NE IA RC&D is providing assistance with planning and implementation for the expansion of the NE IA Artist’s Studio Tour. Project goals are to expand the profile, the success, and the professional image of the Northeast Iowa Artists’ Studio Tour (NIAST) through improved coordination and...
NE IA RC&D assisted Eagles Landing Winery with their expansion into port production. The RC&D provided grant writing assistance for a Value Added Producer Grant as well as development of a business and marketing plan. The grant provided funding for production of the first Iowa...
NE IA RC&D assisted partners from five county area of Northeast Iowa with development and writing of a W.K.Kellogg grant. The grant, which was awarded, funded the Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative. NE IA RC&D is administering the planning grant and assisting with implementation....
This project provides assistance to GROWN Locally producers to develop a stronger local foods system through the expansion and modeling of cooperative food processing, marketing and delivery. Many restaurants have expressed an interest in increasing their purchase of local foods. Several institutions, including schools and...
NE IA RC&D provides technical assistance for the Women, Land and Legacy Programs in Winneshiek and Clayton Counties. The number of women involved in agriculture continues to increase according to the 2002 Census of Agriculture. The census shows that the number of women principal farm...
The project provides summer interns and partners with institutes of higher learning to provide meaningful work study opportunities. These college internships create connections between young adults and their rural communities by providing professional internship opportunities in Northeast Iowa for Northeast Iowa students. In each instance...
The Upper Iowa River Watershed has been recognized on local, state and national levels as an important natural and economic resource. Recognizing the importance of water quality in this sensitive watershed, local agencies, organization and landowners united to form the Upper Iowa River Watershed Alliance....
The Golden Ridge Cheese Cooperative (GRCC) is a small Blue Cheese factory north of Cresco, Iowa. The factory is owned by approximately 50 small farmers that produce grade B milk. The Cooperative members requested assistance with grant writing to help them get the factory up...
Northeast Iowa RC&D has a long history of assisting rural fire departments throughout the six county RC&D area to obtain funding for installation of dry fire hydrants as well as funding for other necessary equipment. Dry fire hydrants are used in rural areas where water...
Northeast Iowa RC&D is partnering with the Winneshiek County Conservation Board, the Allamakee County Conservation Board, the Iowa DNR Water Trails Program, Effigy Mounds National Monument, the Iowa DNR Regional Fisheries Biologist, the Yellow River State Forester and the Isaacs Walton League to develop a...