Vol.15, No. 4

January and February, 2005

ISU Extension

Finance Office

Sponsors of grant awards acknowledged in this issue include the following:

Federal

USDA, Rural Development

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

 

State/County/City

Boone County Agricultural Extension District

Community Vitality Center

Henry County Agricultural Extension District

Iowa Agricultural Development Authority

Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service

Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship

Iowa Department of Economic Development

Iowa Department of Education

Iowa Department of Public Health

Iowa Department of Transportation

ISU P & S Council

Jasper County Empowerment

Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Louisa County Agricultural Extension District

Madison County Empowerment

Polk County Agricultural Extension District

Tama County Empowerment

Warren County Empowerment

Woodbury County Agricultural Extension District

       

Other/Public

Centerville Community School District

Davenport Community School District

Dubuque Community School District

Maquoketa Community School District

P&S Council

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

     

Commodity Group, Business, Other

Ag-Partners, LLC

AgriWellness, Inc.

Carter Lake Resource Center

Childcare Resource and Referral

Farmers State Bank, Northwood, IA

First State Bank, Manly

Green Shamrocks 4-H Club, Kensett, IA

Ida County Cattlemen

Iowa Beef Industry Council

Iowa Child Care Early Education Network

Iowa Nurseryman's Research Corporation

Kinney Lindstrom Foundation

Lowery Charitable Trust

National Pork Board

Northwood Coop Elevator

Northwood's State Bank

O'Brien County Cattlemen

Ohio State University Research Foundation

Opportunity Works

Regional Office - Orchard Place

Silos & Smokestacks

Thrivent

Top of Iowa Coop, Joice, IA

Toshiba Foundation

United Way of Mahaska County

Winrock International

Women in Agriculture

 

  

$434,153 for ISU EXTENSION TO AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES:

Mahdi Al-Kaisi and Mark Licht. $25,000 from Iowa Department of Transportation for Infiltration Rates for Native and Reconstructed Prairies.

 

Jerald DeWitt and Joyce Hornstein. $15,000 from Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship for Implementation of Revised Worker Protection Standard.

 

Jerald DeWitt and Richard Pope. $15,000 from Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship for Pesticide Management Plan Process for Groundwater Protection.

 

Roger Ginder, Georgeanne Artz, Darren Jarboe, and Mary Holz-Clause. $299,943 from USDA - Rural Development for Iowa Alliance for Cooperative Business Development.

 

Mark Gleason. $7,500 from Iowa Nurseryman's Research Corporation for Co-Editing of a Reference Book Entitled, "Diseases of Herbaceous Perennial Plants."

 

David Hansen. $12,050 from University of Nebraska-Lincoln for Academic Enrichment and Experiential Learning.

 

John Mabry and Maynard Hogberg. $15,136 from the National Pork Board for Assistance to National Pork Board for 'Distance Learning Project.'

 

Gerald Miller and John Rodecap. $9,524 from Winrock International for Developing Performance-Based Environmental Policies for Agriculture in the Maquoketa River Watershed of Eastern Iowa Project.

 

James Pease. $15,000 from Iowa Department of Transportation for Iowa Nature Mapping Program.

 

Bing Yang. $20,000 from The Ohio State University Research Foundation for Limiting Yield Losses for Phytophthora Root and Stem Rot.

 

     

$136,694 for ISU EXTENSION TO FAMILIES:

Sam Beattie. $24,400 from Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture for Development of Resources for Organic Food Processors in Iowa.

 

Mary Gregoire and Jason Ellis. $22,255 from Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture for Using Contracts to Expand Produce Market Opportunities.

 

Ruth Litchfield. $8,000 from Iowa Beef Industry Council for Establishing a Statewide Nutrition Education and Resource Network for High School Coaches and Athletic Directors.

 

Lesia Oesterreich and Susan Hegland. $82,039 from Iowa Department of Education for Development of Early Learning Standards for Infant and Toddlers.

$23,668 for ISU EXTENSION TO 4-H & YOUTH:

 

Don Broshar. $6,958 from Iowa Agricultural Development Authority for Iowa Agricultural Youth Institute.

 

Keli Tallman. $1,168 from Dubuque Community School District, $584 from Maquoketa Community School District and $5,255 from Centerville Community School District for Local Support for Governor's AmeriCorps After-School Initiative.

 

Charles Morris. $9,703 from Iowa Department of Economic Development for Youth Providing Services Project.

 

SUMMARY BY PROGRAM AREA:

Administered by:

ISU Extension to Agriculture and Natural Resources	$434,153
ISU Extension to Families	$136,694
ISU Extension to 4-H & Youth	$  23,668

COUNTY EXTENSION-BASED PROJECTS (listed by geographic area):

Administered by:

ISU (ISU)	$340,161
County Extension (CE)	$584,094
Internal	$  10,000

$435,087 CENTRAL AREA

Annette Brown. $5,670 from Boone County Agricultural Extension District for After-School Programs for Boone County. (ISU)

 

Linda Farley and Peggy Martin. $1,791 from and $792 from Tama County Empowerment for Local Support for Iowa FNP. (ISU)

 

Steven Johnson and Betty Wells. $8,000 from Polk County Agricultural Extension District for Women in Agriculture: An Iowa Model for Education, Delivery, and Outreach. (ISU)

 

Alan Keninger and Denice Fischer. $68,780 from Jasper County Empowerment for Childcare Training Coordinator. (CE)

 

Alan Keninger and Denice Fischer. $14,761 from Childcare Resource and Referral for Childcare Training Coordinator. (CE)

 

Alan Keninger and Marcia Vrankin. $25,000 from Iowa Child Care Early Education Network for Parent Services. (CE)

 

Martha McCormick. $28,126 from Polk County Agricultural Extension District for Polk County Fostering Male Involvement Program. (ISU)

 

Joy Rouse, Val Cameron, and Angela Davis. $33,042 from Warren County Empowerment for Child Care Resource and Referral for Warren County. (CE)

 

Joy Rouse, Val Cameron, and Angela Davis. $10,900 from Madison County Empowerment for Child Care Resource and Referral for Madison County. (CE)

 

Joy Rouse, Val Cameron, and Angela Davis. $33,509 from Regional Office - Orchard Place for Child Care Resource and Referral for Warren County and Madison County. (CE)

 

Margaret Van Ginkel and Darwin Miller. $176,676 from Iowa Department of Public Health for MCH 1-800 Healthy Families Line. (ISU)

 

Margaret Van Ginkel and Darwin Miller. $20,000 additional funding from Iowa Department of Public Health for Gambling Treatment Program Helpline. (ISU)

 

Margaret Van Ginkel and Darwin Miller. $7,540 additional funding from AgriWellness, Inc. for Iowa Recovers 2004. (ISU)

 

Richard Wrage. $500 from Lowery Charitable Trust for Food & Fitness Craze. (CE)

 

    

$20,264 NORTHEAST AREA ($5,000 Internal)

 

Patricia Gorman. $1,000 from Silos & Smokestacks for Barn Quilts. (CE)

 

Patricia Gorman. $500 from Opportunity Works for Earned Income Tax Credit Project. (CE)

 

Dennis Johnson. $2,500 from Kinney Lindstrom Foundation, $2,500 from Northwood's State Bank, $1,000 from First State Bank, Manly; $1,650 from Northwood Coop Elevator, $500 from Farmers State Bank, Northwood, IA; $364 from Top of Iowa Coop, Joice, IA; and $250 from Green Shamrocks 4-H Club, Kensett, IA for a New Worth County 4-H Foodstand. (CE)

 

Brenda Ranum. $5,000 from Community Vitality Center for Winneshiek County Pilot College Internship Program. (Internal)

 

Teresa Wiemerslage and Barbara Sauser. $10,000 from U.S. Department of Education for Staff Development Training, Curriculum Development, and Parent Education. (CE)

 

     

$48,896 NORTHWEST AREA ($5,000 Internal)

Rhonda Christensen, Carol Ehlers, Colleen Rossiter, and Karen Hixon. $1,000 from Ag-Partners, LLC for Ag-Citing…Making the Ag Connection. (CE)

 

Beth Doran and Terry Janssen. $50 from O'Brien County Cattlemen for Estrus Synchronization Webcast. (CE)

 

Beth Doran and Carol Heaverlo. $50 from Ida County Cattlemen for Estrus Synchronization Webcast. (CE)

 

Nancy Jenson, Jerry Chizek, Rhonda Christensen, and Laura Foell. $5,000 from Women in Agriculture for a Women in Denim Project. (Internal)

 

Ann Lohman, Jane Goeken, Cory Peterson, Marcia Langner, Karen Byers, Ronda Mortenson, and Jackie Petersen. $24,864 from Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service for Northwest Iowa Youth Planning Project. (CE)

 

Sherry McGill and Renee Sweers. $22,932 from Woodbury County Agricultural Extension District for Woodbury County BASICS. (ISU)

   

$138,857 SOUTHEAST AREA

Jennifer Best. $990 from Davenport Community School District for 21st Century Community Learning Centers. (CE)

 

Gary Bickmeier. $24,917 from U.S. EPA for 8 to 80 Keokuk County Pollution Program for Youth and Senior Adults. (CE)

 

Donald Buzzingham, Martha Nelson, and Gail Kerns. $1,000 from ISU P&S Council for Road Less Traveled Grant. (CE)

 

Sue Delaney. $450 from Toshiba Foundation for Imagine! Connect! Inspire! (CE)

 

Amy Nossaman and Nancy Schmidt. $9,500 from United Way of Mahaska County for a Mahaska County 4-H Project. (CE)

 

Janet Smith and Lois Hunt. $100,000 from Iowa Department of Public Health. $36,892 administered by ISU (ISU) and $63,108 administered by the Henry County Extension Office. (CE)

 

Ann Torbert and Linda Bigley. $500 from Thrivent for Picasso Posse`. (CE)

 

Shirlee Werner, Jeanette Brockert, and Peggy Martin. $1,500 from Louisa County Agricultural Extension District for Local Support for Iowa FNP. (ISU)

 

             

$281,151 SOUTHWEST AREA

Lynn Adams and Alan Ladd. $21,742 from Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture for Southwest Iowa Entrepreneurial Center: An Achievable Produce to Market Business Model. (ISU)

 

Steve Adams and Alan Ladd. $8,500 from Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture for Southwest Iowa Institutional Foods Survey and Producer Training Program. (ISU)

 

Sherry Ford. $245,909 from U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools for Wellness4Life. (CE)

 

Mary Hughes and David Seilstad. $5,000 from Carter Lake Resource Center for Facilitator Training - Strengthening Families and Celebrate Families. (CE)

 

            

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