Nonprofits serving Alliant Energy's Iowa and Wisconsin communities can apply each spring for free expert-led strategy and innovation sessions with The Innovation Lab (one day to a year). The 2026 deadline was May 15, 2026.
Alliant Energy Foundation Catalyst Grants give nonprofits nonmonetary, expert-led innovation sessions with The Innovation Lab (one-day, two-day or yearlong) covering ideation, strategic planning, organizational structure, business models and program strategy. Nonprofits benefiting Alliant's Iowa and Wisconsin communities in the Foundation's four focus areas may apply; the 2026 deadline was May 15, 2026, and participation counts as the organization's annual Alliant grant.
Our reading of the listing: for-profit businesses are not eligible for this one.
Benefits a community Alliant Energy serves in Iowa or Wisconsin
Works within a Foundation focus area: hunger and housing, workforce readiness, environmental stewardship, or community safety and engagement
Recipients cannot get a monetary Alliant grant in the same calendar year and may apply again every other year
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