2026 MBI-WORKS Recipients
Avenue Scholars of Des Moines
Des Moines, IA
Award: $15,987
Funds for personnel, supplies, travel, and other miscellaneous items. To support the launch of Ace of Trades, a pre-apprenticeship prepares up to 17 students each year for registered apprenticeships.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa
Des Moines, IA
Award: $20,000
Funds to be used for personnel, supplies, and travel expenses for BGCCI's Career Pathways program.
Chariton High School
Chariton, IA
Award: $13,270
Funds to be used for supplies/tools for their construction academy program for high school.
Hawkeye Community, Northeast Iowa Community College, North Iowa Community College
Calmar | Waterloo | Mason City, IA
Award: $20,000
Funds for supplies, travel, and contractual support the program's success. Three large events across northeast Iowa to inform, recruit, and engage in future construction workforce.
Iowa Architectural Foundation
Des Moines, IA
Award: $5,000
Funds requested for personnel, supplies, travel, and contractual for their Adventures in Architecture weeklong summer camp for careers in architecture, engineering, and construction.
Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity
Waterloo, IA
Award: $30,000
Requesting funds for supplies for tangible construction experiences where students receive hands-on training and learn about affordable housing needs in their community.
Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates (iJAG)
Des Moines, IA
Award: $11,250
Funds for supplies to support the 2026 iJAG Career Development Conference construction trades workshop and summer Skilled Trades Bootcamp.
Siouxland Construction Alliance
Sioux City, IA
Award: $15,000
Funds to be used for supplies, contractual, and miscellaneous. For Build My Future Sioux City event.
Southeast Polk Community Schools
Pleasant Hill, IA
Award: $22,754
Funds for supplies and contractual obligations to renovate the existing 1200 square foot concession stand into more industrial tech space for 9th grade students.