Two Sioux City-based organizations have received substantial state of Iowa grants to further their missions.
The Siouxland Regional Transit System received a $9.7 million grant, and Camp High Hopes received $818,000, according to numerous media outlets.
Camp High Hopes in Sioux City serves people with special needs. A new multi-purpose adaptive needs facility will cost about $4 million, so the grant covers about 20 percent of the cost.
The grant is from the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Community Attraction and Tourism, or CAT, program.
The nearly $10 million to Siouxland Regional Transit System comes through the Low Emission grant from the Federal Transit Administration that passed through the Iowa Department of Transportation.
That money will be used for a new vehicles facility in Le Mars, plus updating the Sioux City facility, buying two alternative-fueled buses with charging infrastructure, and more.
SRTS is dedicated to providing public transportation for persons of all ages, including those who may require specialized transportation, in the Iowa counties of Cherokee, Ida, Monona, Plymouth, and Woodbury, along with Dakota County in Nebraska, and Union County in South Dakota.
