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Deadline extended to apply for a Climate Action at Work award!

Friday, July 24, 2020 - 8:45am
Contact: 
Wendy Ford
City Manager's Office

Note: The deadline to apply for a Climate Action at Work award has been extended to 5 p.m. Friday, July 31, 2020.

Is your business a leader in local sustainability measures or on their way to becoming one? Apply for a Climate Action Award and share your story!

The City of Iowa City is recognizing local businesses that are advancing sustainable practices and initiatives, by inviting them to participate in the new Climate Action at Work awards program. A winner from each category will receive $500 that can be used to help offset the costs of their...

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Celebrate virtual Rummage in the Ramp with online resources

Friday, July 24, 2020 - 8:15am
Contact: 
Jane Wilch
Resource Management

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual in-person resale event, Rummage in the Ramp, is cancelled.

Today, Friday, July 24, 2020, would have been the first day of the event this summer, so to commemorate, we are sharing several online resources with our Iowa City community to promote responsible materials management, waste reduction, reuse, and repair.

Below is a summary, but visit the Rummage in the Ramp website for more information....

Community Connection: Celebrate Disability Pride Month and the 30th Anniversary of the ADA

Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 7:30pm
Contact: 
Bruce Teague
Communications
Community Connection: Disability Pride Month

Community Connection is a video series that highlights the different people and organizations in our community to discuss the issues that are important to our residents. In this episode, Mayor Bruce Teague sits down with Erin Kay, founder of Claiming Disability, Inc., and Mike Hoenig, Program Coordinator for the University of Iowa Center for Disabilities and Development. The three discuss how accessibility and inclusivity benefits our entire community and share...

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The Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee awards funds to four local public art projects

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - 2:30pm
Neighborhood Outreach

The Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) has announced awards totaling $7,000 for four public art projects through its Matching Grant Program, which matches funds up to $2,000 for local visual, audio, or performance-based art.

Proposals are submitted by artists, and members of PAAC make final award selections. The program, which was initiated in the fall of 2015, has provided over $25,000 in funds for local arts opportunities.

Additional funds through the Matching Grant Program are currently available. Artists interested must apply by 5 p.m. August 21, 2020. The...

Community Connection: The Iowa City Community School District weighs options for learning during the pandemic

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - 12:00pm
Contact: 
Bruce Teague
Communications
Community Connection: Iowa City Community School District

Community Connection is a video series that highlights the different people and organizations in our community to discuss the issues that are important to our residents. With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to spread, the Iowa City Community School District made a decision that it would not be safe to bring students and staff back to the classroom at this time. However, just a few days later, Governor Reynolds signed a proclamation that says...

Organizations can apply for CDBG funding to help with COVID-19 relief

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - 12:30am
Contact: 
Erika Kubly
Neighborhood Services

The City of Iowa City is now accepting applications from organizations for public service and public facility projects serving low- and moderate-income residents that prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Applications are due by noon on Wednesday, August 5th, 2020, and can be submitted online at icgov.org/actionplan.

In response to the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has notified the City of Iowa City that they will receive a formula...

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Public Art Matching Fund Program now accepting applications

Monday, July 20, 2020 - 2:00pm
Neighborhood Outreach

The City of Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) announces the availability of more matching funds up to $2,000 for public art projects.

Funded through the Iowa City Public Art Program, visual, audio, or performance-based art such as sculpture, murals, performances, readings, interactive exhibits, video projections, soundscapes, spoken word, and other mediums, will be considered.

To be eligible, proposals must be for projects created by Iowa City artists that will be publicly accessible and viewable within Iowa City's city limits. Art may be displayed or performed...

Video Update: Mask of Wellness, Climate Action Study, and more

Monday, July 20, 2020 - 7:00am
Contact: 
Jack Brooks
Communications

Iowa City Update is a weekly video featuring City of Iowa City projects, programs and events. Topics this week include the Mask of Wellness program, a new study to manage carbon drawdown efforts, and more. Click the image below to watch Iowa City Update .

Iowa City Update: Mask of Wellness Mask of Wellness

Learn how two Iowa doctors have created a toolkit that provides businesses with steps to safely and responsibly remain open...

Implicit Bias training available to area businesses

Friday, July 17, 2020 - 11:15am
Contact: 
Stefanie Bowers
Equity and Human Rights

Is your business ready to transform the conversation? Join us for Implicit Bias Zoom training from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2020.

The rapidly changing demographics of the United States and the changing demographics taking place in our respective communities requires us to be proactive in facilitating respectful conversations that will challenge us to examine our own implicit biases, cultural biases, and stereotypes.

There is increasingly overwhelming scientific evidence for the effect of implicit bias on all aspects of life and human interactions. While at times, our...

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