Success Stories

17 Mar Jennings School District Receives $1,760,000 from Missouri DESE, 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Jennings School District was awarded a $1,760,000 grant from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 21^st Century Community Learning Centers to provide the students of Jennings School District with after school programming to enable them to improve understanding of academic performance in mathematics, language arts and science, and to provide enrichment opportunities for students during after school hours.  In addition, the grant will support families of JSD students by supplying opportunities to participate in school activities, parent education, and family oriented activities for students and family members.

17 Mar USDA Rural Utilities Services Distance Learning & Telemedicine Awards $902,629 Grant to Mosaic Life Care

Mosaic Life Care recently received a grant for $902,629 from the USDA Rural Utilities Services Distance Learning & Telemedicine to bring telehealth services to rural residents in Maryville and Albany, Missouri.

16 Mar Developing Potential, Inc. (DPI) Receives a Grant for $50,000 from the Health Forward Foundation

Developing Potential, Inc. (DPI) recently received a grant for $50,000 from the Health Forward Foundation, Applicant Defined Grant to support the Increase Access to Services program. These funds will support the program’s full-time registered nurse. The nurse oversees DPI’s medical services. She helps eliminate barriers to quality health care for the people we serve by providing direct support through comprehensive health assessments, medication administrations, choking risk assessments, GI tube feedings, and many other tasks. She also educates program participants and staff on healthy lifestyle topics, and trains staff in medical issues like medication side effects, fall awareness and prevention, procedures for addressing seizures, and many more.

09 Mar Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI) Receives a $250,000 Grant from the Neighborhood Assistance Program

Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI) was recently awarded a $250,000 grant from the Neighborhood Assistance Program to support the Early Intervention Program (EIP) and the Preschool/Kindergarten Program. The EIP provides regularly scheduled home-based instruction, therapies, and center-based evaluations of the infant and toddler’s developmental progress, beginning as soon as the child is diagnosed through the age of three. The program offers a comprehensive, individualized educational and therapy program for infants and toddlers who have significant visual impairments that impact learning and development. Early intervention teachers and therapists work with parents in regularly scheduled home visits to provide strategies and activities that can be practiced daily and generalized to the world beyond. Examples of services include Orientation and Mobility, speech-language pathology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and specialized instruction from Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVI).

02 Mar Powell Gardens Receives a $10,000 Grant from American Century Investments

Powell Gardens was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from American Century Investments to establish Powell Gardens as a regional learning hub for agricultural producers, private landowners, horticulturalists, hobbyists, and the general citizenry. Funding from American Century will enable Powell Gardens to elevate the quality of adult and youth educational offerings and support three festivals, each featuring at least two workshops, one youth makers’ day, and one community activity, over the one-year grant cycle.

23 Feb TNC Community Awarded a $35,000 Grant from the Louetta M. Cowden Foundation

TNC Community was recently awarded a $35,000 grant from the Louetta M. Cowden Foundation their Pandemic Health Supports for People with Developmental Disabilities project. The project will increase access to health care services for individuals with I/DD through our director of health services and health team. This team includes two community nurses, two health service coordinators, and one pharmacy tech.  The team will ensure clients have the consistent, high-quality, specialized care they need to continue to thrive during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a possible alternative care solution in the use of telehealth visits with health care providers, which will free up the team’s time to focus on addressing preventative care of our clients.

16 Feb Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI) Receives Grant $127,000 from the North American Savings Bank (NASB)

Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI) recently received a grant for $127,000 from the North American Savings Bank (NASB) to support technology upgrades and infrastructure supports. Funding from NASB pays for contract IT support services to project manage the day-to-day needs of CCVI and support services, help desk services, software subscriptions to for integrated scheduling and billing, laptops for teaching assistants, hotspots, and training for staff. 

15 Feb Green Hills Area Education Agency was Recently Awarded a $500,000 Grant from US DOJ SVPP

Green Hills Area Education Agency (GHAEA) was recently awarded a $500,000 grant from U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) to contract with Rachel’s Challenge (RC) to provide a research-based framework for training school personnel and students on preventing student violence, including anti-bullying training. The three-year program will involve 41 school districts serving elementary through high school students in 131 schools.

15 Feb Mercy ACO Clinical Services, Inc. Receives a $496,348 Grant from USDA DLT

Mercy ACO Clinical Services, Inc. was recently awarded a $496,348.65 grant from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) to bridge gaps in care coverage, comprehensive services, clinical knowledge, and physical distance to nine rural Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).

15 Feb Labette County School District 506 Receives Grant for $501,956 from USDA DTL

Labette County School District 506 (USD 506) recently received a grant for $501,956 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DTL) to implement specific technology upgrades which will allow USD 506 to address the economic, geographic, educational, and health services issues that Labette County students and their families face. The technology will improve connectivity and ensure students can receive both the academic and mental health support they need. The technology USD 506 Labette County upgrades will also facilitate professional development, continuing education, and collaboration among USD 506 educators, further improving the overall quality of education and student outcomes.