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Federal grants to Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, Iowa · Colleges and universities · UEI JYKUF44SKXL9

Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa received $22.9 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 8 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $19.8 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $830,134.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Iowa Western Community College by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20214$20.1 million
FY 20222$813,135
FY 20231$338,127
FY 20242$851,660
FY 20252$830,134

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Iowa Western Community College

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Education Stabilization Fund 84.4253$19.8 million
TRIO Student Support Services 84.0422$1.7 million
Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant Program 20.1122$975,000
Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements 66.8151$478,474

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Education5$21.5 million
Department of Transportation2$975,000
Environmental Protection Agency1$478,474

Largest awards

The 8 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Iowa western community college application to the heerf-institutional portion
ASST_NON_P425F200651_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 17, 2021$11.1 million
Iowa western community college application to the CARES act higher education emergency relief fund
ASST_NON_P425E200910_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 17, 2021$7.8 million
Iwcc will serve 175 first-generation, low-income and/or students with disabilities each academic year to increase their persistence, academic performance, graduation, and transfer rates.
ASST_NON_P042A201757_091 on USAspending
TRIO Student Support ServicesAugust 17, 2021$1.4 million
Iowa western community college's application to the heerf strengthening institutions program.
ASST_NON_P425M200044_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundOctober 23, 2020$813,361
Iowa western community college (IWCC), an accredited two-year public college located in council bluffs, ia, is proposing a 24-MONTH project to expand the aviation maintenance technician workforce in southwest Iowa and neighboring eastern Nebraska by improving the colleges faa-certified aircraft main
ASST_NON_NGAWM001024_069 on USAspending
Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant ProgramMarch 8, 2024$500,000
Description: this project provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (pl 117-58) for Iowa western community college to conduct eligible technical assistance-related activities as authorized by comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act (CERCLA)
ASST_NON_96721901_068 on USAspending
Brownfields Job Training Cooperative AgreementsAugust 18, 2025$478,474
Awd maintenance
ASST_NON_G-21-WD-AM-161_069 on USAspending
Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant ProgramJanuary 12, 2022$475,000
Iowa western community college trio-sss: bridging gaps to college success for low-income and first-generation students
ASST_NON_P042A251867_091 on USAspending
TRIO Student Support ServicesJuly 4, 2025$351,660

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Iowa Western Community College get?

$22.9 million in 8 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Iowa Western Community College the most?

The Department of Education, with $21.5 million in 5 awards. The Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency follow.

What is Iowa Western Community College's largest federal grant?

$11.1 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 17, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Iowa Western Community College?

Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, TRIO Student Support Services and Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant Program.

Other grant recipients in Council Bluffs

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