Strengthening Communities Grants provide support to organizations committed to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility for costs associated with the renovation and maintenance of facility infrastructure at facilities located in cities with a population of less than 28,000 as determined by the 2020 federal decennial census.
Donor Name: Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State: Iowa
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/21/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000- $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
Funding for the program is made possible through an appropriation of $250,000 by the Iowa Legislature to the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs through the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund. The program is administered by the Iowa Arts Council on behalf of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs.
Funding Information
Applicants may request grant funding for eligible facility infrastructure expenses within the minimum and maximum restrictions listed below.
- Minimum Grant Request: $10,000
- Maximum Grant Request: $100,000
Match Requirement
Applicants are required to provide a cash match that is a minimum of 50% of the total grant amount requested from the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. The cash match must be secured, dedicated to eligible facility infrastructure expenses, a legitimate part of the proposed facility infrastructure project and must be expended within the eligible funding period. The 1:1⁄2 match requirement may be raised through a combination of public and private sources, but may not include in-kind donations of goods or services, unsecured funding, loans or other funding from the State of Iowa.
Funding Period
All project activities and incurred expenses must occur within the eligible funding period of January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2025. Funding is awarded to grant recipients on a reimbursement basis after expenses have been incurred for approved project activities.
Project Requirements
Eligible facility infrastructure projects must involve the renovation or maintenance of existing facilities as defined by the Iowa Code 8.57 that are located in the applicant city for the purpose of fulfilling a social need related to youth development, healthy living or social responsibility. Eligible projects must have a beginning and end date within the funding period.
Eligible Project Activities
- Construction
- Land acquisition
- Major renovation or routine, recurring maintenance of building or appurtenant structure
- Site development
Ineligible Project Activities
- Lease of a building, appurtenant structure or utility without a lease-purchase agreement
- Operating expenses
- Ongoing utilities
- Stand-alone design or planning phase
Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants must be the following type of entity. Entities who do not meet these requirements are not eligible to apply.
- Federally tax exempt 501(c)3 nonprofit organization incorporated and physically located in an Iowa city with a population of less than 28,000 as determined by the 2020 federal decennial census
- Committed to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility
Ineligible Applicants
- Individuals
- For profit entities
- Entities acting as fiscal agents
- Public and private schools that serve grades pre-K through 12 and are located in Iowa
- Unit of local, county or federally-recognized tribal government
- Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs grant recipients who have an outstanding final report
- Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs grant recipients who have received a grant from the department for any part of the project
- Iowa Arts Council administered grant recipients who have already received a grant and who have an active grant contract from any of the following programs: Cultural Leadership Partners, Iowa Great Places, Strengthening Communities (Rural YMCA Facility Improvement).
For more information, visit Strengthening Communities Grants.
