Federal grants in Benton County, Iowa
Federal grants for work carried out in Benton County, Iowa totaled $114 million across 162 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $109 million. Iowa Department of Transportation received the most, $109 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$114 million
- Awards162
- Awarded in FY 2025$7.6 million
- Share of Iowa's total0.2%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Iowa page and recipient pages count by the recipient's address instead. A university based in one county that runs a project in another shows up here under the county where the project runs.
Grants for statewide or multi-county work name no county. In Iowa that came to $37 billion of $51 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 36 | $47.5 million |
| FY 2022 | 26 | $17.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 33 | $35.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 34 | $5.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 36 | $7.6 million |
Largest programs
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Highway Planning and Construction | 51 | $109 million |
| Rural Energy for America Program | 18 | $1.5 million |
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 8 | $1.1 million |
| Assistance to Firefighters Grant | 6 | $719,932 |
| Community Facilities Loans and Grants | 1 | $466,600 |
| Rural Education | 5 | $222,492 |
| Very Low-Income Housing Repair Loans and Grants | 17 | $154,565 |
| CARA ACT Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act of 2016 | 1 | $150,000 |
| Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program | 1 | $138,250 |
| Rural Development Multi-Family Housing Rural Housing Voucher Program | 50 | $134,378 |
| Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants | 1 | $107,217 |
| Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants | 1 | $90,026 |
| Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program | 1 | $36,000 |
| Emergency Watershed Protection Program | 1 | $8,550 |
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 51 | $109 million |
| City of Vinton | State and local governments | 5 | $951,472 |
| Remington Seeds LLC | Other | 1 | $553,351 |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Inc | Other | 1 | $466,600 |
| Belle Plaine City Hall | State and local governments | 4 | $350,953 |
| Clickstop Inc | Other | 1 | $300,000 |
| Ideal Industries, Inc | Other | 1 | $258,250 |
| Vinton- Shellsburg CSD | State and local governments | 2 | $240,026 |
| Belle Plaine Community School District | State and local governments | 5 | $222,492 |
| Van Horne Fire Department | State and local governments | 1 | $153,250 |
| Newhall Fire Department Foundation, Inc | State and local governments | 2 | $145,856 |
| Express Stop Inc. | Other | 1 | $138,250 |
| City of Vinton | State and local governments | 1 | $137,225 |
| City of Dysart | State and local governments | 1 | $125,000 |
| Bloomsbury Farm, Inc. | Other | 1 | $120,799 |
| City of Urbana | State and local governments | 1 | $99,762 |
| Erger Construction, LLC | Other | 1 | $38,976 |
| Atkins Savings Bank & Trust | Other | 1 | $37,586 |
| Schulte, Austin DBA Austin Schulte Dairy | Other | 1 | $36,000 |
| Newton Feedlot, Inc. | Other | 1 | $31,910 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Benton County, Iowa?
$114 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 162 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Benton County, Iowa?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $109 million in 51 awards.
Why is this different from the Iowa total?
The Iowa page counts grants by where the recipient is based. This page counts where the work is done, and grants for statewide or multi-county work count in no single county.