DES MOINES, IOWA (February 6, 2025) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Board of Directors recently awarded a total of more than $150,000 to support the homelessness-assistance efforts of two agencies serving Iowa counties most impacted by last year’s severe storms and tornados that occurred in April and May.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 29, 2025) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) and Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), a national leader in supportive housing, today announced that seven teams will participate in Iowa’s inaugural Iowa Supportive Housing Institute. The Institute is a six-month training series that will focus on developing strategic and income-targeted affordable housing with support services for those Iowans with the highest needs who are also experiencing homelessness.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 9, 2025) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Board of Directors recently approved nearly $10 million in grants to aid in housing development and supportive services for individuals experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 9, 2025) — The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors recently approved more than $5.7 million in grants to assist 48 agencies with homelessness assistance initiatives during the 2025 calendar year.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 8, 2024) — The Iowa Finance Authority has announced the deadline for eligible home-owners to apply for up to $50,000 for the repair or rehabilitation of their disaster-impacted home through the Disaster Recovery Housing Assistance Program (DRHAP) is November 20, 2024.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 6, 2024) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Board of Directors have awarded a total of $554,596 to a total of ten Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) providers in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Davenport, Iowa City, and Waterloo.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 26, 2024) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) has announced the designation of sixteen lenders and two Realtors® as its 2025 Preferred partners. These Preferred partners are dedicated advocates for Iowa home-buyers, equipped with specialized training in IFA's mortgage, down-payment, and closing cost-assistance programs.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 11, 2024) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) and the Iowa Association of REALTORS® (IAR) have named Frontier Mortgage as the winner of the 2024 Iowa Homeownership Incubator Pitch Competition. Frontier Mortgage will receive $20,000 to enhance their financial literacy initiatives aimed at helping underserved Iowans, particularly Spanish-speaking home-buyers, achieve home-ownership.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 10, 2024) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) has announced that the Housing Fund for Linn County has won its inaugural Innovation in Homelessness Pitch Competition. The competition took place at the HousingIowa Conference in Des Moines last week.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 9, 2024) — A panel of industry judges recently selected the proposed Des Moines development of Goldfinch Lofts as the winner of the Iowa Finance Authority’s (IFA) second annual Innovation in Housing Pitch Competition held at the HousingIowa Conference in Des Moines last week.

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