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Iowa allocates $15 million to broadband programs
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Des Moines Register
Differences among Iowa s Republican lawmakers have set back major policy proposals from Gov. Kim Reynolds on education and public safety this year, causing some to miss the first legislative deadline for bills to move forward.
Friday marked the first funnel deadline of the 2021 session, which requires bills to pass through a full committee in either the House or Senate to move forward.
The cutoff does not apply to tax-related and spending bills, so issues like COVID-19 relief, tax cuts and additional funding for schools are not affected.
But other major measures, such as Reynolds proposal for a ban on racial profiling and a publicly funded school choice scholarship program, have faced setbacks.
POCAHONTAS–Pocahontas County Economic Development Commission have awarded Jump-Start Accelerator grants to two businesses.
Powhatan Travel Service of Pocahontas was awarded one of the grants to assist in the transition of the business to a new owner in the county.
Eva’s Berries, of rural Fonda, was awarded the other grant to support the launch and expansion of their new berry operation.
The Jump-Start Accelerator Grant Program is supported by the Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative.
“These grants will definitely increase the vibrancy of Pocahontas County,” said Tom Grau, PCEDC executive director. “We are thrilled with what the future of this program will bring as we empower rural entrepreneurs and continue to enhance our business communities. The program will continue in the future with a new grant cycles for those looking to start or expand their businesses in the Princess County.”
Earlier this week, Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced two competing funds are now available to communities with populations under 20,000. A total of up to $400,000 has been allocated to the Rural Innovation Grant program and the Rural Housing Assessment Grant program for current Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 through FY 2022. The Rural Innovation Grant program provides up to $300,000 to support creative, non-traditional ideas that focus on current issues and challenges faced by rural communities. These are to be associated with the themes of community investment, growth and connection. The Rural Housing Assessment Grant program provides up to $100,000 to support the use of publicly available online information through the “Profile of Iowa” tool. This includes efforts to interpret the data presented with supplemental information as well as to implement through changes to development codes, local ordinances and housing incentives specific to their
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