IAGrants & Funding
Manufacturing 4.0 Technology Investment Program
Iowa Economic Development Authority
Matching grants of up to $75,000 (1:1) for Iowa manufacturers with 3-124 employees to adopt Industry 4.0 technology, including data analytics, predictive maintenance and robotics. AI is not named explicitly. A CIRAS assessment is required (requests through Nov 20, 2026), and applications run Jan 4-29, 2027.
IAStandards & Frameworks
State of Iowa Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
Iowa Department of Management
Enterprise policy PY-AI (effective March 31, 2025; updated January 14, 2026) for state workforce members and contractors. It requires human review of AI outputs, DOM approval for free AI tools and for use of sensitive data, a human option for AI chatbots, and approved training, and it bans personal AI accounts for work.
IAToolkits & Guides
Translational AI Research and Education Center (TrAC)
Iowa State University
Regents-approved center (2022) applying AI and machine learning to manufacturing, healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture and AI ethics. It hosts the AI Institute for Resilient Agriculture and runs an industry consortium that matches companies with ISU researchers, plus AI workforce training.