Last week, the Riverboat Development Authority (RDA) announced more than $1.3 million in grants for its fall cycle. The RDA makes decisions about how to distribute a percentage of gambling proceeds from the Rhythm City Casino. Since its inception in 1989, the RDA has distributed nearly $30 million. Below are recipients of fall grants.

Ballet Quad Cities; State-Wide Marketing Campaign: $20,000

Bettendorf Park Band Foundation; Park Band Equipment: $6,500

Bettendorf Public Library & Information Center; Quad-Linc - The Next Generation: $40,000

Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society; 2003 Festival: $25,000

Blue Grass, City of; Welcome Signs: $12,500

Center For Active Seniors; ADA Accreditation Requirements: $35,000

Child Abuse Prevention & Services Council; 2003 Lifesaver Campaign: $10,000

Cornbelt Running Club; All Cities Challenge Competition: $25,000

Davenport Community School District; Great River Revelry: $15,000

Davenport Schools Foundation; Great Minds Program: $20,000

Davenport, City of; Downtown Parking: $100,000

Davenport, City of/Leisure Facilities & Services; Teen Perspectives: $10,000

Davenport, City of/Leisure Facilities & Services; "Sunday in the Park" Restoration: $8,000

DavenportOne; D1 Initiative: $25,000

DavenportOne; Downtown Sculpture Program: $20,000

Diocese of Davenport; Immigration Program: $8,000

Edgerton Women`s Health Center; Ultrasound Equipment: $32,000

Fair Underwriters Inc.; Scoreboard/Lap Counter: $30,000

Family Resources Inc.; "Building Futures" Capital Campaign: $15,000

Family Resources Inc.; "What Happens to the Children": $13,000

Friendly House; Facility Enhancement: $15,000

Friends of the Davenport Museum of Art; Figge Arts Center Capital Campaign: $50,000

Gilda`s Club Quad Cities; Noogieland Expansion: $25,000

Gospel Sounds Promotion; QC Gospel Music Festival: $3,000

Grand Excursion, Inc.; Local Organization Funding: $60,000

Hand in Hand Programs for Children with Special Needs; Day Camp Hand in Hand: $10,000

Handicapped Development Center; HDC Micrographics Equipment: $10,000

Help Legal Aid; Civil Legal Aid to the Indigent: $15,000

Iowa East Central T.R.A.I.N.; Head Start Nutrition Van Purchase: $10,000

John Lewis Coffee Shop Inc.; Shelter Capital Campaign: $20,000

Junior Achievement of the QC Area Inc.; Exchange City Program: $15,000

Meal Service of Scott County, Iowa; Air Purifier & Software: $924

Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency; Hearing Aid Analyzer Update: $9,000

Mississippi Valley Blues Society; Blues Fest 2003: $25,000

Mississippi Valley Girl Scout Council; Girl Scout Activity Center: $15,000

Mississippi Valley Welcome Center Council; Center Interior Enhancement: $25,000

Niabi Zoological Society; Audio Visual Equipment/Presentation Hardware: $2,500

Palmer College Foundation; Fountainhead Resource Center: $25,000

Putnam Museum of History & Natural Science; Music to the Max: $7,500

Putnam Museum of History & Natural Science; Capital Campaign: $50,000

Quad City Arts; Art Dollar$ Re-granting Program: $15,000

QC Big Brothers/Big Sisters; Office Improvement: $3,000

QC Graduate Study Center; Higher Education Needs Assessment: $10,000

QC Hockey Association; "Opportunity to Play": $10,000

QC Jazz Festival, Ltd.; 10th Anniversary Festival: $10,000

QC Senior Olympics Inc.; 13th Annual Senior Olympics: $5,000

River Action Inc.; Permeable Parking Lot: $20,000

Schuetzenpark Gilde; Timberland Preservation: $25,000

Scott Community College Library Foundation; Collection Upgrade: $20,000

Scott County Board of Supervisors; Senior Citizen Holiday Light Tour: $3,000

Scott County Board of Supervisors; Radio Communications for Rural Fire Departments: $55,000

Scott County Conservation Board; Geothermal Heating & Cooling System: $20,000

Scott County Family Y; Bettendorf Family Aquatic Center: $25,000

Scott County Housing Council/Bi-State Regional Commission; Exterior Improvement Program: $50,000

Scott County Housing Council/Bi-State Regional Commission; Housing Resource Community Development Director: $10,000

Scott County Library System; Capital Campaign: $20,000

Scott County Sheriff`s Department; Children`s ID Program: $2,000

Scott County Soil & Water Conservation District; County Lakes Environmental Project: $35,000

Senior Voice; File of Life Program: $3,500

St. Ambrose University; Capital Campaign: $10,000

United Neighbors Inc.; Summer Parks & Youth Employment: $45,000

United Neighbors Inc.; S.E.A.P. Program for Supplemental Assistance: $20,000

Up with Families Davenport; Up with Families Weekend: $5,000

WQPT-TV; Downtown Events Sponsorship: $6,500

WVIK Public Radio Foundation; Challenge Circle: $20,000

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