verlyn Anders and Daniel Meyer. $6,675 from AlJon and Indian Hills Community College; $1,500 from Eastern Iowa Pork and Northeast Iowa Community College; $638 from Schaus Vorheis and Indian Hills Community College; $4,550 from RC Manufacturing and Northeast Iowa Community College; $3,150 from Ajinomoto; and $1,000 from DeJong and Indian Hills Community College for ISO implementation.
Andrew Bice. $410 from United Machine and Tool for product testing.
James Black. $3,400 from Yellow Jacket and Iowa Western Community College for lean manufacturing.
Donald Brown. $4,950 from Premier Tool and Northeast Iowa Community College; $1,550 from Schumacher Elevator; and $1,365 from Wellborn and North Iowa Area Community College for ISO implementation.
Donald Brown. $200 from Rockwell Collins and Kirkwood Community College and $3,100 from Iowa Quality and Kirkwood Community College for ISO information.
Reginald Clause. $1,200 from Department of Commerce - Kansas for an agricultural quality project.
Ronald Cox. $2,000 from IMI Cornelius for product testing.
Steve Devlin. $125 from Wandling Snell, Inc. for rapid prototyping project.
Steve Devlin. $3,491 from Schaefer Systems for product testing.
Jeffery Mohr. $6,856 from CombiSep for product testing.
Merle Pochop. $3,375 from Omaha Standard; $1,200 from North Iowa Fabricators and North Iowa Area Community College; and $3,150 from Bobalee Hydraulics for ISO implementation.
Rudolph Pruszko and Verlyn Anders. $25,000 from Heartland Resource Technologies for a feasibility study.
John Roberts. $400 from Stellar Industries for a language conversion project.
Timothy Sullivan. $697 from Fort Dodge Animal Health and $1,500 from Centro for TOC.
Steve Vanderlinden. $500 from Jackson Industries for cost accounting.
Steve Vanderlinden. $2,250 from IIP Bossard for soft select implementation.
John VanEngelenhoven. $1,200 from Fairfield Industries for product testing.
John VanEngelenhoven. $1,000 from Omaha Standard and Iowa Western Community College for FEA mentoring.
John Van Engelenhoven. $1,000 from HyVee and $800 from Kann Manufacturing for a simulation project.
Michael Willett. $4,950 from United Equipment Accessories; $1,500 from Trinity Fabricators and Northeast Iowa Community College; and $2,250 from Hicklin Engineering for plant layout.
Michael Willett. $240 from Kendrick Forest Products for a personnel handbook.
Following awards administered by CATD - not counted in ISU Extension totals:
Clay Crandall and team. $7,212 from Sukup Manufacturing, $2,595 from Casual Cuts, $60,467 from Ritchie Manufacturing, $10,770 from Randolph Industries, $8,800 from Amana, $3,605 from Phoenix Manufacturing for product development.
Jeff Mohr and Andrew Bice. $34,211 from Genisus for product development.
John Roberts and Steve Devlin. $160,051 from CombiSep for product development.
John VanEngelenhoven. $15,221 from Lloyd Table for product development.
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$46,300 for CONTINUING EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES :
Ann Hill Duin and Dean Isaacson. $1,300 from General Motors for continuation of masters in statistics for General Motors employees.
Ann Hill Duin. $45,000 from Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau for Governor's Highway Traffic Safety Conference for FY 2002.
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$35,000 for ISU EXTENSION TO FAMILIES:
Lesia Oesterreich. $35,000 from University of Kentucky for continuation of CYFERNet Program - Child Section.
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$6,249 for ISU EXTENSION TO 4-H & YOUTH:
Joseph Kurth and Donnie Broshar. $6,249 from Iowa Agricultural Development Authority for 2002 Iowa Agricultural Youth Institute.
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SUMMARY BY PROGRAM AREA:
Administered by:
$150,101 $204,432 $ 46,300 $ 35,000 $ 6,249
ISU Extension to Agriculture and Natural
Resources
ISU Extension to Business and Industry
ISU Extension Continuing Education and
Communications Services
ISU Extension to Families
ISU Extension to 4-H & Youth
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COUNTY EXTENSION-BASED PROJECTS (listed by geographic area):
Administered by:
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ISU (ISU) |
$ 36,521 |
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County Extension (CE) |
$134,405 |
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Other Agency (OA) |
$552,100 |
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$300 CENTRAL AREA
Rich Wrage, Annette Brown, and Joyce Patterson. $300 from Kiwanis Clubs in Boone for babysitting basics training - supplies. (CE)
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$3,500 NORTHEAST AREA
Daniel Burkhart and Connie Betterley. $1,500 from Fayette County Extension for parenting education. (ISU)
Sandra Scholl and Ronnie Mitchell. $2,000 from Farm Bureau for common sense: agriculture leadership. (CE)
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$51,911 NORTHWEST AREA
Robert Behnkendorf. $500 from a local business in Kossuth County for a "Speak Up!" project for Kossuth County grade five students. (CE)
Robert Behnkendorf. $25,000 from Kossurth County Board of Supervisors for financial support of youth program position. (CE)
Raejean Benson. $2,100 from Iowa Department of Natural Resources for a Million More by 2004 - City of Rock Rapids project. Joint project with City of Rock Rapids. (OA)
Jerry Chizek. $200 from Polk County Master Gardeners and Johnson County Master Gardeners Groups for a Master Gardener Behind Bars Program. (CE)
Rhonda Christensen, Carol Ehlers and Jan Lietz. $500 from Buena Vista Farm Bureau for a safety day camp. (CE)
Rhonda Christensen, Carol Ehlers and Jan Lietz. $1,000 from Ag-Partners, Albert City, for Ag-Citing ..Making the Ag Connection project. (CE)
Rhonda Christensen, Francisco Altamirano, and Connnie Betterley. $75 from Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc., and $223 from Iowa Substance Abuse for Iowa family nutrition program. (ISU)
Jack Frus, Cheryl Heronemus, Don Avis, and Joel DeJong. $11,000 from Farm Bureau for an Extension Livestock Environmental Advisor. (CE)
Peggy Haafke. $5,913 from Crawford County Agriculture Extension District for a BASICS for nutrition and physical activity project. (ISU)
Terry Janssen. $400 from University of Iowa, I-CASH, for a safety day camp. (CE)
Denise Wyland and Peggy Haafke. $5,000 from Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc. for BASICS for nutrition and physical activity. (ISU)
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$58,991 SOUTHEAST AREA
Linda Bigley. $500 from Marion Kiwanis and Daybreak Optomist Clubs for neighborhood partners dictionary/alarm clock project. (CE)
Robert Dodds and Connie Betterley. $6,745 from Decategorization for parenting education. (ISU)
Jerri Leighton and Diane Van Wyngarden. $1,100 from ADLM Empowerment for a child net training program. (CE)
Gene Mohling and Dianna Mishler. $3,000 from Iowa City Community School District for a 21st Century Hills Grant. (CE)
Donna Morgan, JoAnn Augspurger, and Clete Swackhamer. $14,933 from Iowa Department of Public Health for a growing in the garden project. (CE)
Janet Smith and Connie Betterley. $7,298 from Henry County Extension for parenting education. (ISU)
Clete Swackhamer and Connie Betterley. $503 from Prevent Child Abuse Iowa for parenting education. (ISU)
Jan Temple and Connie Betterley. $160 from Johnson County Extension for Iowa family nutrition program. (ISU)
Ann Torbert, Linda Bigley and Julie Scott. $1,500 from Cedar River Paper for Sprouts - After School 4-H Horticulture Club. (CE)
Shirlee Werner and Connie Betterley. $1,100 from Louisa County Extension for Iowa family nutrition program. (ISU)
Jeff Zacharakis and Linda Bigley. $250 from Linn County REC for a rural leadership project. (CE)
Jeff Zacharakis. $1,000 from Farm Bureau Challenge Grant for a rural leadership project. (CE)
Phyllis Zalenski, Jerry Long, Joyce Coppess, Wendy Peterson, Vera Stokes, and Jeff Zacharakis-Jutz. $20,902 from Cedar County Empowerment for technical assistance plan for Cedar County empowerment. (CE)
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$608,324 SOUTHWEST AREA
Jill Euken. $80,000 from USDA - Rural Business Enterprise Grant for an organic dairy market analysis/feasibility study. Joint project with Wallace Foundation for Rural Research and Development. (OA)
Jill Euken. $470,000 from USDA Value-Added Agricultural Product Marketing Development Grant for development of producer-based biorefinery. Joint project with BioMass Agri-Products. (OA)
Mary Ottmar and Regina Lloyd. $50,320 from Partnership 4 Families for a full circle grant. (CE)
Robert Ramsey and Kim Brantner. $8,004 additional funding for growing strong families program in Fremont and Page counties - amendment #2. (ISU)
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Contact: Sharon Larwick larwick@iastate.edu