June

- Iowa's Living Roadway Trust Fund. Working through many partners in Iowa, the Living Roadway Trust Fund (LRTF) supports integrated roadside vegetation management (IRVM) programs; and educates the public on the benefits, use and care of roadside vegetation, including native plants. Due June 1.

- NEA Art Project Grant. Art Project Grants are for artists and organizations to create opportunities for Iowans to access and engage with high quality arts and cultural projects. Types of eligible projects include community events, performances, exhibitions, festivals or workshops dedicated to arts related activities. Grant projects may represent a phase of a larger project with a longer timeline. Spring round due June 1.

- Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque Community Impact Grants. Community Impact Grants aim to support capacity building efforts at nonprofits in the CFGD service area. Due June 8.

- Workforce Housing Tax Credit. This program provides tax benefits to developers to provide housing in Iowa communities, focusing especially on those projects using abandoned, empty or dilapidated properties. A Small Cities set aside for this program is available to eligible projects within the 88-least populous counties in Iowa. Due June 10.

- Through the Lots of Compassion initiative, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day is pledging to provide up to $1 million from Compassion Flower product sales to support community garden transformations over the next five years. Now in its fourth year, ten grantees will receive $20,000 each to transform a vacant lot into a garden. A total of $200,000 will be awarded. Due June 15. There are many more grants for similar projects at the KidsGardening Grant Opportunities site.