Vol.16, No. 5

March and April, 2006

ISU Extension

Finance Office

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

Federal

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service-USDA (CSREES-USDA)

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology

 

State/County/City

Excellence in Extension

Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship

Iowa Department of Education

Iowa Department of Elder Affairs

Iowa Office of the Secretary of State

Jones County Empowerment

Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Mahaska Wapello Decategorization Project

Winnebago County Agricultural Extension District

Woodbury County Agricultural Extension District

 

Other/Public

Centerville Community School District

Davenport Community School District

Lamoni Community School District

Maquoketa Community School District

Mississippi State University

North Carolina State University

Wayne Community School District

     

Commodity Group, Business, Other

1000 Friends of Iowa

Adams County Fair Committee

Ag-Partners

Allamakee County Community Foundation

Allamakee County Dairy Promotion Board

Allamakee Farm Bureau

Cargill Food Company

Community Corrections Improvement Association

Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque

Community Foundation of Waterloo/Cedar Falls

Drake University

Iowa Corn Promotion Board

Iowa Soybean Association

Jones County Endowment Fund

Keokuk Area Community Foundation

Lutheran Services in Iowa, Inc.

Monona County Community Partners Foundation

National 4-H Office

National Pork Board

North Central Risk Management Education Center

Pamida

Practical Farmers of Iowa

Southern Iowa Forage and Livestock Committee

Southwest Iowa Food and Fitness

TIDC India Limited

United Action for Youth

United Way of Central Iowa

Wal-Mart Foundation

West Liberty Economic Area Development

Youth and Shelter Services, Inc.

 

    

$1,045,196 for ISU EXTENSION TO AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES:

Derrick Exner. $1,246 additional funding from Practical Farmers of Iowa for Coordination of Sustainable Farming Systems and Special Projects for Practical Farmers of Iowa.

 

Mark Hanna and Stuart Birrell. $7,446 from TIDC India Limited for Initial Measurement of North American Crop Effects on a Combine Chain.

 

Jay Harmon. $2,000 from CSREES-USDA for House Handbook Project.

 

Maynard Hogberg and Gregory Palas. $677,500 from North Carolina State University for Dairy Records Management System.

 

Mary Holz-Clause, Raymond Hansen, and Craig Tordsen. $15,000 from Iowa Corn Promotion Board for E-85 Fueling Site on the Campus of Iowa State University.

 

Anna Johnson, Kenneth Stalder, and Locke Karriker. $41,855 from National Pork Board for Comparison of Chute Design on the Ease of Loading Finisher Pigs. How Does This Affect Their Performance, Welfare Parameters and Overall Economics to the Producer?

 

Antonio Mallarino. $46,704 from Iowa Soybean Association for "Are Current Fertilizer Recommendations and Nutrient Management Practices Limiting Soybean Yield in Iowa?"

 

Palle Pedersen and Gregory Tylka. $80,380 from Iowa Soybean Association for Innovative Management Strategies to Improve Soybean Yield in High pH Soybean Cyst Nematode Infested Fields.

 

Palle Pedersen. $103,065 from Iowa Soybean Association for Soybean Yield Potential in Iowa.

 

Wendy Powers and Kenneth Stalder. $40,000 from the National Pork Board for Influence of Corn Co-Products on Air Emissions and Nutrient Excretions from Grow-Finish Swine.

 

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

 

Jon Tollefson, Joyce Hornstein, and Carol Pilcher. $15,000 from Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship for Implementation of Revised Worker Protection Standards.

 

 

$926,632 for ISU EXTENSION TO BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY:

 

Ronald Cox. $926,632 additional funding from National Institute of Standards and Technology for Iowa Manufacturing Extension Partnership.

 

        

$32,283 for ISU EXTENSION TO COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:

 

Cornelia Flora. $20,000 from Mississippi State University for Rural E-Commerce Extension Initiative: A National Demonstration Project.

 

Gary Taylor and Xifang Xing. $12,283 from 1000 Friends of Iowa for Des Moines Metropolitan Area Smart Growth Study.

 

   

$83,595 for ISU EXTENSION  TO FAMILIES:

 

Sam Beattie. $26,207 from Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture for Strategies to Stabilize Locally Grown Produce for Year-Round Sales, A Feasibility Study.

 

Ruth Litchfield. $14,884 from Iowa Department of Education for Team Nutrition Training Project.

 

Michael Ouart and Elaine Edwards. $33,293 from Iowa Department of Elder Affairs for Marketing Plan and Materials for Lifelong Links.

 

Barbara Woods. $5,211 from CSREES-USDA for Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk Annual Report.

 

Mary Yearns. $4,000 from CSREES-USDA for Iowa Healthy Homes Initiative.

 

     

$100,685 for ISU EXTENSION TO 4-H & YOUTH:

     

Don Broshar. $1,500 from Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, $1,500 from Lamoni Community School District, $3,000 from Youth and Shelter Services, Inc., $3,000 from Community Corrections Improvement Association, $1,500 from United Action for Youth, $3,000 from United Way of Central Iowa, and $3,000 from Lutheran Services in Iowa, Inc. for Iowa AmeriCorps State of Promise Grant.

 

Keli Tallman. $598 from Maquoketa Community School District, $3,591 from Davenport Community School District, $598 from Wayne Community School District, and $5,387 from Centerville Community School District for Local Support for Governor's AmeriCorps After-School Initiative.

 

Keli Tallman. $74,011 from Drake University for Positive Behavioral Support for Children and Youth Grant.

 

SUMMARY BY PROGRAM AREA:

Administered by:

ISU Extension to Agriculture and Natural Resources	$1,045,196
ISU Extension to Business and Industry	$   926,632
ISU Extension to Communities and Economic Development	$     32,283
ISU Extension to Families	$     83,595
ISU Extension to 4-H & Youth	$   100,685

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

Administered by:

ISU (ISU)	$210,768
County Extension (CE)	$  68,078
Internal	$   1,500

$30,398 CENTRAL AREA

Paulelda Gilbert. $21,398 from various local sponsors for PROSPER Partnership - The Strengthening Families Program. (CE)

 

Alan Vandehaar and Timothy Borich. $9,000 from Iowa Office of the Secretary of State for Precinct Election Official Certification Program. (ISU)

   

     

$32,417 NORTHEAST AREA

      

Patricia Gorman and Mary Schrandt-Prouty. $3,431 from Community Foundation of Waterloo/Cedar Falls for Educational Services for Opportunity Works. (ISU)

 

Carol Peterson and Mary Schrandt-Prouty. $19,786 from Winnebago County Agricultural Extension District for Building Healthy Communities in Iowa through Harkin Wellness Grants. (ISU)

 

Sandra Scholl and Timothy Borich. $7,000 from Keokuk Area Community Foundation for Keokuk Community Leadership Plenty Program. (ISU)

 

Teresa Wiemerslage. $1,700 from Allamakee County Community Foundation for Financial Counseling for Rural Families. (CE)

 

Teresa Wiemerslage. $250 from Allamakee Farm Bureau and $250 from Allamakee County Dairy Promotion Board for Women, Land & Legacy Program. (CE)

 

 

$10,365 NORTHWEST AREA ($1,500 Internal)

Rhonda Christensen, Carol Ehlers, and Tammi Green. $1,000 from Ag-Partners for Ag-Citing…Making the Ag Connection. (CE)

 

Rhonda Christensen. $1,000 from Wal-Mart Foundation for 4-H and Youth Development Program. (CE)

 

Cheri Hardison and Steph Anderson. $1,400 from Monona County Community Partners Foundation for Ricochet: An Extreme Leadership Adventure. (CE)

 

Sherry McGill and Mimi Shanahan. $1,500 from Excellence in Extension for a Jr. Master Gardener Program. (Internal)

 

Donald Nitchie, Sherry McGill, and Renee Sweers. $6,965 from Woodbury County Agricultural Extension District for Building Healthy Communities in Iowa through Harkin Wellness Grants. (ISU)

 

    

$187,287 SOUTHEAST AREA

James Fawcett and Lois Hunt. $19,843 from Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture for Double Cropping Field Peas Offer Economic Sustainability for Midwest Swine Producers. (ISU)

 

Linda Fischer, Denise Schwab, and Judy Isaacson. $10,000 from North Central Risk Management Education Center for Overall Women Conference. (CE)

 

Lois Hunt and Timothy Borich. $144,743 from West Liberty Economic Area Development for Leadership for West Liberty Economic Development Group. (ISU)

 

Jacki Luckstead and Joe Yedlik. $541 from Jones County Empowerment for Child Care Provider Appreciation Reception. (CE)

 

Nancy Schmidt, Sue Henderson, and Stacie Latham. $8,660 from Mahaska Wapello Decategorization Project for Strengthening Families Program/PROSPER. (CE)

 

Neric Smith and Amy Pepples. $1,000 from Wal-Mart for a 4-H & Youth Project. (CE)

 

Joe Yedlik. $2,500 from Jones County Endowment Fund for Master Gardener Community Media Tech. Equipment. (CE)

 

                   

$18,379 SOUTHWEST AREA

Jodi Meiners. $6,990 from National 4-H Office and Cargill Food Company for Crazy About Gardening. (CE)

 

Chris Nelson. $1,440 from various sponsors for Time Out Newsletter. (CE)

 

Chris Nelson. $125 from Southwest Iowa Food and Fitness for Adams County Food and Fitness Program. (CE)

 

Chris Nelson. $2,109 from Adams County Fair Committee for Adams County Youth Coordinator. (CE)

 

Chris Nelson. $7,465 from Southern Iowa Forage and Livestock Committee for Adams County CRP Research and Demonstration Project. (CE)

 

Chris Nelson. $250 from Pamida for Clover Kids. (CE)

 

              

   

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