University profileCouncil Blfs, IAFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Iowa Western Community College get?
Iowa Western Community College received $9.9 million in federal awards in FY2025, 874th of 998 institutions.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $9.9 million to Iowa Western Community College (Council Blfs, IA), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 874th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Iowa Western Community College.
| President and Board of Trustees of Santa Clara College #871 · CA | $10M |
| McPhs University #872 · MA | $10M |
| Western Connecticut State University Alumni Association #873 · CT | $9.9M |
| Iowa Western Community College #874 · IA | $9.9M |
| Northwest Arkansas Community College #875 · AR | $9.9M |
| Campbellsville University #876 · KY | $9.9M |
| University of South Carolina (Aiken) #877 · SC | $9.8M |
What the money is
That is up 12.0% from FY2024 ($8.9 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 740.3%. The largest share came as direct payments ($9.1 million, 91.6%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($9.5 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($8.8 million); Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements ($478,474); TRIO Student Support Services ($351,660). It ranks 874th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (UEI JYKUF44SKXL9). Money that reaches it as a subaward through another organization is not included. Separately incorporated foundations, hospitals and laboratories have their own records and are not added in. Grouping rules are explained in the methodology.
Federal awards by year
Iowa Western Community College: $9.9M in FY2025, up 740% on FY2019
Federal award obligations by fiscal year and type, FY2018–FY2026, nominal dollars. FY26* is preliminary and still filling in.
- Insurance and other
- Loans (subsidy cost)
- Direct payments
- Grants
- Contracts
View every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments | Loans | Insurance and other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | $0 | $591,708 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $591,708 |
| FY2019 | $0 | $1.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.2M |
| FY2020 | $0 | $4.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.2M |
| FY2021 | $0 | $20.1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20.1M |
| FY2022 | $0 | $813,135 | $3.7M | $0 | $0 | $4.5M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $338,127 | $6.8M | $0 | $0 | $7.1M |
| FY2024 | $0 | $851,660 | $8.0M | $0 | $0 | $8.9M |
| FY2025 | $0 | $830,134 | $9.1M | $0 | $0 | $9.9M |
| FY2026* | $0 | $415,396 | $9.0M | $0 | $0 | $9.4M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Iowa Western Community College, and the largest federal programs. Programs are federal Assistance Listings (formerly CFDA numbers); contracts have no listing number, so they do not appear there.
Top awarding agencies
| Agency | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | $9.5 million | 95.2% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $478,474 | 4.8% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $8.8 million | 88.9% |
| Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements Assistance Listing 66.815 | $478,474 | 4.8% |
| TRIO Student Support Services Assistance Listing 84.042 | $351,660 | 3.5% |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Assistance Listing 84.007 | $134,718 | 1.4% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $132,588 | 1.3% |
| Federal Direct Student Loans Assistance Listing 84.268 | $0 | 0.0% |
Other institutions in Iowa
- Iowa State University of Science and Technology$287M
- University of Iowa$285M
- University of Northern Iowa$27M
- Drake University$20M
- Western Iowa Tech Community College Foundation$11M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Iowa Western Community College receive?
- $9.9 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Iowa Western Community College's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($9.5 million, 95.2%). By type, grants were $830,134 and contracts $0.
- Did Iowa Western Community College's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $9.9 million; FY2024: $8.9 million (+12.0%).
Sources and notes
- USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), API endpoints spending_over_time and spending_by_category, filtered by recipient ID(s) d09ff4d9-7664-d20e-2150-d9e01b2a5d20-C, fiscal years 2018–2026. Amounts are obligations in nominal dollars. Data retrieved 2026-10-04. Public domain.
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: sources and methods.