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Iowa Funding & Opportunities

Business Builder Subawards
Grant to support projects focused on meeting regional needs and increasing capacity among food and farm businesses working toward expansion in local and regional food markets in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and northwest Arkansas. Eligible projects include food safety training and worker safety improvements.
Geographic coverage: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and 9 counties in northwest Arkansas
Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2024
Sponsor: Heartland Regional Food Business Center
Iowa J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Iowa, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Oct 25, 2024
Sponsors: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Iowa State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Iowa Rural Innovation Grant
Grants to support innovative projects that address current issues and challenges related to food security and business growth faced by rural communities in Iowa.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Oct 25, 2024
Sponsor: Iowa Economic Development Authority
Iowa Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship
Funding for teaching hospitals to support family medicine obstetrics fellowships in rural and underserved areas of Iowa.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Oct 29, 2024
Sponsor: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
The Addict's Wake Community Screening Award
Programming funds to host a film screening of "The Addict's Wake," a film on substance use disorder.
Geographic coverage: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
Sponsor: Network of the National Library of Medicine
Iowa Farm Bureau Sponsorship Program
Sponsorship support for events and fundraisers in Iowa. Giving priorities include health and wellness, agriculture, farm families and their communities, and youth education/leadership.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Nov 21, 2024
Sponsor: Iowa Farm Bureau
American Connection Corps
A 1-year fellowship program that trains and mobilizes leaders to work in rural and emerging communities to coordinate broadband development and digital inclusion.
Geographic coverage: Available in 28 states.
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: AmeriCorps, Lead for America
Delta Dental of Iowa Grant Funding Programs
Funding for oral health, integration of oral and overall health, and overall health through an equity lens, with the goal of strengthening and transforming the health and oral health of all Iowans.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Delta Dental of Iowa
Iowa Agricultural Safety and Health Hall of Fame Award
Recognizes individuals or organizations in the public or private sector in Iowa who have made substantial, long-term contributions to the health and safety of Iowa's agricultural community.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
Midwestern Public Health Training Center Field Placement Program
A field placement program designed for students in the midwestern region to participate in experiential learning in a public health setting.
Geographic coverage: HHS Region 7 which includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Midwestern Public Health Training Center (MPHTC)

Last Updated: 10/2/2024