Iowa Community Cultural Grants enhance Iowa communities through the development of festivals, music, drama, cultural programs and tourism projects that provide jobs for Iowans while promoting Iowa’s cultural, ethnic and historical heritages.
Donor Name: Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA)
State: Iowa
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/22/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funding Information
In fiscal year 2025, grant awards ranged from $6,200 – $20,000 with an average grant award of $12,301.
Grant Period
The Eligible Funding Period is July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026.
Eligible Expenses
Eligible grant request expenses include direct project costs such as:
- Access accommodations (e.g., audio description, sign-language interpretation, closed or open captioning, large-print brochures/labeling).
- Artist Fees (e.g. creation, preparation, performance time).
- Costs of items created through project activities (e.g. publishing books or exhibition catalogs, music recordings, films for distribution).
- Domestic Travel (e.g. mileage, accommodation, per diem).
- Marketing (e.g. print material, ad buys, design fees).
- Materials (e.g. paint, costumes, props).
- Overhead and Administrative Costs that are directly allocable to the project (e.g. a percentage of space/facility costs, the percentage of staff time for the administrative support of a project)
- Personnel Time Dedicated to the Project (e.g. planning, execution, evaluation time).
- Portion of Space/Facilities costs such as mortgage principal, rent, and utilities, as allocable to the project
- Professional Services (e.g. printer, graphic designer, security).
- Rentals (e.g. stages, lighting/sound, scissor lift, portable restrooms).
- Shipping costs (e.g. to transport artwork, instruments)
- Supplies, the cost of which is less than $10,000 per unit (e.g. camera, computers/software, kiln).
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit organization that meets the following criteria:
- Actively registered with the Iowa Secretary of State to do business in the state of Iowa.
- Incorporated and physically located in Iowa or located in a border community that meets the requirements set out in the IEDA’s Border State Policy.
- and maintaining a staff presence, with at least one paid full-time staff member, physically located and working in Iowa.
- Exempt from federal taxes pursuant to Internal Revenue Code § 501(c)(3) or applying through a fiscal agent.
- Established for the promotion and development of one or more of the following disciplines or activities: the arts, history, culture, ethnicity, historic preservation, tourism, economic development, festivals or municipal libraries.
- Unit of Iowa local or county government or federally recognized tribal council physically located in Iowa.
For more information, visit IEDA.
