The Iowa City Area Community Grant Program was established to support events that are open to the general public. Funds are available to further develop events that improve the quality of life for residents of the Iowa City area and have the potential to attract visitors to the area or to enhance a visitor’s experience. Potential grant projects can be cultural, educational, literary, recreational or artistic. Each recipient may be awarded up to $5,000 for an approved event or project, following a July 1 – June 30 funding cycle with applications due in April of each year.

The application for FY27 is now open. Applications close at noon on Tuesday, April 28th and recipients will be notified in mid-May.

FY26 Grant Recipients

• Northside Saturday Nights
• Coralville 4th Fest
• 5th Street Social
• Iowa City Latino Fest
• Free Summer Shakespeare
• 8-BitFest
• Let Love Fly
• ReFocus Film Festival
• Grave Rave
• Unity Exchange
• Bike-In Beats
• Jack Splat
• Summer of the Arts
• Iowa City Book Festival
• Floodwater Comedy Festival
• City Park Basketball Court Extravaganza
• Family Folk Machine presents “This is Iowa”
• Abby Jimenez Author Visit
• Little Village’s 25th Anniversary Celebration
• Mic Check Poetry Fest 2025
• Wings & Wild Things Festival
• FIRST Tech Challenge Iowa Championship
• Coralville Asian Festival
• Taylor Swift (North Liberty’s Version)
• Iowa City Expo for Comics and Real Eclectic Alternative Media (ICECREAM)