ActiveAtlas 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.
DeadlineOctober 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM per IowaGrants; Iowa Department of Education program page says November 1, 2026. Atlas applies the earlier October 2 deadline conservatively until reconciled.
Last verifiedAugust 30, 2026
Required next actionRetain as verified open Iowa education funding. Do not force N9+ or QC Healthcare into the use case. Use October 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM as the conservative application deadline until Iowa DOE reconciles its November 1 program-page date with IowaGrants.
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. Official deadline sources conflict, so Atlas applies the earlier IowaGrants date conservatively.
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.
The current IowaGrants opportunity lists a final application deadline of October 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM. The Iowa Department of Education program webpage currently says the Professional Development application window is open through November 1, 2026. Because the two official sources conflict, Atlas uses the earlier October 2 IowaGrants deadline as the conservative controlling deadline until the Department reconciles the discrepancy.
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 · www.iowagrants.govAtlas last verified this record August 30, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
