Money will fully fund Red Rock Prairie Trail paving
Jasper County Conservation announced Monday it’s been awarded a $240,000 federal Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant to pave the Red Rock Prairie Trail from Monroe to Prairie City.
The grant work was made possible by a partnership with Monroe and Prairie City’s Hometown Pride Committees who have been collaborating with County Conservation and the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation for nearly four years to bring the trail to southern Jasper County.
The grant will be matched with $20,000 in pledged contributions from Jasper County Conservation, the City of Monroe and the City of Prairie City.
According to a statement released by county conservation, this the brings total available funding for the initial phase of the trail’s construction to $1.2 million.