Grants

Iowa Receives $189,000 in Loans and Grants from USDA

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 30, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development awarded a grant and two loans totaling $189,000 to Iowa through the Community Facility Direct Loan program and the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program.

$10,000 donation to new Sioux City Public Museum site announced

SIOUX CITY, IA - December 26, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Siouxland Heritage Foundation announced a $10,000 grant from The Powell Group Fund – Sioux City of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation for the “Our New Museum” capital campaign today.

Preston Accepts $72 Million Iowa Disaster Recovery Plan

HUD long-term disaster funding to Iowa now tops $281 million
WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today accepted a nearly $72 million disaster plan from the State of Iowa to recover from severe storms, tornadoes and flooding earlier this year. Iowa intends to use the funding provided through HUD’s Community Development Block […]

REP. LOEBSACK RESPONDS TO RELEASE OF $125.2 MILLION IN DISASTER FUNDS

HUD Announces Release of Funding for Community Development Block Grants
Washington, D.C. - December 10, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) —Congressman Dave Loebsack (IA-02) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the release of $125.2 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG).

Preston accepts $85 million Iowa disaster recovery plan

HUD funding to support housing, small business, and infrastructure programs
WASHINGTON - September 24, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today accepted an $85 million disaster plan from the State of Iowa to recover from severe storms, tornadoes and flooding earlier this year.

FEMA Grants Vary Case by Case in Counties Added to Disaster Declaration

DES MOINES, IA - August 18, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — A key goal of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is to help disaster victims in counties receiving a presidential disaster declaration get into livable homes and begin the process of recovery.

3 Million In FEMA Grants To Iowa Emergency Management

DES MOINES, Iowa - August 8, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Gov. Chet Culver and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (HSEMD) will receive $3.3 million in FEMA grants.

Iowa Finance Authority awards $595,000 from State Housing Trust Fund

Projects in Fort Dodge, Keokuk, Mount Pleasant, Fort Madison, Mason City, Waterloo and Council Bluffs get state funds (Des Moines, Iowa) - The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Board of Directors recently approved $595,000 in grants from the State Housing Trust Fund’s Project-Based Program, an initiative that helps finance the development of affordable single-family and multifamily […]

Sioux City Public Museum receives national grant

Sioux City Public Museum receives national grant
Museum professionals, interns, college students, and preservationists will have new resources available thanks to a grant for the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf. The Sioux City Public Museum is among the 851 museums, libraries, and archives nationally selected to receive conservation materials from the Institute of Museum and Library […]