Open — deadline discrepancy disclosed; conservative submission-control date November 1, 2026Atlas Opportunity Score 52/100
Iowa FY27 Computer Science Professional Development Incentive Fund
FundingAward amount/cap not specified on the current IowaGrants opportunity; awards depend on available funds and application quality/need.
DeadlineConservative submission-control date: November 1, 2026. The Iowa Department of Education states the Professional Development application closes in IowaGrants.gov on November 1, 2026; IowaGrants opportunity 676623 separately displays November 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM. The earlier source does not publish a time or time zone, so applicants should submit by November 1 unless the Department reconciles the discrepancy.
Last verifiedSeptember 25, 2026
Required next actionKeep this canonical record in draft until the Iowa Department of Education reconciles the November 1, 2026 program-page deadline with IowaGrants opportunity 676623, which displays November 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM. The FY27 guidance PDF also contains stale FY26/2025 cover and fiscal text despite identifying FY27 opportunity 676623 internally, so do not treat stale dates in that PDF as controlling. Do not initiate applicant outreach or package work until the exact controlling deadline is resolved.
Broad Eligibility
Iowa public school districts and accredited nonpublic school systems; eligible collaboratives may apply for proven computer-science professional development for Iowa teachers. Funds must supplement rather than supplant existing supported activities.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 52/100. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit 1/100. Verified open Iowa school-funding opportunity with clear education value, but the allowable scope is computer-science teacher professional development rather than healthcare, school health, telehealth, or clinical technology. FY27 guidance permits physical computing devices only when necessary for the professional-learning plan; do not force N9+ into this opportunity. Current official sources conflict: the Iowa Department of Education says the Professional Development application closes in IowaGrants.gov on November 1, 2026, while IowaGrants opportunity 676623 displays November 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM. Atlas uses the earlier November 1 date conservatively until the state reconciles the discrepancy.
The Iowa Department of Education is accepting applications for the FY27 Computer Science Professional Development Incentive Fund, IowaGrants opportunity 676623. The program supports proven professional development that builds Iowa teachers’ capacity to provide high-quality computer science instruction aligned with the Iowa Computer Science Standards.
Eligible applicants include Iowa public school districts and accredited nonpublic school systems; collaboratives of eligible schools may also apply for professional-development activities. Grant funds must supplement rather than supplant funds otherwise used for supported activities.
Two current official state sources conflict on the application deadline. The Iowa Department of Education program page states that the Professional Development application closes in IowaGrants.gov on November 1, 2026, while the IowaGrants opportunity record 676623 displays November 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM. Neither source resolves the discrepancy or supplies a time and time zone for the earlier November 1 date. Atlas therefore uses November 1, 2026 as the conservative submission-control date and advises applicants not to rely on the later portal display unless the Department reconciles the two official sources.
This opportunity is legitimate school-funding intelligence but has essentially no N9+ commercial fit. The FY27 guidance is focused on teacher computer-science professional learning. It allows physical computing devices only when necessary to implement that professional learning; that does not create a defensible N9+ healthcare-device use case.
Source verificationOfficial government source · educate.iowa.govAtlas last verified this record September 25, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
