Programs

  • Silos & Smokestacks Heritage Area Support

    PARTNERSHIP SITE SUPPORT: SILOS & SMOKESTACKS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA (SSNHA)WORKS TO PRESENT THE COMPLETE STORY OF AMERICA'S AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS THROUGH BALANCED AND COHESIVE INTERPRETATION ACROSS THE HERITAGE AREA. SITES AND ACTIVITIES DEVELOP AND INTERPRET THE STORY THAT DEFINES THE SSNHA. THIS WORK REQUIRES PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF KEY RESOURCES THAT TELL THE STORY. WORK INCLUDES DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES FOR HOW THE STORY IS SHARED WITH RESIDENTS AND THE PUBLIC, AS WELL AS HOW PARTNERS BUILD CAPACITY, INTERPRETATION, PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND SEAMLESS EXPERIENCES.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $197.9K

  • Public Awareness of Agricultural Heritage

    INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS, INTEREST AND VISITATION TO THE HERITAGE AREA: THIS WORK FOCUSES ON INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SSNHA IN ORDER TO INCREASE VISITS TO SITES AND COMMUNITIES. THE INTERPRETIVE STORY OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE EMBODIED IN THE SITES IN THE HERITAGE AREA WILL BE PROUDLY TOLD TO THE PUBLIC. WORK ADDRESSES THE NEED TO COMMUNICATE MORE WIDELY THE EXISTENCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF A NATIONALLY ENDORSED AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE EXPERIENCE AND BUILD AGRICULTURAL AND HERITAGE TOURISM IN NORTHEAST IOWA.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $374.1K

  • Building Community Capacity in Northeast Iowa

    BUILD LOCAL COMMUNITY CAPACITY: WORK ADDRESSES THE OPPORTUNITY THAT COMMUNITIES IN THE SSNHA HAVE TO BUILD UPON THE SYNERGY OF WORKING TOGETHER TO DRAW PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO NORTHEAST IOWA WHERE VISITORS CAN LEARN ABOUT THE AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE COUNTRY. THE STORIES ARE TOLD THROUGH CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL AMENITIES IN NORTHEAST IOWA, WHILE ENHANCING THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF SSNHA COMMUNITIES AND PRESERVING THEIR HISTORY AND CULTURE.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $53.4K