BTC Center Updates
Moving Forward
As you may have heard, we did not receive the grant that so many people worked hard on. Putting in countless hours and learning new skills to try and better our community. While we are disheartened by this news we are in no way deterred. If anything, we are reinvigorated! We will pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and find a new way forward.
Next Steps
The plan moving forward is to complete the BTC Center previously known as the Cupola Building, in phases. So what does that look like?
Phase 1: Sealing the exterior of the building, making it weatherproof and structurally sound.
Phase 2: Pour cement floors throughout the building, install second story windows, electrical, plumbing, HVAC. Complete the BTC Bank side so that we can start leasing it.
Phase 3: Complete the community center side so we can start hosting events and provide after school programs for children in our community.
Dream Scenario: Finish the second story for possible rented business space and/or a business incubator.
Funding
So how are we going to pay for all of this?
We currently only have enough funding to complete Phase 1 of the project. This is from the money that was raised by our community.
We are diligently applying for funding in the form of grants. The grants we can apply to are limited though. Due to a lack of partnership with the city we are unable to apply for state and federal grants. We are applying for grants in the private sector.
Grants we have applied for:
Lowe’s Grant
T-Mobile Grant
We are currently in the process of applying to 3 other grants and are also working on different fundraising efforts which will be announced once more details are locked in place.
Donate!
We are always taking donations! You can donate directly on our website or, you can go into BTC Bank or Farmer’s Bank of Northern Missouri and make a direct donation there.
None of this would be possible without the support of our community and your belief in our dream of a better future. We can’t thank you enough!