

Sponsors of grant awards acknowledged in this issue include the following:
Federal
State/county/city
Other/Public
Other/Private
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$836,399 for ISU EXTENSION TO AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES:
Jerald DeWitt. $82,482 from Michigan State University for multi-state alliance to support the NCRPMC.
William Edwards. $41,506 from University of Nebraska for agricultural management college.
Charles Hurburgh. $25,000 from Iowa Soybean Promotion Board for Iowa grain quality initiative.
Susan Lamont and Greg Palas. $636,000 from North Carolina State University for a dairy records management system.
Jeffery Lorimor. $24,300 from Purdue University for model certification training program for operators of confined feeding.
Jeffery Lorimor. $11,111 additional funding from North Carolina State University for manure technologies white paper.
Gerald Miller. $2,500 from Leopold Center for agriculture and the environment: state and federal water initiatives.
John Moore. $10,000 from Purdue University for Midwest Plan Service support for the model certification training program for operators of confined feeding operations.
Marlin Rice. $3,500 from Pioneer Hi-Bred International for evaluation of transgenic Bt corn for control of European corn borer, black cutworm, and western bean cutworm.
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$15,703 for ISU EXTENSION TO COMMUNITIES :
Vern Ryan and Kathlene Larson. $15,703 from Iowa Department of Education for survey of Iowa family home child care practitioners.
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$285,516 for ISU EXTENSION TO FAMILIES:
Kimberly Greder and Diana Broshar. $9,631 from Iowa Department of Public Health for poverty trainings for Iowa community nutrition education coalitions and local partners.
Mark Oleson. $14,797 from Des Moines University for financial counseling for Des Moines University.
Elisabeth Schafer. $111,088 from Iowa Department of Public Health for WISEWOMAN: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction project.
JaneAnn Stout and Don Broshar. $150,000 from CSREES-USDA for strengthening Iowa communities for at-risk children, youth & families.
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$9,142 for ISU EXTENSION TO 4-H & YOUTH: ($5,000 Administered by Department)
Charles Morris. $9,142 from Iowa Department of Economic Development for a youth providing services project.
Denise Schwab. $5,000 from Iowa 4-H Foundation for Iowa 4-H food safety and quality assurance program. (Administered by Department)
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SUMMARY BY PROGRAM AREA:
Administered by:
$836,399 $ 15,703 $285,516 $ 9,142
ISU Extension to Agriculture and Natural
Resources
ISU Extension to Communities
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) |
$ 47,804 |
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County Extension (CE) |
$350,706 |
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Other Agency (OA) |
$729,917 |
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$804,661 CENTRAL AREA
Annette Brown and Richard Wrage. $920 from Iowa 4-H Foundation for an introduction to biotechnology in our lives project. (CE)
Alan Keninger and Kara Owens. $90,825 from Jasper County Empowerment for a Jasper County child care resource and referral project. (CE)
Alan Keninger. $4,900 from Jasper County Empowerment for a learning bags project. (CE)
Alan Keninger. $13,650 from Child Care Resource & Referral of Central Iowa for a Jasper County child care resource & referral project. (CE)
Jeffrey Macomber. $1,000 from Iowa 4-H Foundation for a community day camp. (CE)
Martha McCormick. $2,500 from Iowa 4-H Foundation for a science wind up project. (CE)
Joy Rouse, Val Cameron, and Angela Davis. $30,816 from Central Iowa Service Delivery Area, and $17,944 from Warren County Empowerment for a child care resource and referral project. (CE)
Joy Rouse, Val Cameron, and Angela Davis. $6,000 from Madison County Empowerment for a child care resource and referral project. Joint project with Madison County Auditor. (OA)
Ann Smith and Constance Betterley. $336 from Tama County Auditor for Iowa family nutrition program. (ISU)
Richard Wrage and Annette Brown. $600,000 from USDA-Community Development Block Grant for a family resource center. Joint project with Boone County & Empowerment Board. (OA)
Richard Wrage. $816 from KWBG-Waitt Radio for a master gardener minute. (CE)
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$29,247 NORTHEAST AREA
Donna Andrusyk, Kendra Crooks, and Patrick Derdzinski. $1,614 from Butler County Parrish Nursing Project for a girl talk project. Joint project with Butler County Public Health Nursing. (OA)
Dennis Johnson. $2,000 from Drug Free Schools fund, Northern Trails AEA, Worth County Lutheran Brotherhood Branch 8686, and Northwood Men's Club for a Worth County parenting fair. (CE)
Ronnie Mitchell, Barb Sauser, Jim Hosch, Fran Passmore, Larry Tranel, Dale Thoreson, Rob Tigner, Mary TeWinkel, and Teresa Wiemerslage. $500 from Winneshiek County Dairy Herd Improvement Association, $1,000 from Dubuque County Dairy Promotion Association, $2,500 from Land-O-Lakes, $5,000 from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., $250 from Winneshiek County Dairy Promotion, $12,500 from Iowa 4-H Foundation, and $500 from Allamakee County Dairy Promotion Board for "Iowa's Dairy Story" youth education project. Joint project with Northeast Iowa Diary Foundation. (OA)
Ronnie Mitchell. $2,473 from Winneshiek County SAFE Coalition Tobacco Money for !BOOMERANG! for Winneshiek County Schools and lock in. (CE)
Carol Welper, Teresa Wiemerslage, and Allamakee Horseshoes 4-H Club. $160 from Iowa 4-H Foundation for a horse helmet safety project. (CE)
Mary Welper, Carol Welper, and Teresa Wiemerslage. $250 from Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service for a horse helmet safety project. (CE)
Teresa Wiemerslage. $500 from Allamakee County Dairy Promotion Board for Iowa's Dairy Story youth program at the dairy center in Calmar. (CE)
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$145,475 NORTHWEST AREA
Robert Behnkendorf. $350 from Iowa Department of Natural Resources for a Kossuth County Fish Iowa youth fish club. (CE)
Robert Behnkendorf, Lisa Berkland, George Hammond, Jean Kent, Julie Naig, Marcy Sander, and Holle Smith. $950 from Farm Bureau State Challenge Grant for an EPAK-educational partners agriculture and kids project. (CE)
Lisa Berkland, Marcy Sander, and Holle Smith. $200 from Farm Bureau Local Challenge Grant for an EPAK-educational partners agriculture and kids project. Joint project with Emmet County Farm Bureau and local schools. (OA)
Karen Byers. $250 from Iowa 4-H Foundation for a mini-equine project. (CE)
Ester Mae Cox, Casandra Cook, and Steph Anderson. $15,593 from Siouxland Human Investment Partnership for a tobacco cessation project. (CE)
Dennis DeWitt. $500 from Iowa Sheep and Wool Promotion Board for lambing time workshops. (CE)
Carol Ehlers and Peggy Haafke. $5,000 from Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Agricultural Foundation for a shampoo, shoes, glue and you project. (ISU)
Karen Gebel and Ann Lohman. $452 from Iowa 4-H Foundation for Northwest Iowa homepage development. (CE)
Karen Gebel and Ann Lohman. $946 from Iowa 4-H Foundation for an ag-citing project. (CE)
George Hammond. $100 from Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Aquatic Education Program) for a Fish Iowa project. (CE)
George Hammond and Jody Myers. $100,000 from State Historical Society for Palo Alto Heritage Center. (CE)
George Hammond, Robert Behnkendorf, Holle Smith, Jean Kent, Julie Naig, Nancy Clark, Karen Gebel, Dennis DeWitt, and Lisa Berkland. $250 from Farm Bureau for an EPAK project. (CE)
Cheryl Heronemus and Rhonda Rosenboom. $4,037 from Iowa Department of Public Health for a girl talk/guy talk project. (CE)
Cheryl Heronemus. $4,000 from Iowa 4-H Foundation for a northwest Iowa biotechnology program. (CE)
Marcia Langener and Ann Lohman. $250 from Iowa Department of Natural Resources for a Fish Iowa project. (CE)
Ann Lohman. $8,469 from Clay County Fair for a Clay County Fair salary contract. (CE)
Ann Lohman. $2,300 from City of Spencer for a summer reading camp. (CE)
Nancy McGrain and Cheri Hardison. $600 from Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, $100 from Cargill, $300 from Iowa Farm Bureau, and $100 from Monona County Farm Bureau for a farm safety project. (CE)
Denise Wyland, Betty Crandall, and Constance Betterley. $218 and $257 from Osceola County Extension for parenting education program. (ISU)
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$17,512 SOUTHEAST AREA
Linda Bigley, Kristi Cooper, Susan Uthoff, and Jeff Zacharkis-Jutz. $7,500 from Edna McConnell Clark Foundation for a neighborhood partners program. (CE)
Linda Bigley, Susan Uthoff, and Constance Betterley. $500 from Linn County Extension for EFNEP nutrition instruction. (ISU)
Beverly Mommsen. $250 from Iowa 4-H Foundation for safety first - a mini-equine project. (CE)
Wendy Peterson. $3,500 from Prevent Child Abuse Iowa for an active parenting today project. Joint project with Families First of Cedar County. (OA)
Ann Torbert, Julie Scott, and Linda Bigley. $500 from Cedar River Paper for a sprouts project. (CE)
Shirlee Werner, Jeanette Brockert and Constance Betterley. $1,030 from Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Grant of Louisa and Muscatine Counties for a parenting education program. (ISU)
Shirlee Werner, Jeanette Brockert, and Constance Betterley. $2,228 from Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Council of Louisa and Muscatine Counties for Iowa family nutrition program. (ISU)
Shirlee Werner, Jeanette Brockert, and Constance Betterley. $2,004 from Louisa County Extension for parenting education project. (ISU)
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$131,532 SOUTHWEST AREA
Heidi Bell. $4,975 from Iowa 4-H Foundation for an agriculture is everywhere project. (CE)
Kim Brantner and Robert Ramsey. $12,068 from Taylor County Agricultural Extension District for technical assistance for preschool education. (ISU)
Kim Brantner. $2,500 from Iowa 4-H Foundation for a wonderwise plus project. (CE)
Doug Doty. $1,000 from Iowa 4-H Foundation for a soil monoliths project. (CE)
Bill Drey. $2,300 from Iowa 4-H Foundation for youth agriculture awareness. (CE)
Eldon Everhart. $3,774 from Southwest Iowa Latino Resource Center for specialty crops publications in Spanish. (ISU)
Sherry Ford. $1,200 from Iowa 4-H Foundation for Mills County youth agriculture summer day camps. (CE)
Judy Hensley, Steven and Lynn Adams, Steven Padgitt, Mark Englebrecht, Timothy Borich, and community members. $94,000 from Rural Development for a town square historic preservation project. Joint project with Mount Ayr City Hall. (OA)
Mary Beth Kaufman and Pat Anderson. $6,045 from Harrison, Monona, Shelby County Community Empowerment Technical Assistance Grant for focus group needs assessment. (CE)
Mary Beth Kaufman and Pat Anderson. $1,570 from Adair and Union County Empowerment Technical Assistance Grant for telling your story evaluation training. (CE)
Mary Ottmar. $2,100 from DeCategorization/Empowerment Funds for a strengthening families project. Joint project with Youth and Family Development Council. (OA)
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Contact: Sharon Larwick larwick@iastate.edu