Federal grants in Palo Alto County, Iowa
Federal grants for work carried out in Palo Alto County, Iowa totaled $37.4 million across 59 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Head Start, with $14.9 million. Upper Des Moines Opportunity Inc received the most, $17.3 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$37.4 million
- Awards59
- Awarded in FY 2025$14.1 million
- Share of Iowa's totalless than 0.1%
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 | 12 | $2.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 10 | $1.6 million |
| FY 2023 | 9 | $2.0 million |
| FY 2024 | 12 | $17.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 17 | $14.1 million |
Largest programs
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Head Start | 2 | $14.9 million |
| Highway Planning and Construction | 10 | $10.6 million |
| Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities | 2 | $5.0 million |
| Rural Energy for America Program | 20 | $2.7 million |
| Continuum of Care Program | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program | 1 | $851,894 |
| Soil and Water Conservation | 1 | $464,746 |
| Emergency Watershed Protection Program | 1 | $464,746 |
| National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements | 2 | $256,028 |
| Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding | 1 | $200,000 |
| Rural Healthcare Services Programs | 1 | $148,587 |
| Rural Education | 8 | $136,803 |
| Assistance to Firefighters Grant | 1 | $136,009 |
| Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program | 2 | $40,000 |
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 2 | $31,000 |
| Very Low-Income Housing Repair Loans and Grants | 3 | $27,391 |
| Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels | 1 | $260 |
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Des Moines Opportunity Inc | Other | 4 | $17.3 million |
| Iowa Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 10 | $10.6 million |
| City of Emmetsburg Municipal Utilities | State and local governments | 1 | $3.5 million |
| City of Emmetsburg | State and local governments | 3 | $1.5 million |
| County of Palo Alto | State and local governments | 2 | $929,492 |
| Jade Farms Partnership | Other | 1 | $805,905 |
| Great Oak Farms Inc | Other | 1 | $500,000 |
| Iowa Department of Natural Resources | State and local governments | 2 | $256,028 |
| Ruthven Meat Processing, Inc. | Small businesses | 2 | $220,000 |
| Fank Farms LLC | Other | 1 | $211,140 |
| Fehr Kipp | Other | 1 | $192,008 |
| Colin Schnieders Inc. | Other | 1 | $190,917 |
| Silver Lake Pork, Inc | Other | 1 | $143,530 |
| Graettinger Benefited Fire District Volunteer Fire Department | State and local governments | 1 | $136,009 |
| MHF LLC | Other | 1 | $132,200 |
| Noonan Joseph | Other | 1 | $111,845 |
| Graettinger-Terril Community School | State and local governments | 4 | $92,693 |
| Noonan Edward | Other | 1 | $81,209 |
| Landrace, LLC | Other | 1 | $70,565 |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Other | 1 | $65,347 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Palo Alto County, Iowa?
$37.4 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 59 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Palo Alto County, Iowa?
Head Start, with $14.9 million in 2 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.