Challenge Grant through Main Street Iowa

The following grant is available because Jefferson is a Main Street Iowa community.  One applicant per year will be selected by the Economic Vitality Team to apply with up to $100,000 for a matching grant available through Main Street Iowa.  The building must be located in Jefferson’s Main Street District.  Priorities are upper story housing with a traffic generating business on the first floor.

Main Street Iowa Challenge Grant (Primary contact: Main Street Iowa Design staff member Maia Fiala-Jessen)

• Challenge Grant applications due in September, 2023
• Challenge Grant awards announced November, 2023

More info will be available in the spring of 2023.

Challenge Grant info