Grow Greene County has released its competitive grant application for the ninth round of grants. Grants will be awarded to non-profit, governmental and charitable organizations from Greene County after submitting a successful project application.
GGC is utilizing its online grant portal for the second year after great success and positive feedback last year. The online grant application can be found on the GGC website at: growgreenecounty.org/application-guidelines-requirements/. Completed applications are due by Feb. 20, 2025, at 4 pm; the grant portal will close at that time.
Representatives of organizations interested in submitting a grant should attend one of two training sessions that will be held Thursday, Nov. 21, at 1 and 4:30 pm at the Greene County ISU Extension meetingrRoom. Please email growgreenecounty@gmail.com to attend.
The mission of Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation is to serve as a catalyst to leverage and coordinate resources while providing opportunities for leadership and vision. It is the local non-profit corporation that holds the state gaming license in Greene County. Grant funds awarded will be from funds received under the agreement with Wild Rose Entertainment Inc.
Grow Greene receives 5 percent of Wild Rose Jefferson’s adjusted gross gaming revenue. From that total, Grow Greene awards 4.1 percent to projects in Greene County. The remaining 0.9 percent is shared equally by the community foundations in the six counties contiguous to Greene County including Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Dallas, Guthrie and Webster. Organizations in those six counties should contact their community foundations to learn more about their granting process with the funds they receive.
The Grow Greene board of directors includes president Norm Fandel, vice president Craig Marquardt, secretary Kate Neese, treasurer Bob Allen, and board members Brenda Muir, Peg Raney, Jeri Hedges, Gabe Karber and Jared Taggart. In addition, two ex officio members joined the board in 2019: Dawn Rudolph, representing the Greene County board of supervisors, and Matt Wetrich, representing the city of Jefferson. Legal counsel is Mike Mumma and administrative assistant is Cindy Duhrkopf.
Grant applicants with questions are encouraged to reach out to growgreenecounty@gmail.com .
