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GRANTS DUE IN MARCH

*Check back regularly as grants will be updated as information becomes available*

  • USDA Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant –  Provides grant funding to qualified nonprofits, including tribally owned nonprofits, to create a revolving loan fund or to award sub-grants to homeowners for supporting access to individually owned water and wastewater services in eligible rural areas. For more information, click here.  Applications are due by March 3, 2025. 
  • The Community Forestry Grant Program (IA) – provides reimbursable grants ranging from $500 to $5,000 to be used for the purchase and planting of trees suitable to Iowa on publicly owned lands. For more information, click here. Applications are due by March 3, 2025.
  • AARP Community Challenge – Provides small grants to fund quick-action projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages. In 2024, the AARP Community Challenge will be accepting applications for three different grant opportunities, each described below in the “Grant Opportunities” section. For more information, click here. Applications are due by March 5, 2025.
  • USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) – Grants for investment in private businesses and agricultural producers to make their enterprises more energy efficient or to install renewable systems.  With the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, this program has been improved and better funded, so now is the time to apply. (Eligible: private for-profit entities). For more information, click here. Quarterly, applications are due by March 31, 2025.