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.

FY27 Grant Recipients

• Day Party
• Día de la Independencia Colombia
• Sweet Corn Swingout
• Iowa City Latino Fest
• Coralville 4th Fest
• Iowa City Songwriters Festival
• North Liberty Blues & BBQ
• ReFocus Film Festival
• Los Pajaritos Folkloric Dance
• Carol Spaziani Intellectual Freedom Festival
• FIRST Tech Challenge Iowa Championship 2027
• Iowa City Book Festival
• Beyond Fashion Festival
• Summer of the Arts
• Floodwater Comedy Festival
• Free Summer Shakespeare
• Coralville Asian Festival
• Northside Saturday Nights
• Welcome Weekend
• Wings & Wild Things Festival
• Jack Splat
• Iowa City Expo for Comics & Real Eclectic Alternative Media (ICE CREAM) 11