SIMPCO Staff Attend 2025 Economic Development Conference
SIMPCO staff recently traveled to Denver, Colorado to participate in the 2025 Economic Development Conference. The event featured a variety of concurrent sessions, mobile workshops, and ample networking opportunities with peers. Key topics included housing, economic development, business attraction and retention, RLF program management, CEDS, public-private partnerships, energy communities and economic diversification, demystifying match requirements, OMB guidelines, AI in economic development, local and regional food systems, and much more.
SIMPCO & SRTS Directors Present to Iowa DOT
On April 8, SIMPCO Executive Director Michelle Bostinelos and SRTS Transit Director Brian Pearson presented to the Iowa DOT Commission in Sioux Center, Iowa. Michelle, alongside representatives from the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, Woodbury County, and the City of Sioux City, discussed the Gordon Drive Viaduct, current and future trail projects, the Southbridge Interchange, and the Sioux Gateway Airport. Brian shared SRTS's plans to expand the current facility and build a satellite bus facility in Le Mars.
SIMPCO's Nathan Kistner Helps Spark STEM Excitement at the Siouxland STEM Festival
Nathan Kistner, a regional planner from SIMPCO, volunteered at the Siouxland STEM Festival held in Sioux City on Wednesday. The event drew roughly 450 students from around northwest Iowa, providing them with insights into careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Students from 6th to 12th grade visited the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Oracle Aviation, and the Mid America Museum of Aviation and Transportation, where they engaged with 40 hands-on exhibits and educational sessions.
Check out the latest story on the event from Siouxland Proud HERE.
Monona County Port Infrastructure Development Program Grant Administration
South Sioux City Signalized Crosswalk Study
Sioux City Metro Bike to Work Day 2025
Sioux City 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count
Installing MPO trail counters for the season
Community Development:
Akron CDBG Administration
Hinton Zoning Code Update
Soldier Municipal Code Update
Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan
Onawa Comprehensive Plan
Ute Urban Revitalization Plan
Marcus Urban Revitalization Plan
Akron U.S. EDA Application
Dakota City U.S. EDA Application
Moville Community Catalyst Building Remediation Grant Application
Kingsley Community Catalyst Building Remediation Grant Application
Emerson CDBG Administration
Larrabee CDBG Application
Castana CDBG Application
Iowa Creative Places Exchange
May 9 | Burlington, Iowa
The Iowa Creative Places Exchange, hosted in partnership withtheis an annual gathering of Iowans working to enhance community and economic development outcomes by leveraging the arts, culture and creativity.
Attendees will share and learn about building stronger communities through partnerships with the arts and successful creative placemaking. The exchange recognizes Iowa's creative sector as vital to economic development and community well-being.
Hosted by the Greater Burlington Partnership, Capitol Theater, and Art Center of Burlington, with support from The University of Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities, the 2025 Exchange will showcase Burlington's placemaking efforts. It will connect communities through tours, presentations, and peer learning sessions to address challenges faced by creative communities across Iowa.
Do you have questions about food labeling, food safety basics, and food entrepreneur resources? Check outISU Extension and Outreach - Woodbury County upcoming workshop on May 15 & June 17 at the ISU Extension and Outreach Woodbury County office for a perfect opportunity to get answers! Event is free and open to everyone.
Join the Iowa Association of Councils of Governments for an engaging and informative virtual Lunch & Learn where you'll discover the incredible impact of Homes of Iowa with a presentation from Stephanie Nagrocki, Homes for Iowa Project Manager.
Don't miss this opportunity to learn, connect and be inspired!
The Iowa League of Cities annual Nuisance Abatement Conference is designed to provide education and resources on an issue that all cities face. Training encompasses all aspects of nuisance abatement, from effective city codes to various abatement processes to dealing with abandoned properties.
May 5-2-1-0 Feature | Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a perfect time to prioritize our mental well-being and support one another. Let's use this opportunity to make positive changes and focus on self-care. Together, we can make a meaningful impact and raise awareness about mental health.
Iowa Thriving Communities Initiative – The initiative will provide communities that are leveraging innovative methods to attract housing opportunities for their workforce with a chance to be recognized for their efforts. The scoring points will be available through the end of the calendar year following the community’s designation as an Iowa Thriving Community. For more information, click here. Applications are due by May 12, 2025.
Iowa West Foundation (IA) – Community development, economic development, education, and human needs projects. For more information, click here. Applications are due January 15, 2025, May 15, 2025, and September 15, 2025.
Destination Iowa Fund - Funds will be awarded to cities, counties, and non-profit organizations proposing to invest in vertical infrastructure to create or expand existing Primary Destinations to increase tourism to the state.For more information, click here. Pre-applications are due by May 15, 2025.
Fund for Siouxland – Funding for arts & culture, civic affairs, education, health, and human services. Grants are available to nonprofit organizations and qualified units of government within a 50-mile radius of Sioux City. Grants generally do not exceed $5,000. For more information, click here. Applications are due by May 15, 2025.
Iowa Statewide TAP Supplementary Application Cycle for the Statewide Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program (TAP) - Eligible project activities continue to include a variety of smaller-scale transportation projects such as pedestrian and bicycle facilities, recreational trails, and community improvements such as historic preservation, vegetation management, and some environmental mitigation related to storm water and habitat connectivity. Safe Routes to School applications are not being accepted for this cycle. For more information, click here. Applications are due by May 16, 2025.
Living Roadways Trust Fund (IA) - Working through many partners in Iowa, the Living Roadway Trust Fund (LRTF) supports integrated roadside vegetation management (IRVM) programs; and educates the public on the benefits, use and care of roadside vegetation, including native plants. For more information, click here. Applications are due by June 1, 2025.
Iowa Workforce Housing Tax Incentive – Housing Projects that meet one of four criteria: Housing development located on a grayfield or brownfield site; repair or rehab of dilapidated housing stocks; Upper story housing development; New construction in a greenfield. These grants are competitive in part because the program is more flexible than most in terms of income limits and incentive amounts. For more information, click here. Applications are due by June 10, 2025.
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) – This program funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. The SS4A program provides funding for two types of grants: Planning and Demonstration Grants and Implementation Grants. Planning and Demonstration Grants provide Federal funds to develop, complete, or supplement an Action Plan. Implementation Grants provide Federal funds to implement projects and strategies identified in an Action Plan to address roadway safety problem. For more information, click here. Applications are due by June 26, 2025.
Nebraska CDBG Tourism Development (NE) – The purpose of the Tourism Development (TD) Category is to provide investments in effective and affordable tourist attraction facilities to quality communities that are investing in long-term development. For more information, click here. Applications are due by June 30, 2025.
Nebraska CDBG Economic Development (NE) – The objective of the Economic Development (ED) category is to assist businesses that expand the state’s economic base, and which create quality jobs principally benefiting employees in the low- and moderate-income levels. For more information, click here. Applications are due by June 30, 2025.
Nebraska CDBG Tourism Development (NE) - The purpose of the Tourism Development (TD) Opportunity is to provide investments in effective and affordable tourist attraction facilities to quality communities that are investing in long-term development. This provides a sound basis for assisting tourist attraction projects that have attracted significant financial support and are likely to have long-term positive impacts on their local and regional economies. For more information, click here. Applications are due by June 30, 2025.
MRHD Economic Development Match Grant – Designed to bring other funders together, and to support economic development projects within Woodbury County that need potentially higher levels of funding and collaboration. Grants are awarded annually on the basis of merit as determined by the Grant Review Committee and ratified by the MRHD Board of Directors. For more information, click here. Applications are due by June 30, 2025.
Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council (SIMPCO) & Siouxland Regional Transit System (SRTS), 6401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City, Iowa 51106, 712-279-6286
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