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GRANTS DUE IN APRIL

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  • Iowa CDBG Water and Sewer Fund – Funds awarded through this annual competitive program assist cities and counties with projects such as sanitary sewer system improvements, water system improvements, water, and wastewater treatment facility projects, storm sewer projects related to sanitary sewer system improvements and rural water connections. For more information, click here. Applications are due by April 1, 2025, July 1, 2025, October 1, 2025, and January 1, 2025. 
  • Iowa Energy Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program – The EIRLP provides low-interest loans for energy infrastructure projects that facilitate electricity or gas generation, transmission, storage, or distribution. For more information, click here. Applications are due by January 9, April 3, July 24, and October 30, 2025.
  • South Dakota Recreational Trails Program (RTP) – Federal aid assistance program to help states provide and maintain recreational trails for both motorized and non-motorized trail use. The program provides up to 80 percent reimbursement funds for all kinds of recreational trail uses including, but not limited to: pedestrian use, biking, in-line skating, equestrian use, cross-country skiing, off road motorcycles, OHV and UTV riding, four wheeling, and snowmobiling. For more information, click here. Applications are due by April 5, 2025. 
  • Community Catalyst Remediation Grant (IA) – Assists communities with the redevelopment or rehabilitation of buildings to stimulate economic growth or reinvestment in the community.  For more information, click here. Pre-applications are due by January 29, 2026. Applications are due by April 16, 2026. 
  • South Dakota Community Access Road Grants (SD) – This program is a means for small towns to pave or reconstruct important local roads such as their Main Street. For more information, click here. Applications are due by April 15, 2025.
  • South Dakota Industrial Park Road Grants – This program is a means to assist cities and towns that have a new industry coming to their community and need new or expanded access to the industry. For more information, click here. Applications are due by April 15, 2025.
  • Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program – The IIJA created this program which provides grants to support legal, technical, and financial advisors to help advance infrastructure projects. For more information, click here.  Applications are due by April 17, 2025. 
  • Community Connect Grants Program – Provides financial assistance in the form of grants to eligible applicants that will provide, on a “community -oriented connectivity” basis, broadband service that fosters economic growth and delivers enhanced educational, health care, and public safety benefits. For more information, click here.  Applications are due by April 21, 2025. 
  • Iowa Community Cultural Grant – Program to help cities, county governments, tribal councils and nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations to support the development of community programs that provide jobs for local Iowans while promoting Iowa’s cultural, ethnic and historical heritages through the development of festivals, music, drama, cultural programs and tourism projects. For more information, click here. Applications are due by April 22, 2025.
  • Rural Innovation Grant Program (IA) – Seeks to support creative ideas that address current issues and challenges faced by rural communities associated with the themes of community investment, growth and connection. For more information, click here. Applications are due by April 25, 2025.
  • Sparklight Charitable Giving Fund – Charitable Giving Fund grants will be made available across communities served by Sparklight and the other Cable One family of brands (Fidelity Communications, Hargray and ValuNet Fiber) and will concentrate support in the following priority areas: Education & Digital Literacy; Hunger Relief & Food Insecurity; Community Development. For more information, click here. Applications are due by April 30, 2025.