Education Related Grants FY2025

Organization Location State Grant Description Amount Paid
Carver Statewide Scholars Program Statewide IA Scholarships for students facing adversity and special circumstances $1,128,200
Cedar Rapids Public Library Cedar Rapids IA Construct New Branch Library $80,000
Corning Public Library Corning IA Replace the Library’s Heating and Cooling System $11,650
Drake University Des Moines IA Renovate a Laboratory for Water Quality Analysis $175,000
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden Des Moines IA Wayfinding and Signage Needs $100,000
Grinnell College Grinnell IA Capital Improvements to an Environmental Research Area $200,000
Luther College Decorah IA Acquire Equipment for Instruction in Engineering $200,000
Muscatine Community College Muscatine IA Expand Industrial Technology Building $250,000
Muscatine Community School District Muscatine IA Fund the 2025 Excellence in Education Program $84,204
Muscatine County Conservation Board Muscatine IA Update Exhibits at Environmental Learning $100,505
Northwestern College Orange City IA Modernize a Laboratory for Nursing Education $130,000
Quad City Botanical Center Davenport IA Campus Paving Project $51,000
Sac City Public Library Sac City IA Support to Expand Library $17,788
Simpson College Indianola IA Purchase Technology for Health Science Education $135,000
Tri-Rivers Conservation Foundation Wapello IA Construction of Outdoor Shelter $27,825
University of Iowa Foundation Iowa City IA Modernize Map Collection $135,882
University of Iowa Foundation Iowa City IA Grant Wood Art Colony – Catalogue Development $109,050
University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls IA Equipment for Physical Science Education $200,000
University of Northern Iowa Foundation Cedar Falls IA Instructional Equipment in Astronomy $50,000
University of Northern Iowa Foundation Cedar Falls IA Purchase of Medical Simulation Equipment for Nursing $275,000
University of Northern Iowa Foundation Cedar Falls IA Develop Educational Programming in Public Health $146,646
Wartburg College Waverly IA Classroom Technology Improvement Initiative $185,000
Youth and Shelter Services, Inc. Ames IA Construct Vocational Training Facility $300,000
Youth Shelter Care of North Central Iowa, Inc. Fort Dodge IA Assist with construction of a recreation facility $21,000
24 Total $4,113,750