Rural Community Development Initiative Grant Selection List
October 2002

Arkansas - $197,779
Winrock International, Morrilton, Ark. - $197,779

Arizona - $348,267
University of Arizona – South Campus, Sierra Vista, Ariz. - $348,267

California – $1,200,000
Rural Community Assistance Corporation, West Sacramento, Calif. - $500,000
Walking Shield American Indian Society, Tustin, Calif. - $700,000

Georgia – $910,000
Crisp/Dooly Joint Development Authority, Vienna, Ga. - $700,000
Renaissance Incorporated, Athens, Ga. - $60,000
Georgia Legal Services Program, Atlanta, Ga. - $150,000

Illinois – $700,000
Illinois Coalition for Community Services, Springfield, Ill. - $700,000

Iowa – $725,544
Iowa Finance Authority, Des Moines, Iowa - $364,806
Imagine Grinnell, A Quality Of Life Foundation, Grinnell, Iowa - $150,000
Southwest Iowa Coalition, Creston, Iowa - $152,018
Limestone Bluffs RC&D Area, Inc., Maquoketa, Iowa - $58,720

Kentucky – $277,850
Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises, Inc., Berea, Ky. - $277,850

Louisiana - $72,962
Louisiana Div. of Admin., Office of Community Dev., Baton Rouge, La. - $72,962

Maine – $940,400
Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments, Auburn, Maine - $66,500
Western Maine Community Action, Inc., East Wilton, Maine - $700,000
Northern Maine Development Commission, Caribou, Maine - $173,900

Maryland – $83,174
The Enterprise Foundation, Columbia, Md. - $83,174

Michigan – $150,000
Northern Economic Initiatives Corporation, Marquette, Mich. - $150,000

Missouri – $102,011
Warrensburg Area EDC, Warrensburg, Mo. - $102,011

Nebraska – $760,000
Department of Economic Development, Lincoln, Neb. - $700,000
Center for Rural Affairs, Walthill, Neb. - $60,000

New Mexico - $120,000
Eastern Plains Council of Governments, Clovis, N.M. - $120,000

New York - $999,978
Rural Opportunities, Inc., Rochester, N.Y. - $150,000
Local Initiatives Support Corporation, New York, N.Y. - $700,000
Chautauqua Region Industrial Development Corporation, Jamestown, N.Y. - $149,978

Ohio – $820,000
Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission, Waverly, Ohio - $120,000
WSOS Community Action Commission, Inc., Fremont, Ohio - $700,000

Oregon - $478,184
University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore. - $133,903
Northeast Oregon Economic Development District, Enterprise, Ore. - $89,000
ONABEN: A Native American Business Network, Tigard, Ore. - $119,141
Klamath County Economic Development Association, Klamath Falls, Ore. - $136,140

Puerto Rico – $320,000
Puerto Rico Community Foundation, San Juan, P.R. - $320,000

South Carolina – $260,000
South Carolina Association of CDCs Charleston, S.C. - $260,000

South Dakota - $485,000
Planning and Development District III, Yankton, S.D. - $75,000
National Enterprise Development Corporation, Huron, S.D. - $510,000

Virginia – $457,571
LENOWISCO Planning District Commission, Duffield, Va. - $50,000
ENSAT Corporation, Culpepper, Va. - $407,571

West Virginia - $158,280
Randolph County Housing Authority, Elkins, W.Va. - $158,280

District of Columbia - $1,400,000
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation-National Rural Initiative - $700,000
Housing Assistance Council - $700,000

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