The City of Ottumwa and the partners Mission 500 received the Best Practice Award at the American Planning Association Iowa Chapter Conference on October 13, 2022. Each year, the American
Ottumwa IA, August 24th, 2022 – The Legacy Foundation is pleased to announce awards totaling $146,718 to Cycle 33 Bright Ideas Community Enrichment Fund (BICEF) grant recipients. Since the first
The City of Ottumwa will now provide $10,000 to homebuilders or homeowners who complete a new single-family home. The Build Ottumwa program was approved by the City Council in June.
We are pleased to announce the recipients of Laboratory Control Ltd. Health Career Scholarships for the 2022-2023 school year. Since 2004, when the program was developed, $481,225 has been provided
We are pleased to announce the award of a total of $17,975 to three recipients of Robert F. McCune Endowment. The McCune Endowment Fund is a restricted endowment where the
We are pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of the Joseph & Catherine Millane Scholarships and Grants. The Millane Scholarship program supports Jefferson County students that are pursuing a degree
We are pleased to announce awards totaling $150,000 to Cycle 32 Bright Ideas Community Enrichment Fund (BICEF) grant recipients. Since the first grant cycle in 2011, the Bright Ideas Community
The City of Ottumwa has been awarded a $300,000 Downtown Housing Grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) for the Capitol Lofts Project. The award is part of a
The Legacy Youth Alliance awarded six grants totaling $10,000 in their Spring 2022 grant cycle. Legacy Youth Alliance members live in Wapello County and attend Cardinal, EBF, Pekin, and Ottumwa
The City of Ottumwa is launching a new exterior home improvement incentive program to encourage residents to come together as neighborhoods to improve the curb appeal of their properties. The
Grantmaking across the county has been heavily impacted by the challenges of the pandemic. In 2020, Peak Grantmaking reported that 97% of funders were considering changes to their grantmaking processes,
On Monday, the Legacy Foundation awarded Ottumwa School District $642,000 over a four year period to support the new Learning Center. Construction will begin this spring with completion scheduled for
To understand what housing options we need in Ottumwa, we first must understand what our current market looks like. Ottumwa has the potential to continue to see population growth. That
