Provides visionary leadership and oversight to workforce development in the Northeast Iowa Local Workforce Development Area, partnering with employers and local system stakeholders to develop policies and investments that support the local economy and workforce.
Northeast Iowa Local Workforce Development Board’s largest recent award went to North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City for $1,650,276, signaling how central contracted service delivery is to its work. In 2025, the board also awarded $1,589,411 and $367,524 to Goodwill Industries of Ne Iow in Waterloo, showing a pattern of channeling major resources through local providers that can deliver workforce services at scale. The board’s role is not direct charitable grantmaking in the usual sense; it provides oversight and investment for workforce development across Northeast Iowa, with a focus on job seekers, youth, employers, and partner agencies in the public workforce system. Its stated priorities include training and placement, youth services, incumbent worker training, disability services, veteran services, employer engagement, and career exploration. The board operates as a local workforce system body that uses procurement and program contracts to fund service delivery, especially for WIOA Title I adult, dislocated worker, and youth services. That structure places employers, training providers, and community agencies inside a coordinated workforce framework rather than a conventional foundation-grant model.
Youth services are a core part of the board’s funding. Through its WIOA Title I Youth Program, it funds education, training, and supportive services for in-school and out-of-school youth facing significant barriers to employment and education. Employer-focused training is another clear priority: the Incumbent Worker Training interest form supports upskilling current employees, including at nonprofit employers, through training funds or reimbursement. The board also uses competitive procurement to secure service delivery and program support, including one-stop operator services, audit and compliance work, and other workforce contracts. Its Northeast Iowa Title I RFP covers Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs, showing that the board funds across multiple stages of the workforce pipeline rather than a single population.
The board’s recent grants are large relative to the size of the organization, with a typical grant size at p25 of $672,996, a median of $978,468, and a p75 of $1,283,939. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same recipient in Waterloo, indicating that recipients can appear across multiple grants within the same year. The board operates through contracts, RFPs, and program administration rather than individual giving. It accepts unsolicited interest for some opportunities, including workforce training and youth-related programs, while procurement-driven solicitations remain competitive.
$613K
$667K
$1.1M
$1.1M
Most grants fall between $673K and $1.3M, with a median of $978K.
25th Percentile
$673K
Median
$978K
75th Percentile
$1.3M
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Grantmaking is entirely local: 100% of grants in the data went to recipients in Iowa. The recent awards reached Mason City and Waterloo, with program activity described across the 20-county Northeast Iowa region. The board’s procurement and program notices also reference Allamakee County and Black Hawk County as part of that service area. Recipient locations in the grant list are all within the United States.
It funds WIOA Title I adult, dislocated worker, and youth services, along with incumbent worker training, youth employment and education supports, audit and compliance work, and other contracted workforce services. The program descriptions also mention career exploration, skills training, supportive services, disability services, veteran services, and employer engagement.
It uses a mix of procurement, requests for proposals, and program administration. Some opportunities accept unsolicited interest, such as the Incumbent Worker Training interest form and the youth program, while other contracts are awarded through competitive RFPs for services like one-stop operations, audits, and program delivery.
The stated beneficiaries are job seekers and unemployed or underemployed residents in 20 Northeast Iowa counties, local employers seeking workforce solutions, and public workforce system stakeholders and partner agencies. Its youth programs specifically serve in-school and out-of-school youth facing barriers to employment and education.
Typical awards are large: p25 is $672,996, median grant size is $978,468, and p75 is $1,283,939. The top recent grants were all in the seven-figure range, including a $1,650,276 award and two awards to the same Waterloo recipient.
Its giving is local and concentrated in Iowa. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, and 100% of grants in the data went to recipients in Iowa. Program geography references Northeast Iowa, the 20-county region, and counties including Allamakee and Black Hawk.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Northeast Iowa Local Workforce Development Board that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Employers within the Northeast Iowa service area. Specific eligibility (e.g., size, type of training, cost-share) is determined through the IWT process and program guidelines.
Deadline: Interest form submissions are reviewed monthly; no fixed application deadline.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | MASON CITY, IA | $613,038 | 2026 | GRANT DISTRIBUTIONS |
| North Iowa Area Community College | Mason City, IA | $1,650,276 | 2025 | 0 |
| GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NE IOW | WATERLOO, IA | $1,589,411 | 2025 | — |
| GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NE IOW | WATERLOO, IA | $367,524 | 2025 | — |
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NE IOW
$1,589,411GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NE IOW
$367,524