The U.S. government and Iowa's office of finance has put in $7,578.00 million dollars in federal grants and $5,033.00 million dollars in other types of government financial aid for individuals who reside in Iowa. As long as you have a citizenship card (green card) or a permanent resident certificate, you may be entitled to apply and receive Iowa government grants.

Government funding in Iowa is provided to different economic sectors, with the majority of the budget in business, education (pell & college grants), housing, veteran, and personal grants.

 

  • Iowa Small Business Grants: Starting and running a small business in Iowa can be a risky task. More than 10,365 businesses or even large corporations declare bankruptcy every single year. To reduce the risks, you need to research into as many funding sources as possible. Here is more information on Iowa Small Business Grants.
  • Iowa Education Grants: Education plays an important role in Iowa. The federal administration in Iowa spend over $5,286,896,181.00 dollars per year in elementary and secondary institutions alone. Education grants are made available for students or even teachers in Iowa to complete and enhance their level of education. Here is more information on Iowa Education Grants.
  • Iowa Housing Grants: At an average value of $119,200.00 per housing property, there are around 1,330,000 real estate properties in Iowa. With an average annual household income of $48,980.00, only 74.00% of the people actually paid off their homes. A good portion of the residents in Iowa is not able to afford to pay off their mortgages. department of finance has set aside financial support in the form of housing grants to the people in need, especially if you work at home. Here is more information on Iowa Housing Grants.
  • Iowa Veteran Grants: Residents of Iowa who have enrolled or who are current serving the military, naval, and air foce are eligible to apply and receive government funding in the form of veteran grants. Here's more information on Iowa Veteran Grants.
  • Iowa Personal Grants: The local state government in Iowa does not offer financial aid to its residents for personal needs such as getting out of debt, financing a vehicle...etc. However, Iowa residents are eligible to apply for personal grants to receive financial assistance to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation to the ecomony of Iowa. Here's more information on Iowa Personal Grants.

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Recent State Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:

Funding Opportunity
Implementation of Restoration Activities for Iowa Floodplain Easement Programs (Apply for USDA NRCS IA EWPP FPE 23 NOFO0001294)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS IA EWPP FPE 23 NOFO0001294
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $5,000,000
Iowa Partners for Conservation (Apply for USDA NRCS IA MULTI 23 NOFO0001242)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS IA MULTI 23 NOFO0001242
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $2,200,000
Conservation Innovation Grants Iowa State Program (Apply for USDA NRCS IA 23 CIG NOFO0001243)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS IA 23 CIG NOFO0001243
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: $200,000
Iowa Partners for Conservation (IPC) Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Announcement for Program Funding (Apply for USDA NRCS IA IPC 22 NOFO0001131)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS IA IPC 22 NOFO0001131
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $1,500,000
Iowa Partners for Conservation (IPC) Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Announcement for Program Funding (Apply for USDA NRCS IA IPC 21 NOFO0001069)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS IA IPC 21 NOFO0001069
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $1,500,000
Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2021 – Iowa (Apply for USDA NRCS IA CIG 21 NOFO0001071)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS IA CIG 21 NOFO0001071
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $100,000
Nitrate Reduction Potential via Reservoir Water Level Management in Central Iowa (Apply for W81EWF 21 SOI 0001)

Funding Number: W81EWF 21 SOI 0001
Agency: Department of Defense, Engineer Research and Development Center
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $50,000
Waterbird and vegetation response to reservoir water management in central Iowa (Apply for W81EWF 21 SOI 0002)

Funding Number: W81EWF 21 SOI 0002
Agency: Department of Defense, Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $55,000
Community Supervision Report Card in the Iowa Department of Corrections (Apply for 20CS13)

Funding Number: 20CS13
Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections
Category: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification)
Funding Amount: $50,000
Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2020 – Iowa (Apply for USDA NRCS IA CIG 20 NOFO0001007)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS IA CIG 20 NOFO0001007
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $100,000

 

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