In 2014 Preservation Iowa in Coordination with the Annual Iowa Historic Country School Conference started the Mini Grant Initiative. This Grant funding was established through the attendance of the Annual Country School Conference. The purpose of this grant was to aid Preservation Efforts in the preservation of Historic one and two room school houses, grounds, or educational efforts within preserved Country Schools.
This year in 2016 we are pleased to announce that we received 12 applications for this the 3rd Round of the Mini-Grant. The funding available for this year’s grant was $1,200. This year our judging panel reached a consensus to fund 3 out of 12 submitted projects. We will add at this time that all projects received were great examples of important historic infrastructure to be preserved and encourage continued work on all projects.
Listed here are the projects receiving award for use in 2017:
- $500 to Baker Country School
Owned by the Prairie Arts Council which is located in Sheldon, Iowa and was established in 1870.
- $500 to Harrison #8 Country School
Owned by Adair County Historical Museum and is located near Greenfield, Iowa and was established in the late 1800’s
- $200 to East Amsterdam Country School
Owned by Pella Historical Society and Museum and is located near Pella, Iowa and was established in 1882.
We would like to congratulate all of this year’s winners and thank all of this year’s applicants for their preservation efforts. If you would like to view a listing of all of this year’s applicants please click here to see the listing.
