Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

October 20, 2026

196 days left

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

FY26 Fall Grant Cycle

Funder: Black Hawk County Gaming Association (BHCGA)

Program Timeline:

  • Letter of Intent Open: September 2, 2025

  • Letter of Intent Close: September 22, 2025

  • Application Due: October 20, 2025

  • Award Date: December 31, 2025
  • Note: Schedule subject to change, dependent on IRGC rulings in February 2025.

      Geographic Scope

    • Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, or Grundy counties
    • Primary focus: Black Hawk County

      Eligibility Requirements

    • Governmental entity or nonprofit with valid 501(c)3 or 501(c)19 status
    • Located in eligible counties
    • Must demonstrate shared funding and significant local funding already raised or available

      Recent Awards (FY26 Fall Cycle - December 15, 2025)

      Grants awarded in this cycle ranged from $10,000 to $1,000,000:
    • Patient Monitoring System (Friends of CMH, Sumner): $10,000
    • Elementary Playground (Gladbrook-Reinbeck PTO, Reinbeck): $15,000
    • Library Renovation Project (La Porte City Library): $20,000
    • Sumner Trail Enhancement (City of Sumner): $50,000
    • Low Income Housing Renovation (Exceptional Persons, Inc., Waterloo): $50,000
    • Walnut Neighborhood Park Playground (Link CCD, Waterloo): $50,000
    • Child Protection Center Expansion (Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo): $100,000
    • Butler Hall Renovation (Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo): $1,000,000

      Contact Information

    • Email: info.bhcga@gmail.com
    • Phone: (319) 433-1153
    • Address: 114 E. 4th St, Ste 300, Waterloo, IA 50703

    How to Apply

    Application Process

    Timeline:

  • Letter of Intent Open: September 2, 2025

  • Letter of Intent Close: September 22, 2025

  • Application Due: October 20, 2025 (by 4:00 PM)

  • Award Date: December 31, 2025
  • Submission Method:

  • Submit through Foundant online grant portal only

  • Do not mail or email physical letters

  • LOI must be submitted first; applications by invitation only
  • Four-Phase Process:
    1. Letter of Intent submission
    2. Application (invited applicants only)
    3. 1st round board review
    4. 2nd round board review and award decisions

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitscommunity-developmentplaygroundhousingchild-welfare

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