Opportunity Overview
The Iowa 2024 CDBG-DR FEMA Non-Federal Match / Buyout Program (IowaGrants 650799) is administered by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) using HUD Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funds associated with the 2024 Iowa disaster recovery effort. Although the IowaGrants opportunity title uses “Buyout,” the current program description is broader: it provides CDBG-DR support for eligible non-federal match costs under FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and FEMA Public Assistance projects and may also enhance qualifying HMGP buyout projects.
Funding and Deadline
The current IowaGrants posting identifies $15,000,000 for the FEMA Non-Federal Match program. The final application deadline is September 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. The storefront does not publish a time zone, so Atlas does not infer one.
Eligible Applicants
Entities eligible for FEMA Public Assistance or FEMA HMGP may be eligible. The current IowaGrants posting expressly includes local governments, state agencies and authorities, public K-12 schools, universities, and other local program applicants eligible to receive federal recovery funds, including eligible private nonprofit organizations.
Eligible Areas
Current designated areas include HUD-identified Most Impacted and Distressed counties of Cherokee, Clay, Sioux, and Woodbury and State-identified MID counties of Buena Vista, Lyon, and Pottawattamie. IEDA states that funding may extend to other impacted State-identified MID areas as needs are identified. Applicant-specific geography must therefore be verified against the current program record rather than assumed.
Eligible Activities and Application Priorities
All funded activities must be CDBG-DR eligible and approved under a FEMA program. The current posting identifies applicable HCDA Section 105(a) activities and related federal waivers. IEDA will prioritize low-to-moderate-income communities because 70% of all program funding must be allocated to LMI beneficiaries in the disaster-affected area.
Review factors include national-objective compliance, HUD cost eligibility, whether the requested match amount warrants funding, available leverage, community need and benefit, documentation quality, whether the FEMA Project Worksheet amount and total project cost are settled, and whether resilience or mitigation measures are included.
Healthcare and Public-Safety Relevance
This program can be relevant to an eligible private nonprofit healthcare organization, public hospital, emergency-response entity, public health organization, school, university, or governmental entity only when it has a qualifying FEMA PA or HMGP project and the proposed match costs satisfy CDBG-DR requirements. Healthcare status alone does not establish eligibility.
Atlas Assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 80/100. N9+ Fit: 0/100 for ordinary scope. QC Healthcare Fit: 10/100 conditional. This is disaster-recovery match funding, not a clinical-technology procurement opportunity. Ordinary ORIGINAL outreach must not introduce or sell N9+. Any later equipment or technology concept would require direct connection to the approved FEMA project, current CDBG-DR allowability, procurement compliance, and the applicant’s verified recovery need.
Required Next Action
Identify only applicants with authoritative evidence of an eligible FEMA PA or HMGP project, current project status and settled or supportable FEMA costs. Before ORIGINAL outreach, verify current geographic eligibility, FEMA project or Project Worksheet facts, CDBG-DR national-objective pathway, business Contact, Email_Opt_Out, authoritative permanent-bounce status, Account/Contact/Deal/Atlas_Email_Queue deduplication, and authoritative prior-send history. Do not infer FEMA eligibility, project costs, or match need from organization type or county location alone.