ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Verified September 25, 2026
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+.
OpenAtlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Verified 2026-09-21
Black Hawk County has allocated $100,000 in FY27 Community Services Funding for service providers advancing designated public purposes for county residents, including physical and mental health care. Applications are due September 22, 2026. Capital expenditures are ineligible.
Required next actionDo not initiate new cold outreach because the fixed deadline is now under the lane's 48-hour outreach cutoff. For any applicant already engaged or package/submission support, reverify the live Form Center, applicant eligibility, Black Hawk County employee conflict rule, service-only cost allowability, financial statements, detailed project budget, leveraged/matching funding disclosures, and successful submission before the deadline. N9+ is not recommended because equipment and other capital expenditures are expressly ineligible.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Verified September 22, 2026
The Jaspers Family Foundation Fund of Worth County 2026 grant cycle supports charitable projects benefiting Worth County, Iowa. The cycle opened September 1 and applications are due October 15, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.. The controlling guidelines do not state a time zone, so applicants should not infer one. The minimum request is $1,000; the 2026 […]
Required next actionIdentify an eligible Worth County nonprofit or government applicant with a defined Health & Safety or other qualifying project. Confirm project-specific technology/equipment allowability, current reporting and prior-grant-report status, required budget-template use, and all CRM recipient, opt-out, bounce, and authoritative original-send-history controls before ORIGINAL outreach.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 82/100
Verified September 23, 2026
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines 2026 Capacity Building Grants provide up to $7,500 on a rolling basis for nonprofit organizations serving Greater Des Moines to strengthen governance, management, strategic planning, leadership succession, financial planning, or fund-development and marketing strategy. Hardware and equipment are explicitly ineligible.
Required next actionPrioritize Greater Des Moines nonprofit healthcare, behavioral-health, public-health, human-services, and related organizations only when there is a genuine governance, management, succession, financial-planning, strategic-planning, or fund-development need. Before ORIGINAL outreach, verify applicant-specific eligibility and project fit, authoritative business Contact/email, Email_Opt_Out is not true, no authoritative permanent hard bounce, and no prior successful original outreach for the same organization and opportunity. Do not introduce N9+. For package work, follow the current 2026 guidelines, use the required project budget, board list, and consultant work plan when applicable, and use the Foundation conversation/draft-review process before final submission.
Open — Fall Leadership Grant Letters of Intent are due October 1, 2026 at Noon; finalist applications are due November 6, 2026 at Noon.Atlas Opportunity Score 82/100
Verified September 29, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines is accepting Fall 2026 Letters of Intent for its Leadership Grant Program, funded through the Better Together Fund. Leadership Grants are intended to catalyze systems change or significantly influence community outcomes in Greater Des Moines. The Foundation identifies Advancing Community Health and Resilience as one of […]
Required next actionComplete the required Leadership Grant alignment conversation with the Community Impact Team, confirm that the proposed work addresses a root cause or systems-level community outcome, prepare the Letter of Intent using the current instructions, and submit by October 1, 2026 at Noon. If selected as a finalist, submit the full application by November 6, 2026 at Noon. The current public materials do not state a time zone, so do not infer one.
Active - Rolling while funding is availableAtlas Opportunity Score 82/100
Verified September 29, 2026
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 — Status PostedAtlas Opportunity Score 82/100
Verified September 25, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Iowa 2024 CDBG-DR General Infrastructure Program (IowaGrants 666997) is administered by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) using U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funds from the June 2024 Midwest flooding. The program supports recovery and mitigation projects involving critical public infrastructure. Funding The current IowaGrants […]
Required next actionIdentify eligible units of general local government or tribes in the nine designated MID counties with a verified disaster-recovery or mitigation infrastructure project. Confirm national objective, public hearing, procurement/project readiness, verified Contact, Email_Opt_Out, permanent bounce, Deal/queue deduplication, and authoritative prior-send history before ORIGINAL outreach.
Active — Cycle 3 deadline September 15, 2026Atlas Opportunity Score 80/100
Verified September 14, 2026
Opportunity Overview Alliant Energy and the Alliant Energy Foundation are accepting applications for the 2026 Cycle 3 Community Grants program for eligible organizations in communities Alliant Energy serves in Iowa and Wisconsin. Atlas is tracking the Iowa first responder and community safety pathway because the current official guidance expressly supports lifesaving equipment for first responders. […]
Required next actionEligible Iowa first responder organizations should verify Alliant Energy service-area eligibility, confirm they have not already used their one 2026 Community Grant allocation, and submit an eligible equipment request through CyberGrants before September 15, 2026.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 80/100
Verified September 10, 2026
The Morgan E. Cline Foundation’s 2026 grant cycle supports charitable projects serving Appanoose County, Iowa, with stated focus areas including seniors and healthcare. The Foundation expects to make four to six grants, likely in the $10,000 to $20,000 range. Interested organizations must submit a one-page letter of inquiry by September 10, 2026. The Foundation does […]
Required next actionNo new applicant outreach because the LOI gate is inside Atlas’s 48-hour cutoff. Preserve for existing-interest support and future-cycle intelligence.
Active — Status PostedAtlas Opportunity Score 80/100
Verified September 25, 2026
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 […]
Required next actionIdentify only applicants with authoritative evidence of an eligible FEMA PA or HMGP project and current project costs/status. Verify geography, FEMA project/PW facts, CDBG-DR national objective, verified Contact, Email_Opt_Out, permanent bounce, Account/Contact/Deal/Atlas_Email_Queue deduplication, and authoritative prior-send history before ORIGINAL outreach.
Active - DR-4942 Request for Public Assistance deadline October 1, 2026; the current Iowa HSEM page does not publish an exact closing time or time zone.Atlas Opportunity Score 78/100
Verified September 27, 2026
Opportunity Overview FEMA DR-4942-IA Public Assistance is an Iowa-administered federal disaster-recovery opportunity for the July 1-4, 2026 severe storms and flooding. Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) lists the declaration date as September 1, 2026 and the Request for Public Assistance deadline as October 1, 2026. Designated Area and Eligibility Public Assistance is available […]
Required next actionIdentify only eligible entities in Jasper, Polk, Story, or Warren County with authoritative evidence of qualifying July 1-4, 2026 disaster impact. Verify RPA status, eligible work/damage, business Contact, Email_Opt_Out, permanent bounce status, Account/Contact/Deal/Atlas_Email_Queue deduplication, and authoritative prior-send history before ORIGINAL outreach.
Active — Department-notified schools onlyAtlas Opportunity Score 76/100
Verified September 21, 2026
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.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 74/100
Verified September 22, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Rapid Response Grants provide small, fast-turnaround support for nonprofit organizations headquartered in Linn County, Iowa when an unexpected emergency expense or an unanticipated, time-sensitive community opportunity cannot reasonably wait for a regular competitive grant cycle. Funding and Deadline Requests may be made for up to $3,000. Applications […]
Required next actionMonitor Linn County nonprofits for a verified time-sensitive emergency expense or emerging opportunity; confirm Foundation fit and the one-grant-per-12-month rule; build the one-page request from verified facts and costs; then use the applicable submission route.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 74/100
Verified September 22, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Ankeny Community Foundation 2026 Grant Cycle is a local Iowa funding opportunity for eligible organizations and public entities located within the city limits of Ankeny. The Foundation awards grants across Educate Ankeny, Enhance Ankeny, and Serve Ankeny; Serve Ankeny expressly includes health and human services and public safety. Funding and Deadline The […]
Required next actionIdentify an eligible Ankeny-based 501(c)(3) or 170(c)(1) healthcare, human-services, or public-safety applicant and a discrete project of no more than $1,000; confirm one-application rule, budget and allowability, CRM controls, opt-out and bounce status, and authoritative original-send history before outreach.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 73/100
Verified September 22, 2026
Veridian Credit Union and the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa are offering 2026 Successful Financial Future general operating grants of $5,000 to qualifying 501(c)(3) public charities serving Iowa and other eligible Veridian service areas. Applications are due October 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.; the published guidelines do not state a time zone.
Required next actionIdentify Iowa 501(c)(3) public charities whose verified core mission primarily centers on financial literacy, employment readiness, affordable housing or emergency housing; confirm prior reporting is current where applicable; verify applicant-specific CRM recipient, Email_Opt_Out, permanent-bounce and original-send-history controls before any ORIGINAL outreach; submit through the CFNEIA online grant management system before the deadline.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 68/100
Verified September 19, 2026
Iowa HHS RFP PHTHOIT27001 seeks a direct pharmacy-services provider for state TB, STI and immunization programs. The amended application deadline is October 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM CT.
Required next actionQualified pharmacy-service respondents should use the full RFP, First Amendment, current program description, drug formularies, program forms, sample contract, score tool and the posted IowaGrants Q&A to validate Iowa pharmacy licensure, statewide fulfillment capacity, compounding, cold-chain logistics, next-day TB delivery, Script Tracker collaboration and unit-rate pricing before submitting through IowaGrants by October 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM Central Time. Dr. Miltie should not pursue as a direct bidder absent independently verified pharmacy-service qualifications.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 62/100
Verified September 30, 2026
Iowa’s FY27 IOWAccess Program is open to State of Iowa, county, and local government agencies for electronic projects that expand citizen access to governmental information, transactions, and services. IowaGrants lists a final deadline of June 30, 2027 at 11:00 a.m.; the public record does not state a time zone or award ceiling.
Required next actionEligible Iowa state, county, or local government agencies should define the citizen-facing electronic service, document public benefit and mission alignment, address final-product ownership or permanent-license requirements, and complete the IowaGrants application by June 30, 2027 at 11:00 a.m. The current IowaGrants listing does not state a time zone, so applicants should confirm the live portal clock before final submission.
Active — Notice of Intent openAtlas Opportunity Score 62/100
Verified September 20, 2026
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.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 58/100
Verified September 23, 2026
Iowa DNR's 2026 Water Recreation Access Cost Share Program supports Iowa political subdivisions constructing or improving public boating access facilities. Applications are due September 30, 2026 at midnight through SlideRoom. Standard funding is 75% state / 25% local cost share.
Required next actionIdentify Iowa political subdivisions with eligible public boating-access projects and verify site control, project eligibility, secured match where required, no pre-approval expenditures, verified business Contact, Email_Opt_Out status, permanent-bounce status, and authoritative original-send-history deduplication before any ORIGINAL outreach. Official submission is through Iowa DNR SlideRoom.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 58/100
Verified September 30, 2026
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation accepts sponsorship and donation applications from qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations for statewide-impact initiatives, including health and wellness and youth and education. The next published deadline is November 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM Central Time.
Required next actionQualifying Iowa 501(c)(3) organizations should confirm statewide impact, align the request to Health and Wellness or Youth and Education priorities, and prepare the required application, budget/financial statement, current W-9, and board/officer list before the November 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM CT deadline.
