Government Grants in Iowa
40 state-specific grants + 3,334 federal programs available in Iowa.
Federal government grants are available to applicants in this state across all major categories including health, education, science, environment, and business development. Browse the listings below to find programs you may qualify for, and always verify eligibility on the official program website.
SSBCI Venture Capital Program — Iowa
U.S. Department of the Treasury
SSBCI CAP Program — Iowa
U.S. Department of the Treasury
SSBCI Loan Participation Program — Iowa
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Development of a Next-Generation Immunoprevention Platform Against Hiv-1
Department of Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health
Nanovaccine for Eliciting Bnabs Against Hiv-1
Department of Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health
AI Arsenal Management Panel (AIMP)
Department of Defense — Air Force
AIExploit: automated detection of exploits in AI/ML models for red team penetration testing
Department of Defense — Army
Quantum Sensor for D/H Ratio Measurement in Water in Outer Planets
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Surveillance and prediction of Swine Influenza A Virus hemagglutinin gene sequences for the rapid development of saRNA-nanoparticle vaccines
Department of Agriculture
Wearable Safety Device & Intelligence Platform to Maximize Occupational Safety & Productivity during Aircraft Maintenance, Engineering Works and Logistics Operations
Department of Defense — Air Force
C57-20.a New device for improving gene editing and transformation efficiency of bioenergy crops
Department of Energy
All-optical Magnetometer for Extreme Low-Temperature Environments using Nitrogen-Vacancy Center in Diamonds
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
STTR Phase II:Scaling the Purification of Mycosporine-like Amino Acids to Replace Chemical Ultraviolet (UV) Filters and Protect Human and Environmental Health.
National Science Foundation
Development of novel therapeutics for cancer cachexia
Department of Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health
SBIR Phase II:Low-cost in-planta nitrate sensor
National Science Foundation
Antibody-based prertargeted alpha particle therapy for ovarian cancer
Department of Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health
High-Sensitivity Isotopically-Purified All-Electrical Chip-Scale Atomic Magnetometers
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ReINVEST: Revitalizing Infrastructure with eco-friendly soybean-elastomer technology - Green and heat free crack seals, cold patches, and coatings
Department of Agriculture — National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Durable Zwitterionic Coatings: Dramatic Reduction of Implant-Induced Inflammation and Fibrosis
Department of Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health
SBIR Phase II:Creating high-quality, lower-cost soil maps using machine learning algorithms
National Science Foundation
A Virtual Project-Based Learning Sandbox for Mimetics and Medically Inspired Classroom Engineering (MiMICRE)
Department of Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health
An Improved Epigenetic Algorithm for Guiding Low Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening
Department of Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health
Value Recovery of Rare Earth and Other Critical Elements from Waste Materials and Electronic Devices
Department of Energy
Targeted fluorination for improved pharmacology of enzyme replacement therapies
Department of Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health
Depth-Resolved Algal Bloom Mapping at Lake Okeechobee, FL
Engineer Research and Development Center
Small Research Grant Program for the Next Generation of Researchers in AD/ADRD Research (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health
Support for a National Electronic Interstate Records Exchange System
Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB
Service Area Competition - Additional Area 1
Health Resources and Services Administration
International Religious Freedom Fund (I-REFF) Emergency Assistance
Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor
2025 South Florida Program
Environmental Protection Agency
Request for Information – Mutually Beneficial Multidisciplinary Innovation Ecosystems
Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command
Single Cell Opioid Responses in the Context of HIV (SCORCH) Program: Data Mining and Functional Validation (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health
BJA FY25 Smart Reentry Demonstration Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance
BJA FY25 Strengthening Community Supervision Agency Operations Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance
OJJDP FY 2026 Attorney General Alliance Child ID Kits Invitation to Apply
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries (R21/R33 - Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health
ROSES25: F.19 Collaborative Opportunities for Mentorship, Partnership and Academic Success in Science
NASA Headquarters
Next Gen STEM (NGS) NASA Aerospace Skilled Technical Workforce Hubs (NAS_Hub)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2026: Strengthen U.S.–Kazakhstan Partnerships Through Alumni-Led Innovation
U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan
Securing Convictions from Vetted and Special Unit Operations
U.S. Mission to Mexico
2026 Atlantic Sea Scallop Research Set Aside Program
DOC NOAA - ERA Production
Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of Wildland Fire (OWF) - Slip-On Tanker Units
Interior Business Center
NEA Research Grants in the Arts, FY 2027
National Endowment for the Arts
NEA Research Labs, FY 2027
National Endowment for the Arts
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program
U.S. National Science Foundation
Deployed Warfighter Protection (DWFP) Program for the Protection of Deployed Military Personnel from Threats Posed by Arthropod Disease Vectors
ACC-APG-Detrick
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Strengthening Agricultural Systems
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition
AmeriCorps