• Two Davenport projects were awarded Low-Income Housing Tax Credits for the development of affordable housing. Taylor Heights (1400 Warren Street) received $1.89 million for rehabilitation of 20 units of affordable assisted living. Marycrest Senior Campus IV (1601 West 12th Street) was awarded $2.44 million for rehabilitation of 20 units of housing for older persons. The developer for these projects is Chris Ales. Also, John Lewis Community Services in Davenport was awarded $320,000 in federal Department of Housing & Urban Development funds for a home-ownership-assistance program. The award was made through the Iowa Department of Economic Development and is based on need, the benefit to low- and moderate-income persons, and the commitment of local resources to the project.
• Trinity at Terrace Park recently has earned a three-year accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program. Recognized nationally by the federal government, state governments, insurance carriers, and managed-care organizations, the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program has been accrediting health-care facilities for more than 60 years. For more information about quality at Trinity, visit (http://www.trinityqc.com/quality).
• The College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has partnered with the State of Illinois to award up to 110 new academic scholarships for Illinois-based military veterans and active-duty military personnel. By combining the university's Military Scholarship Program with the Illinois Veteran Grant, the program offers qualified and eligible applicants an opportunity to earn an MBA tuition-free through the college's 20-month Executive MBA Program in Chicago or Urbana-Champaign. For more information on the Executive MBA Program, visit (http://www.mba.illinois.edu/veterans), or call Robert van der Hooning at (312)575-7905. For more information on the College of Business and programs in Urbana-Champaign, visit (http://www.business.uiuc.edu).
• The Independent Physicians Association of the Quad Cities is seeking grant applications for public-health-related needs. The deadline is March 31. Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded. Electronic applications are available at (http://www.cfgrb2.org/IPAgrants). For more information, contact the Community Foundation at (563)326-2840
• For this year's Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, internationally recognized jazz archivists, historians, and authors will be presenting public round-table discussions on Beiderbecke and his music throughout the festival, which will be held July 27 through 30. For more information or to order tickets, contact the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Society at (563)324-7170 or (http://www.bixsociety.org).
• A grant-writing training workshop will be held April 10 and 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Rivermont Collegiate. This workshop is hosted by Iowa Grants Enterprise Management Office, Rivermont Collegiate, and Iowa Department of Administrative Services. This course will explore how and where to find the right grant by making an organization "grant-ready." Participants will learn the techniques necessary to create a process from proactively finding and selecting grants that will maximize the organization's mission to avoiding using scarce resources to pursue the wrong grant. Participants will also learn how to write a grant to maximize the chance of selection. Attendees will investigate techniques of successful grant-writing, discuss how to interpret a request for proposals, identify legal issues related to grant-writing, look at proper formatting, and explore other writing tips that will lead to the creation of a quality grant application. To register, go to (http://das.hre.iowa.gov/LearnAtPDS/traininghome.htm). Contact Leslie Davenport at (515)281-5456 for more information.
• A plan to control protesters at funerals that began with two local lawmakers was approved recently by the Iowa Senate. The measure must be approved by the House of Representatives again and must be signed by Governor Tom Vilsack to become law. Senator Daryl Beall (D-Fort Dodge) and Representative David Tjepkes (R-Gowrie) introduced companion bills at the beginning of this year's legislative session that would require protesters to stay at least 300 feet away from the site of a military funeral or burial. They were prompted to introduce those bills when members of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, conducted anti-gay demonstrations near the funerals of Iowa troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The revised version of their bill, which senators approved unanimously, requires protesters to stay at least 500 feet away from any funeral, burial, or funeral procession. And while many new state laws will take effect July 1, the funeral-protester measure would take effect as soon as Vilsack signs it. The House of Representatives passed its version of the bill February 22. Because the Senate bill is different from the House version, it will go back to the House.
• Trinity at Terrace Park recently has earned a three-year accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program. Recognized nationally by the federal government, state governments, insurance carriers, and managed-care organizations, the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program has been accrediting health-care facilities for more than 60 years. For more information about quality at Trinity, visit (http://www.trinityqc.com/quality).
• The College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has partnered with the State of Illinois to award up to 110 new academic scholarships for Illinois-based military veterans and active-duty military personnel. By combining the university's Military Scholarship Program with the Illinois Veteran Grant, the program offers qualified and eligible applicants an opportunity to earn an MBA tuition-free through the college's 20-month Executive MBA Program in Chicago or Urbana-Champaign. For more information on the Executive MBA Program, visit (http://www.mba.illinois.edu/veterans), or call Robert van der Hooning at (312)575-7905. For more information on the College of Business and programs in Urbana-Champaign, visit (http://www.business.uiuc.edu).
• The Independent Physicians Association of the Quad Cities is seeking grant applications for public-health-related needs. The deadline is March 31. Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded. Electronic applications are available at (http://www.cfgrb2.org/IPAgrants). For more information, contact the Community Foundation at (563)326-2840
• For this year's Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, internationally recognized jazz archivists, historians, and authors will be presenting public round-table discussions on Beiderbecke and his music throughout the festival, which will be held July 27 through 30. For more information or to order tickets, contact the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Society at (563)324-7170 or (http://www.bixsociety.org).
• A grant-writing training workshop will be held April 10 and 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Rivermont Collegiate. This workshop is hosted by Iowa Grants Enterprise Management Office, Rivermont Collegiate, and Iowa Department of Administrative Services. This course will explore how and where to find the right grant by making an organization "grant-ready." Participants will learn the techniques necessary to create a process from proactively finding and selecting grants that will maximize the organization's mission to avoiding using scarce resources to pursue the wrong grant. Participants will also learn how to write a grant to maximize the chance of selection. Attendees will investigate techniques of successful grant-writing, discuss how to interpret a request for proposals, identify legal issues related to grant-writing, look at proper formatting, and explore other writing tips that will lead to the creation of a quality grant application. To register, go to (http://das.hre.iowa.gov/LearnAtPDS/traininghome.htm). Contact Leslie Davenport at (515)281-5456 for more information.
• A plan to control protesters at funerals that began with two local lawmakers was approved recently by the Iowa Senate. The measure must be approved by the House of Representatives again and must be signed by Governor Tom Vilsack to become law. Senator Daryl Beall (D-Fort Dodge) and Representative David Tjepkes (R-Gowrie) introduced companion bills at the beginning of this year's legislative session that would require protesters to stay at least 300 feet away from the site of a military funeral or burial. They were prompted to introduce those bills when members of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, conducted anti-gay demonstrations near the funerals of Iowa troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The revised version of their bill, which senators approved unanimously, requires protesters to stay at least 500 feet away from any funeral, burial, or funeral procession. And while many new state laws will take effect July 1, the funeral-protester measure would take effect as soon as Vilsack signs it. The House of Representatives passed its version of the bill February 22. Because the Senate bill is different from the House version, it will go back to the House.
