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GRANTS DUE IN MAY

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

  • Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Affordable Housing Program (IA) – Housing grants for homeownership, down payment assistance, rental housing, development projects, and rehabilitation/renovation. For more information, click here. Applications are due by May 1, 2024.
  • Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant (MPDG) – The MPDG is a program combining three funding opportunities into a single application process: (1) the National Infrastructure Project Assistance (Mega) program; (2) the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) program; and (3) the Rural Surface Transportation Grant (Rural) program. The Mega program is providing $1.7 billion to invest in large, complex projects that are difficult to fund by other means and are likely to generate national or regional economic, mobility, or safety benefits. These can include multimodal and active transportation projects. For more information, click here. Applications are due by May 6, 2024.
  • Hometown Pride Communities (IA) – A Keep Iowa Beautiful program designed to revitalize and strengthen local communities. Participating towns are provided with five years of funding to employ a professional “community coach,” who will work with a committee of 5-10 resident volunteers to run a successful community improvement program in each town. Participants join as a group of 6-10 towns in one region and provide a 25% match toward the cost. A typical town will complete 15-20 projects and raise $200,000 (or more) over 5 years – projects include things like park amenities, clean-up events, public art, festivals, fundraising, leadership programs, trails, welcome signs, and more. Hometown Pride works with your existing organizations and initiatives to achieve shared community goals. For more information, click here. A letter of interest is due by May 8, 2024.
  • Iowa Thriving Communities Initiative – The initiative will provide communities that are leveraging innovative methods to attract housing opportunities for their workforce with a chance to be recognized for their efforts. A limited number of communities will be awarded the designation, which comes with highly sought-after and lucrative scoring points for the Federal Housing Tax Credit and/or Workforce Housing Tax Credit programs. The scoring points will be available through the end of the calendar year following the community’s designation as an Iowa Thriving Community. For more information, click here. Applications are due by May 15, 2024.
  • Iowa West Foundation (IA) – Community development, economic development, education, and human needs projects. For more information, click here. Applications are due January 15, 2025, May 15, 2025, and September 15, 2025. 
  • Fund for Siouxland – Funding for arts & culture, civic affairs, education, health, and human services. Grants are available to nonprofit organizations and qualified units of government within a 50-mile radius of Sioux City. Grants generally do not exceed $5,000. For more information, click here. Applications are due by May 15, 2024.
  • IEDA Enhance Iowa Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) – Funds for capital projects, such as trails, libraries, community centers, pavilions, entertainment venues, museums, recreational facilities, and more. (Eligible: local governments and certain nonprofits). For more information, click here. Quarterly. Applications are due by May 15, 2024.
  • Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) – This program funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. The SS4A program provides funding for two types of grants: Planning and Demonstration Grants and Implementation Grants. Planning and Demonstration Grants provide Federal funds to develop, complete, or supplement an Action Plan. Implementation Grants provide Federal funds to implement projects and strategies identified in an Action Plan to address roadway safety problem. For more information, click here. Deadline #1 for Planning and Demonstration Grants is April 4, 2024.  Sole deadline for Implementation Grants and deadline#2 for Planning and Demonstration Grants is May 16, 2024. Deadline #3 for Planning and Demonstration grants is August 29, 2024. NOFO closes.
  • Union Pacific Community Ties Giving Program (IA, NE, SD):  As part of the Community Ties Giving Program, local grants help Union Pacific achieve their mission by providing small and medium-sized grants within the priority cause area to local organizations spread widely across Union Pacific’s footprint. For more information, click here. Applications are due May 31, 2024.