Recipient of federal assistance · DES MOINES, IA

STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT FOR BLIND

STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT FOR BLIND received $8.8M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 9 actions, +24% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $45.1M. Its largest awarding agency was Department of Education ($8.8M).

Assistance · FY2026
$8.8M
New awards
4
Actions
9
Since FY2021
$45.1M
UEI
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Location
DES MOINES, IA
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Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 7.4MFY2021
  2. 6.5MFY2022
  3. 7.4MFY2023
  4. 7.8MFY2024
  5. 7.1MFY2025
  6. 8.8MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$8.8M100%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 84.126 · Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States$8.5M96%
  2. 84.177 · Rehabilitation Services Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind$292.3K3.3%
  3. 84.187 · Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities$48.5K0.5%

Awarding agencies

  1. Department of Education$8.8M100%

Largest awards

  1. STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES (VR)$8.5M
    84.126 · Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States· Department of Education· Formula grant· Nov 24, 2025 – Mar 4, 2026· H126A260021
  2. INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND (OIB)$292.3K
    84.177 · Rehabilitation Services Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind· Department of Education· Formula grant· Nov 26, 2025 – Feb 27, 2026· H177B260015
  3. STATE SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES$28.5K
    84.187 · Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities· Department of Education· Formula grant· Dec 5, 2025 – Mar 3, 2026· H187A260022
  4. STATE SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES$28.5K
    84.187 · Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities· Department of Education· Formula grant· Dec 5, 2025 – Mar 3, 2026· H187B260022
  5. STATE SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES$28.5K
    84.187 · Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities· Department of Education· Formula grant· Oct 18, 2023 – Sep 3, 2026· H187A240022

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.