A range of local, state and federal grant programs are available throughout the year. A few websites offer info, including Iowa Grants.gov, GrantFinder, and www.grants.gov. You could also check out the Iowa Grants Guide, a database of nearly 700 funders in Iowa or with an Iowa connection.
Local grants:
- Community Foundation of Osceola County (Up to $5000 with no match requirement. Application usually October-November each year with grants awarded in late January).
- Lyon County Riverboat Foundation Spring 2021 grant info is now available.
- POET Never Satisfied Grant
State grants:
- Iowa Tourism Grants (Awards range from $2,500 to $5,000 and require a 25 percent cash match. Application period is October-November each year)
- Prairie Meadows grant (Community Betterment Grant Program fund small-to-medium sized projects with grants ranging from $100 to $99,999)
- Paint Iowa Beautiful - Open now! Deadline is February 15, 2021
- Iowa Economic Development Authority Community Grants
- Iowa Economic Development Authority Business Grants
- Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Grants (Art Project Grant, Arts Build Communities Grant, Capacity Building Grant, Historical Resource Development Program and more)
- State Historical Society of Iowa Grants
- Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)
- Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation Grants
- Iowa DNR Grants:
- Iowa DOT grants
- Iowa Living Roadway Trust Fund
- Iowa Barn Foundation
- BLN Community Grant Program
Other business grants:
- Casey's
- Lewis Drug
- Pizza Hut
- Dollar General
- Pizza Ranch
- US Bank
- Wellmark
- Alliant Energy
- State Farm
- Grinnell Mutual
- John Deere
Federal grants: