The Lyon County Riverboat Foundation seeks to be the catalyst to help qualified organizations meet needs within Lyon County and beyond with a primary emphasis in the areas of Community Development & Beautification, Education & Arts, Economic Development, and Human & Social Needs.
2025 Competitive Grant Guidelines
Click here to access our Grant Management System.
The maximum amount that will be granted in 2025 is $350,000.
2025 Competitive Grant Important Dates:
First day to access the application via our Grant Management System: 8/4/2025
Application deadline: 9/19/2025 at 11:59 p.m.
Applicants notified if their application is approved or not: Between 10/21 and 10/24/2025
Award Ceremony for approved projects: 11/13/2025
Earliest project start date: 10/25/2025
Latest project end date: 10/3/2026
Last date to submit grant reimbursement form: 10/3/2026
Applications must be submitted via our Grant Management System by end of day on September 19, 2025.
Only one application will be accepted from an organization.
New in 2025: If your organization is requesting $100,000 or more, you must create and submit, via our Grant Management System, a video (no more than 5 minutes in length) in which you explain what your request is and what impact it will have on your community. This will give your organization an additional opportunity to promote your project to the Lyon County Riverboat Foundation board.
For those applicants that have their grant request approved, in order to receive the grant, you must have at least one person representing your organization at the award ceremony on November 13, 2025. Appetizers will be served at 6:00 p.m. with the award ceremony starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort Event Center near Larchwood, IA.
Grant recipients must return all copies of invoices, receipts, checks, etc., and complete and return the payout submission form, via our Grant Management System, no later than October 3, 2026.