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Community Project Funding

FEMA's Michael Cappannari assists a flood victim at Faith Reformed Church in Rock Valley in June of 2024.
Steve Zumwalt
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FEMA
IPR News
Flooded communities in northwest Iowa wait for FEMA funding 19 months later
Sheila Brummer
After the devastating floods in the summer of 2024, northwest Iowa communities continue to wait for federal buyout funds for nearly 270 homes, leaving local leaders urging swifter government action.
A house under construction has a sign in front reading "Affordable Home Available Soon."
Lucia Cheng
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Iowa Public Radio
IPR News
Affordable housing initiative aims to bring down the cost of homeownership for low-income central Iowans
Lucia Cheng
The Cascade Bridge in Burlington, Iowa, seen here from Main Street on April 9, 2025, has been closed to vehicle traffic since 2008 and to pedestrian traffic since 2019. The City of Burlington was set to receive $6 million in Community Project Funding to reopen the bridge until the funds were cancelled by the stopgap spending bill that was signed into law in March.
Nick Loomis
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The Midwest Newsroom
IPR News
This Iowa bridge may stay closed after lawmakers cut earmarks from spending bill
Nick Loomis