The Rural Housing Assessment Grants program aims to support the use of publicly available online information through the “Profile of Iowa” tool and rural community efforts to interpret this hard data with supplemental information, as well as to implement through changes to development codes, local ordinances and housing incentives specific to community needs.
Donor Name: Iowa Economic Development Authority
State: Iowa
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/01/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $10,000
Grant Duration: 21 months
Details:
In partnership with Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach’s Rural Housing Readiness Assessment workshops, funding from the program will empower communities to assess their current development environment and enact changes resulting in the creation of policies and procedures attractive to potential developers.
Funding Information
- Grant Recipients will be awarded up to $10,000 per city or county that is partnering on the application to support expenses incurred within the eligible funding period.
- All project activities and incurred expenses must occur within the eligible contracted funding period of October 1, 2022 – June 30, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
Local city and county governments, or federally recognized tribal governments physically located in Iowa are eligible. The government must exist in and benefit a community in Iowa with a population of 20,000 or fewer and not contiguous to a city with a population of 40,000 or greater. County-wide projects must be one of the 88 least-populous counties in Iowa.
Eligible Use of Funding
The Rural Housing Assessment Grant Program provides funding for housing assessment data collection and ISU Extension and Outreach Rural Housing Assessment Readiness Workshop. Funds may be used to fulfill that process at the discretion of the grant recipient but must contribute to the completion of the housing assessment report, workshop or implementation of the workshop outcomes within the contract period.
For more information, visit IEDA.
