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.
Applications are now closed for the FY23 Community Grant Program. Applications will open for the FY24 program in Spring 2023.
2021 - 2022 Grant Recipient Events
- Coralville 4th Fest
- Riverside Theatre: Shakespeare in the Park
- International Russian Guitar Festival
- Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery Bourbon and Blues
- Coralville 5th Street Social
- Mission Creek Festival
- Mic Check Poetry Fest
- Public Space One/UNESCO City of Literature: ICE CREAM: Iowa City Expo for Comics & Real Eclectic Alternative Media
- Iowa City Book Festival
- Iowa City Latino Festival
- LGBTQ Iowa Archives & Library: Pride in Our Past: A Week-long Celebration of Iowa’s LGBTQ History
- Summer of the Arts Festivals