CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (April 21, 2011) – Communities around the world will benefit from 48 environmental projects funded by $90,000 in Green Communities grants Rockwell Collins awarded today.

The Green Communities grant program, in its eighth year, funds projects that improve the environmental condition of communities where Rockwell Collins operates. To apply, a qualified non-profit organization or public/government entity must team with a Rockwell Collins employee or retiree.

Grants were awarded by a review committee based on criteria including:

• Tangible environmental benefits of the project
• Sustainability of the project benefits
• Participation in the project by Rockwell Collins employees and/or retirees
• Completion of the project within the calendar year of the grant award
• Agreement to participate in publicizing the grant and the completed project

Since 2004, the company has awarded more than 300 grants through the program, ranging from $250 to $2,500. This year’s grant recipients include:

$2,500 awards

• Anamosa Parks and Recreation Department
• Archbishop Hennessy Catholic School
• City of Canton
• Edward L. Rose Conservancy, Inc.
• Hawkeye Area Community Action Program
• Indian Creek Nature Center
• Iowa Department of Natural Resources/Project A.W.A.R.E.
• Iowa Department of Natural Resources/Lake MacBride State Park
• La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuary
• Moving Milan Forward LLC
• Reception Class, Plaistow & Kirdford Primary School
• Regent Honeyeater Project Inc.
• Rockwell Collins Child Development Center
• San Bernardino Mountains Wildlife Society
• St. Andrew Lutheran Church
• Summer of the Arts, Inc.
• Taylor Elementary School (CRCSD)
• The Garden City Fund
• Trees Forever Inc.
• Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District
• West Delaware County School
• YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area

$2,000 awards

• Chenango Forks Central School District
• Decorah Community School District
• Groundwork Dallas, Inc.
• Linn Christian Education
• Linn County Trails Association
• Northeast Community School District
• Northeast Iowa Community College Foundation
• Oak Hill Jackson Neighborhood Assoc.
• Palm Bay Community Charter School Patriot Campus
• Preston Community Schools

$1,800 award

• AMIkids Space Coast, Inc.

$1,500 awards

• Agricultural Extension District Delaware County
• Buford Garner Elementary School
• Linn-Mar School Foundation

$1,000 awards

• Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity
• City Of Palm Bay
• Institute of Cultural Affairs
• Iowa Department of Natural Resources/Bellevue State Park
• Universalist Unitarian Church of Farmington

$700 award

• City of Traer

$500 awards

• Community Corrections Improvement Association
• Connecting Caring Communities
• Decorah High School
• Harmony School of Innovation
• Matthew 25 Ministry Hub
• Sacred Heart School

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