With more than $7,578.00 million dollars in grants and additional local government funding sources of $5,033.00 million dollars, the majority of the federal budget in government grants is put into the business sector every year as small businesses and large corporations are the foundation of the economic growth in Iowa. There are 63,720 business establishments in the state of Iowa, and they break down to the following:

Iowa Business Sector Breakdown by Size:

  • 36,263 registered businesses in Iowa have 0 to 4 employees. People who work at home with sole proprietorship are included in this breakdown.
  • 11,070 registered businesses in Iowa have 5 to 9 employees.
  • 7,040 registered businesses in Iowa have 10-19 employees.
  • 5,942 registered businesses in Iowa have 20-99 employees.
  • 1,651 registered businesses in Iowa have 100 to 499 employees.
  • Over 1,754 registered businesses in Iowa have over 500 employees.

Iowa Business Sector Breakdown in Service Industries:

  • 6,263 registered businesses in Iowa are in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services sector.
  • 3,624 registered businesses in Iowa are in the Administrative, Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services sector.
  • 6,903 registered businesses in Iowa are in the Accommodation and Food Services sector.
  • More than 9,208 registered businesses in Iowa are also service orientated businesses but are not categorized to the above sectors.

If you are in the farming industry, you may be eligible to apply for small business grants as well. There are more than 93,000 farms in the state of Iowa.

Starting and managing a small business in Iowa is not an easy task. Over $43,832,368,000.00 US dollars are paid to employee salaries/payroll alone in the state of Iowa and more than 10,365 businesses declare bankruptcy every single year. Although the federal government does not publically provide grants for starting and expanding a business, in Iowa, some small business grants are given to business owners to start and grow their ventures, and grant recipients do not have to pay back the funding from government. Therefore, it makes sense to look into small business grants as one of your sources to fund your business.

To apply for business grants in Iowa, contact Iowa financial aid agencies, or

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Current online applicants in Iowa are browsing from the following cities: Montour, Missouri Valley, Davis City, Boyden, State Center, Saint Anthony, Slater, Castana, Crescent, Winfield

Recent State Funding Opportunities

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

Funding Opportunity
Award Competitions for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in the States of Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and Wyoming (Apply for 2016 NIST MEP 02)

Funding Number: 2016 NIST MEP 02
Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Category: Other
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants - Iowa (entire State) (Apply for PA FPH 16 018)

Funding Number: PA FPH 16 018
Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Category: Health
Funding Amount: $4,054,000
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Adams, Madison, Ringgold, Taylor, and Union Counties, Iowa (Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R07 1091)

Funding Number: HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R07 1091
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $943,214
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Delaware, Dubuque, and Jackson Counties, Iowa (Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R07 1075)

Funding Number: HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R07 1075
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $1,797,797
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Grant, Iowa, Lafayette, and Richland Counties, Wisconsin (Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R05 1055)

Funding Number: HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R05 1055
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $1,979,332
Iowa Partners for Conservation (Apply for USDA NRCS IA MULTI 24 NOFO0001347)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS IA MULTI 24 NOFO0001347
Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $3,200,000
Iowa Monarch Butterfly Habitat Improvement Fiscal Year 2016 (Apply for USDA NRCS IA ACEP 16 01)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS IA ACEP 16 01
Agency: Utah State Office
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $2,000,000
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

 

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