The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs is currently accepting applications for its Country School Grant Program to assist in the preservation and maintenance of a one-room or two-room country school in Iowa.
Donor Name: Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State: Iowa
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/01/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $5,000
Grant Duration: 2 years 5 months
Details:
In addition to preservation efforts, grant funds may be used for historical interpretation or educational activities relating to the school. Priority is given to projects that include an educational component.
- The Resource Enhancement and Protection/Historical Resource Development Program (REAP/HRDP) is funded by the Resource Enhancement and Protection Act (REAP).
- The purpose of the REAP/HRDP Grants Program is to provide funds to preserve, conserve, interpret, enhance, and educate the public about the historical resources of Iowa.
- All projects must involve Iowa’s historical resources. Non-residents may apply if the project resource is located in Iowa.
- All projects involving personal property must, upon request, document a legal relationship to the property and/or owner agreement to the project.
- Funded projects will encourage and support the economic and cultural health and development of the state and the communities in which the resources are located.
- The Country School grant program is a small program, with up to $25,000 allocated to it each year. The maximum award to any one applicant is $5,000 per year.
- Country School grants are intended for the preservation of one-room and two-room buildings once used as country schools in Iowa.
Project Types
The project must involve a building that once served as a one or two room school building.
The following broad project types can be funded with Country School Program grants:
- Acquisition and development of historical resources
- Preservation and conservation of historical resources
- Interpretation of historical resources
- Professional training and educational programs on the acquisition, development, preservation, conservation and interpretation of historical resources
Grant Categories
All funded projects must fall within one of the following grant categories. Please read the appropriate instruction guide, linked below, for your proposed project.
- Documentary Collections
- Historic Preservation
- Museums
Project Period
The projects take place from July 1, 2023 – November 30, 2025.
Eligible Applicants
Applications will not be accepted in any other format. Late, incomplete or ineligible applications will not be accepted.
The following entities are eligible to receive Country School Grant Program funds:
- Nonprofit corporations
- Governmental units (Only governmental units that are considered Certified Local Governments (CLGs) in good standing can apply in the historic preservation category).
- Traditional tribal societies and governments of recognized resident American Indian tribes in Iowa
- Individuals
- Private corporations and businesses
For more information, visit Country School Grant Program.
