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Washington Awarded $400K Home Rehabilitation Grant
The City of Washington will receive a $400,000 share of a $4 million grant from the Home Rehabilitation Block Grant Pilot Program made...
Jan 26, 20231 min read
Surface Transportation Block Grant Application Available Now
The Region 10 Regional Planning Affiliation (RPA 10), which is staffed by ECICOG, recently announced the opportunity for local...
Jan 26, 20231 min read
Walker Completes Goal Setting and Capital Improvement Plan
On January 4, the City of Walker completed a goal setting and capital improvement plan with help from ECICOG. The project began in...
Jan 26, 20231 min read
Housing Trust Funds Receive Record Awards
In December, the Iowa Finance Authority awarded a record $11 million to the state’s 26 Local Housing Trust Funds, two of which are...
Jan 26, 20231 min read
Check Out Our 2022 Annual Report
The ECICOG 2022 Annual Report is printed and available online. This year’s report focuses on the projects and grants administered by each...
Jan 26, 20231 min read
Welcome New ECICOG Fellow Justice Inkoom!
In January, Justice Inkoom started in the position of ECICOG Planning Fellow. Justice has a doctorate from the University of Bonn...
Jan 26, 20231 min read
ECICOG Receives NADO Impact Award for Watershed Work
ECICOG was recognized by the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) for its work with the Iowa Watershed Approach over...
Nov 16, 20221 min read
Washington County Minibus Facility Renovation Complete
Washington County Minibus facility hosted a ribbon-cutting and open house in October to celebrate an extensive renovation, which was...
Nov 16, 20221 min read
Iowa City Completes Five-Year Strategic Plan
In March, the City of Iowa City engaged ECICOG to assist with the development of a five-year strategic plan. The multifaceted planning...
Nov 16, 20221 min read
$412,105 EDA Grant to Expand Rural Ideas Network
In partnership with ECICOG, the Rural Ideas Network has been awarded a $412,105 grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA)...
Nov 16, 20221 min read
Kirkwood Awarded $792,848 Grant to Remodel Hangar for Training Future Aircraft Mechanics
Kirkwood Community College received a grant from the Economic Development Administration to renovate a hangar at the Eastern Iowa Airport...
Nov 16, 20221 min read
Swisher, Oxford and Anamosa to Start Comprehensive Planning Process
ECICOG has begun work on a comprehensive plan update for Swisher and will start similar work in Oxford and Anamosa over the next few...
Nov 16, 20221 min read
Watch This Webinar to Learn How Innovation Labs Support Rural Entrepreneurs and Main Streets
On Thursday, September 22, we learned how communities can convert underused spaces into entrepreneurial hubs, when ECICOG hosted a...
Sep 26, 20221 min read
Learn How Innovation Labs Support Rural Entrepreneurs and Main Streets
Join us Thursday, September 22, at 10:30 a.m. to learn how your community can convert underused spaces into entrepreneurial hubs! ECICOG...
Sep 16, 20221 min read
Hometown Pride Program to Provide Community Coaching
In August, ECICOG officially formed a partnership with Keep Iowa Beautiful’s Hometown Pride program. Through this program, ECICOG will...
Sep 16, 20221 min read
New Federal Law Delays Regional Transportation Funding Applications
Typically, ECICOG announces the application cycle for regional transportation funding, including Surface Transportation Block Grant...
Sep 16, 20221 min read
ECICOG to Conduct Linn County Housing Study
ECICOG recently finalized a contract with Linn County to perform a study on the state of housing in Linn County. The project will provide...
Sep 16, 20221 min read
Kids Learn Landfill Lessons at Summer Reading Program
Children at thirteen libraries in our region learned about landfills and constructive deconstruction with the help of the ECICOG Summer...
Sep 16, 20221 min read
ECICOG Welcomes Two New Staff, Bids Farewell to Another
Jessica Johnson (left) joins the Community and Economic Development team as a Community Development Specialist. Jessica will devote half...
Sep 16, 20221 min read
Check Out ECICOG’s New and Improved Website
Want to learn more about ECICOG services? Check out our new website at www.ecicog.org! Thank you Vinton-based Monkeythis for helping us...
Sep 16, 20221 min read
Area Communities Receive CDBG Water and Sewer Funding
The cities of Coralville, Olin, and Onslow were recently awarded Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Water/Sewer/Stormwater funds. The City of Coralville has been awarded $356,974 to replace undersized water mains and aging, deteriorated sanitary sewer lines along 4th Avenue Place. The project will support the installation of additional fire hydrants and will replace deteriorating sewer infrastructure to prevent leaks and groundwater infiltration. The City of Olin was
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First Time Homebuyer Programs Helping Local Families
The East Central Iowa Housing Trust Fund recently received funding to offer up to $35,000 in down payment and/or closing costs assistance for low-to-moderate income (LMI) first time homebuyers, with the ability to use some of that assistance for minor repairs. This program is unique, offering a higher amount of assistance across a wider service area than any other program in the region. ECICOG also assisted the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County and the Housing Fund for Lin
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Summer Turbo Talks
Check out ECICOG's upcoming Turbo Talks. Turbo Talks are brief, free, informative sessions for communities in East Central Iowa. August 20th, 1:30: Derelict Building Grant Program. Register here. September 15th, 1:00: Faster Answers in Ely with AI. Register here. October 15th, 1:30: Regional Transportation Funding - Pre Application Workshop. Register here. Check out previous sessions here.
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