Revitalization assistance is here to help grow and preserve your community. Through programs that assist with building rehabilitation, large-scale projects, connecting rural Iowans and more, enhancing your community is easier than ever.
Community Investment Programs
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Endow Iowa
Encouraging donations to community foundations.
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Iowa Reinvestment Districts
Grants to community leaders to fund large-scale projects including new retail establishments and new lessors.
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Nuisance Property & Abandoned Building Remediation Loan Program
Financial assistance to help communities demolish or remediate buildings
Downtown Programs
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Downtown Housing Grant
The Downtown Housing Grant provided financial assistance for projects that support local downtown revitalization.
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Downtown Resource Center
Helps communities learn about the importance of downtown development and strategies to make downtown more viable.
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Downtown Revitalization Fund
Rehabilitate blighted downtown buildings.
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Main Street Iowa
This program works with specific communities committed to exceptionally high standards for downtown development.
Rural Programs
Tax Incentives
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Historic Preservation Tax Credit
Tax credits to developers who sensitively rehabilitate historic buildings to offer them new life.
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Opportunity Zones
Tax incentives to encourage long-term, private investments in low-income census tracts.
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Redevelopment Tax Credits for Brownfields & Grayfields
Tax credits for redeveloping properties know as brownfield and grayfield sites.
Tourism Programs
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Community Attraction and Tourism Grant
Grant funds to assist projects that provide recreational, cultural, entertainment and educational attractions.
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Destination Iowa
Helping Iowa communities to advance sense of place and tourism.
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Inspire Iowa
Supporting highly visible and high-impact arts, culture and heritage events, performances, productions and exhibitions.
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