Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announce $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan Grants

From Council Bluffs to Davenport and Mason City to Centerville, the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announced it is awarding more than $1.5 million in grants for the return of the state’s arts, culture, history and creative sector by supporting arts and cultural jobs and programming in the humanities - with JDIFF receiving $15,000.

In total, 236 individuals and organizations – representing 70 communities across 56 Iowa counties – will benefit from $1,527,814 in one-time grant funding, made possible through the agency’s state/federal partnerships with Arts Midwest, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities with federal funds through the American Rescue Plan Act.