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2021 Volunteer Fire Department – Wildland Fire Assistance Grants Available

• 8/10/2021 1:42:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Forestry - Fire Program, working in coordination with the US Forest Service, has grant money available for Iowa’s rural fire departments to help battle wildfires.

Grants available to rural fire departments to help battle wildfires

• 9/22/2020 2:12:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Forestry - Fire Program, working in coordination with the U.S. Forest Service, has grant money available for Iowa’s rural fire departments to help battle wildfires.

DNR Derelict Building Grant Program awards funding to 12 rural Iowa communities

• 5/28/2020 12:20:00 PM
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DES MOINES – Twelve small, rural Iowa communities have received grants from the DNR’s Derelict Building Grant Program to help deconstruct or renovate abandoned structures, remove asbestos and limit construction and demolition materials going to the landfill.

Time to start pre-application process for DNR grants to help improve local lakes, rivers and streams

• 12/13/2018 11:39:00 AM
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DES MOINES — The DNR is now accepting pre-application questionnaires for grant funding that helps locally-led groups develop water quality improvement efforts in Iowa communities.

DNR Derelict Building Grant Program awards funds to 12 rural communities

• 7/26/2018 1:50:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Derelict Building Grant Program will award grants to 12 small, rural Iowa communities to help deconstruct or renovate abandoned structures, remove asbestos and limit construction and demolition materials going to the landfill. 

Local Iowa groups can receive financial assistance to launch clean water campaigns

• 7/12/2018 1:33:00 PM
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DES MOINES — Beginning July 12, Iowa groups looking for help implementing innovative, regional and locally led Clean Water Awareness and Education Campaigns can apply for funding from the Iowa DNR Watershed Improvement Section.

Financial assistance opportunities available for landfill diversion projects

• 5/12/2017 9:23:00 AM
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DES MOINES – The DNR’s Solid Waste Alternatives Program (SWAP) is now accepting financial assistance applications for projects that work to reduce the amount of solid waste generated and landfilled in Iowa.

New grant opportunity to help small Iowa communities with abandoned commercial properties

• 7/21/2016 1:03:00 PM
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DES MOINES-- Starting Aug. 1, Iowa communities with populations of 5,000 or smaller can apply for special funding to inspect abandoned commercial buildings.