Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified September 24, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa's 2026-2027 Career Academy Incentive Fund supports school district and community college partnerships expanding career academy access. Iowa awards up to $5 million annually, with grants capped at $1 million. The current Fall 2026 submission deadline is November 13, 2026; the public submission instructions do not state a closing time or time zone.
Required next actionQualify a current Iowa school district/community college partnership before applicant-specific action. Verify prior CAIF award history and rubric score, regional-center/career-academy structure, confirmed partner commitments, five-year enrollment, work-based learning and credential alignment, detailed multi-year budget, procurement and equipment/technology allowability, then complete all ORIGINAL-outreach recipient, Email_Opt_Out, permanent-bounce, exact-opportunity deduplication and authoritative send-history gates. Ordinary ORIGINAL outreach must not introduce N9+.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 89/100
Verified September 30, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa’s FY27 Secondary CTE Regional Planning Partnership opportunity is due October 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM. RPP funds may support CTE equipment and curricular resources aligned to high-skill, high-wage, high-demand occupations, including approved Health Science pathways.
Required next actionComplete the FY27 RPP application package, including bylaws, membership and officers, multi-year plan, required minutes, meeting and program-approval schedules, budget form and explanation, and FY25 financial report or transaction detail. For any Health Science equipment or curricular request, document H3 alignment, RPP budget approval, procurement, and direct curriculum necessity. Submit through IowaGrants by October 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM; do not infer a time zone not stated by IowaGrants.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 24, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa Department of Education STEM BEST funding for accredited Iowa K-12 public and non-public schools launching new career-connected STEM models. Awards are up to $50,000 with a 2:1 state-to-awardee cost share; applications are due November 3, 2026 at 4:59 p.m. Central Time.
Required next actionIdentify accredited Iowa public or non-public K-12 districts/buildings that have not previously received STEM BEST funding and have a credible new career-connected STEM model. Prioritize legitimate health-science, biomedical, bioscience/medicine, clinical-skills, or related workforce concepts where appropriate. Verify prior-award status, 2:1 match, partner roles, curriculum need, procurement, and sustainability before applicant-specific work. Before ORIGINAL outreach, verify a business Contact, Email_Opt_Out, permanent-bounce status, exact-opportunity duplication, and authoritative send history. Do not introduce N9+ in ordinary initial outreach.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 87/100
Verified September 25, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa's 2027-2028 RETURNING STEM BEST Award is open to accredited Iowa public and non-public K-12 school districts and buildings that have previously received STEM BEST funding and propose a new, distinct model or expansion. Awards are up to $50,000 with a required 2:1 state-to-awardee cost-share, and the Department lists a Nov. 3, 2026 at 4:59 p.m. Central Time deadline.
Required next actionIdentify prior Iowa STEM BEST awardees with credible, genuinely new health-science, biomedical, clinical-skills, telehealth, or related career-connected learning expansions. Verify prior-award status, proposal uniqueness, applicant match, partner roles, procurement, and curriculum need before outreach or package development.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Verified September 25, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
Opportunity Overview The Iowa Department of Education has posted FY27 Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) Support opportunity 664982 under Perkins V. The grant supports Iowa-recognized CTSO state organizations as an integral part of career and technical education instruction. The funding period is July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Deadline and Submission Applications are […]
Required next actionVerify the exact Iowa HOSA legal/fiscal applicant if pursuing the healthcare pathway; confirm current CTSO standing, the official FY27 allocation chart amount, budget and assurances, any match/cost-share requirement, deadline time zone, attachments and amendments, then complete all ORIGINAL-outreach Contact, Email_Opt_Out, permanent-bounce, exact-opportunity deduplication and authoritative send-history gates. Ordinary ORIGINAL outreach must not introduce N9+.
Active - Rolling while funding is available
Atlas Opportunity Score 82/100
Verified September 29, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
Opportunity Overview The Iowa Department of Education is accepting applications for the Water Infrastructure Improvement in the Nation (WIIN) Lead Testing in School and Child Care Program Drinking Water Grant. The program supports voluntary lead testing and, when warranted under current program criteria, retesting and related education for Iowa public schools and child care programs. […]
Required next actionParticipating public school districts and child care centers should review current WIIN testing results immediately. Sites that completed WIIN-funded testing and received results showing lead may pursue IowaGrants 544757 remediation reimbursement while funding remains available; the current IowaGrants project period runs through September 30, 2028.
Active — Department-notified schools only
Atlas Opportunity Score 76/100
Verified September 21, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
The Iowa Department of Education's 2026-27 Programs for At-Risk Early Elementary Students Grant supports Department-notified Iowa public elementary schools serving K-3 students at risk of educational failure. Applications are due September 30, 2026 in CASA; no closing clock time or time zone is published on the current official materials.
Required next actionIdentify only Department-notified schools from the official 2026-27 awards workbook before any ORIGINAL outreach. Verify each school or district Contact, Email_Opt_Out status, hard-bounce history, and authoritative original-send deduplication. Do not broadly outreach to unverified Iowa schools.
Active — Notice of Intent open
Atlas Opportunity Score 62/100
Verified September 20, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa Department of Education's FY27 Iowa Charter Schools Program subgrant competition is open for new charter schools seeking authorization and eligible existing charter schools seeking expansion. The Notice of Intent window runs through October 2, 2026, and full applications are due February 3, 2027. Current FY27 public guidance has not yet published a per-applicant award cap.
Required next actionEligible new charter-school applicants and eligible existing charter schools seeking expansion should complete the Iowa CSP Notice of Intent by October 2, 2026 and use the Department's current CSP crosswalk to organize existing charter-authorization materials. Reverify the application guidance scheduled for October 8, 2026 before package production, including the final per-applicant cap, allowable-cost rules, match or cost-share requirements if any, scoring criteria, required forms, budget workbook, assurances, attachments and submission mechanics. Do not infer an unpublished closing time or time zone.
Active — nomination and nominated-teacher application windows open
Atlas Opportunity Score 56/100
Verified September 20, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
Opportunity Overview The Iowa Department of Education and Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council are accepting nominations and nominated-teacher applications for the 2027 Iowa STEM Teacher Award, IowaGrants opportunity 686915. The program honors one teacher from each of Iowa’s six STEM regions. Award and Deadlines Each of the six regional recipients receives $1,500 for personal use […]
Required next actionIowa administrators, teachers, counselors, parents, students, and other STEM advocates may nominate an eligible teacher by September 30, 2026 at 4:59 PM Central Time. Nominated teachers must submit their own IowaGrants application by October 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM Central Time. Do not create cold organization-level outreach for this teacher-level award.
Open — deadline discrepancy disclosed; conservative submission-control date November 1, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 52/100
Verified September 25, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
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 […]
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.
Open — rolling while funds remain; conservative final control April 30, 2027 at 9:53 AM per IowaGrants
Atlas Opportunity Score 46/100
Verified September 25, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa school districts and accredited nonpublic schools can seek support for teachers pursuing computer-science endorsements or authorizations, with up to $300 per credit and up to $500 for textbooks. IowaGrants lists April 30, 2027 at 9:53 AM; the Department program page says May 1, 2027, so Atlas uses the earlier deadline conservatively.
Required next actionHold publication and applicant outreach until Iowa Department of Education reconciles its May 1, 2027 close date with IowaGrants opportunity 667406, which currently lists April 30, 2027 at 9:53 AM. Do not infer a time zone. Preserve the opportunity as verified open, first come first served while funds remain, and do not force N9+ or QC Healthcare into this teacher-endorsement use case.
Active - Nomination Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 45/100
Verified September 14, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
The Iowa Department of Education’s 2027 Iowa STEM Teacher Award is an open statewide recognition opportunity for eligible Iowa PK-12 teachers. This is an individual teacher award, not a general school-system grant or vendor procurement opportunity. Nominations close September 30, 2026 at 4:59 PM Central Time. Only teachers who have been nominated may apply. Nominated-teacher […]
Required next actionEligible Iowa STEM advocates may nominate a qualifying teacher by September 30, 2026 at 4:59 PM Central Time. Nominated teachers must then complete the IowaGrants application by October 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM Central Time. Do not initiate organization-level Atlas outreach for this individual award.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 45/100
Verified October 7, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
IowaGrants opportunity 615228 reimburses required materials for districts and teachers already registered for Summer 2026 Elementary Computer Science Professional Development. The current deadline is November 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM; IowaGrants does not separately state a time zone.
Required next actionThis reimbursement opportunity is limited to teachers and districts with confirmed Summer 2026 elementary computer science professional-development registrations. Districts should retain proof of purchase for required materials and confirm full attendance before seeking reimbursement.
