The Kossuth County Community Foundation 2026 grant cycle supports charitable projects benefiting Kossuth County, Iowa. The cycle opened September 1, 2026 and applications are due October 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM; the published guidance does not state a time zone. The guidelines establish a $2,500 minimum request but do not publish a maximum request or total 2026 funding pool.
Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and government entities whose projects benefit Kossuth County. Other tax-exempt organizations may qualify when the project is charitable, and otherwise ineligible groups may apply through a qualifying 501(c)(3) or government fiscal sponsor. Applicants must be current on required state and federal reporting and may not have past-due CFNEIA grant reports. Health & Safety is an express impact area, including essential health and human services and projects that improve health, safety and well-being. For 501(c)(3) nonprofits, the guidelines allow general operating support for county operations as well as programming, equipment/materials and capital requests; governments, schools, other foundations and qualifying non-501(c)(3) tax-exempt applicants may seek programming, equipment/materials and capital support subject to the detailed eligibility rules. Applicants must use the Foundation budget template and identify other secured or pending funding sources.
The Foundation reviews community need, organizational capability, collaboration, budget clarity, learning and improvement, and alignment with one of its four impact priorities. Applications must be submitted through the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa online grant management system. The current official Kossuth grant page links a 2026 guidelines PDF whose filename contains the word DRAFT; Atlas therefore treats that officially linked document as the current source for this cycle while requiring a final amendment/superseding-document check before submission.
Atlas assessment: Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100. Health, safety, rural-access, equipment/material and capital pathways can be strategically relevant for qualified Kossuth County applicants, but applicant-specific eligibility, project need, allowability, procurement and budget fit must be established before action. N9+ fit is conditional only; the Foundation does not specifically identify N9+ or telehealth, and ordinary ORIGINAL outreach must not introduce or sell N9+. Any later N9+ consideration must be applicant-defined and defensible under the controlling guidelines. Dr. Miltie direct application: FALSE.