Redl - electric grant

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service awarded a $279,426 Project Grant under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854) to Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative, a not-for-profit electric cooperative in Iowa. The grant funding supports rural economic development and job creation projects, including feasibility studies, start-up costs, and incubator initiatives that foster rural development in Iowa. Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative has received over $879,000 in federal grant awards since 2021 through this program to conduct such projects. The cooperative also serves as a sub-awardee with the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department on federal grants related to public utilities and electrical infrastructure, providing goods and services such as utility management, infrastructure improvements, and disaster resilience for local Iowa communities.