The Community Impact Grants are awarded from the unrestricted funds of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque to improve policies and practices affecting the Greater Dubuque community and have the greatest possible impact.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
State: Iowa
County: Clayton County (IA), Clinton County (IA), Dubuque County (IA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/08/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
All applicants should be able to show how their program improves the lives of those living in Northeast Iowa. Qualified applicants could also include:
- Programs and projects that serve a broad sector of the community, are innovative and are responsive to changing community needs where everyone can thrive.
- Organizations that seek to empower those most vulnerable to achieve improvement in their wellbeing
- Programs and projects that will enable nonprofits to build capacity, reduce costs, increase efficiency, and move toward self-sufficiency
- Seed Grants” to initiate promising new projects and programs so that such projects and programs are able to demonstrate their usefulness to the community
- Programs and projects that address and help resolve important existing or emerging community issues
- Programs and projects that facilitate cooperation and collaboration among organizations.
Funding Information
The Community Foundation will make awards between $3,500-$20,000.
Geographical Areas
Grant applications only from nonprofit organizations with programmatic service areas in Clayton, Clinton, and Dubuque counties will be accepted.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations, churches, schools, or government organizations that provide services in Clayton, Clinton and Dubuque counties. Organizations that do not have a 501(c)3 status are encouraged to find a qualifying agency to serve as their fiscal sponsor.
Ineligibility
- Individuals
- Lobbying activities
- Debt retirement or budget deficits
- Tuition, scholarships or core operating expenses for public schools, charter schools, private schools, or universities and colleges
- Annual campaigns, fundraising campaigns or events
- Religious organizations for religious purposes
- Political activities
- Purchases or activities that occur prior to grant decisions
- Grants that are solely focused on capital improvements.
For more information, visit CFGD.
