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EDA awards over $8 million in grants for economic development projects in Iowa in 2023

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Ben Page, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership

Ben Page, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership

In 2023, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) issued 11 grants totaling $8,283,476 to fund economic development projects in Iowa.

This represents a 75.9% decrease from 2022, when the state received $34,410,580 in funding.

Iowa ranked 21st across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2023. South Carolina topped the list with $30,038,466 in funding across 14 grants.

City of Dubuque received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $5,200,000.

EDA Grant Recipients in Iowa in 2023
Grantee NameTotal Funding
City of Dubuque$5,200,000
Indian Hills Community College$725,000
Iowa Central Community College$700,000
M&P Missouri River Levee District$248,476
Area 15 Regional Planning Commission$210,000
East Central Intergovernmental Association$210,000
Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments$210,000
Region 6 Planning Commission$210,000
East Central Iowa Council of Governments$210,000
North Iowa Area Council of Governments$210,000
Iowa State University of Science and Technology$150,000

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