The Dallas County Foundation awarded more grant moneys to local organizations than they have the past several years this week when twenty-two projects received funding.

A total of $96,944 was awarded to a variety of needs in Dallas County including education, arts and culture, health, human services, community betterment and historic preservation.

The majority of funds for the grants come from state gambling revenue.  This year’s awards recipients include the Perry Volunteer Fire Department, Art on the Prairie, St. Patrick’s Catholic School, Granger American Legion and Adel HomeCare Services.

Checks were presented to the recipients during the annual banquet at the Hotel Pattee Tuesday.

• Adel Historical Museum: $8,000 Nile Kinnick, Jr. Addition
• Adel HomeCare Services: $5,000 Replace windows and doors of congregate meal center.
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Iowa: $1,000 Replenish program supplies in 8 Dallas County Schools.
• Dallas County 4-H Youth Committee: $5,800 New Bleachers for open sided show ring.
• Dallas County Environmental Health Dept. $3,400 Purchase in-door quality monitor.
• DeSoto Fire & EMS: $3,650 Update fire equipment.
• Granger American Legion Post 717: $8,000 Inprovements to post building.
• Granger Youth Ball: $916 Build concrete bunker for infield material.
• Perry-Art on the Prarie: $2,400 Signage for event.
• Perry Community School District: $4,851 Purchase iPads PreK-5th grade students.
• Perry St. Patrick Catholic School $5,000 School security upgrades to interior/exterior doors.
• Perry Volunteer Fire Dept.: $6,000 Purchase computer controlled fire training equipment.
• Perry Fullhart/Carnegie Charitable Trust: $3,580 Update its website content.
• Perry Public Library: $2,500 Digitization of Perry’s newspaper microfilm.
• Perry-Rowley Masonic Community: $3,500 On-site bladder scan unit.
• Urbandale Parks & Rec.: $5,000 Outdoor fitness stations.
• West Des Moines Parks & Rec.: $3,000 Huston Ridge Park basketball court and landscaping.
• West Des Moines EMS: $3,000 Purchase practice mannequins and AED trainers.
• Woodward-Envision Woodward!: $3,947.44 Swimming pool painting.
• Woodward-Granger Community School District: $2,400 Purchase acoustic piano.
• Woodward-Granger Baseball Renovations: $8,000 Replace Baseball Dugouts.
• Woodward-Granger Hawk Stadium Project: $8,000 Stadium Field House