Et cetera : Let’s Paint Iowa Beautiful - 2026 Paint Iowa Beautiful Grants Now Open!

Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful continue their longstanding partnership of brightening communities across the state through the Paint Iowa Beautiful grant program. 

The Paint Iowa Beautiful program provides grant recipients free paint to support a wide range of public service and community betterment projects, from restoring park shelters and historic landmarks to brightening main street facades and public murals. Thousands of gallons of paint have been donated to various community groups to keep up the appearance of local buildings, facilities, and parks. 

“Keep Iowa Beautiful is honored to continue our partnership with Diamond Vogel to award paint to these community betterment projects,” said Andy Frantz, Executive Director of Keep Iowa Beautiful. “We’re proud to support Iowans who are taking action to make their towns more beautiful places to live, work, and play.” 

In its twenty-two-year partnership with Keep Iowa Beautiful, Diamond Vogel has awarded enough paint to cover over FIVE MILLION square feet of surfaces for 1,651 community projects across Iowa. In 2025, 87 grants were given out, the average grant award was 8 gallons and most awards ranged between 5-10 gallons. 

Applications for the grant are due February 12th, 2026. For complete programs guidelines, please visit keepiowabeautiful.org/grants-scholarships/grants/paint-iowa-beautiful. 

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About Diamond Vogel 
Diamond Vogel is a manufacturer of high-quality paint and coatings based in Orange City, Iowa. Founded in 1926, Diamond Vogel provides coating solutions to the architectural, industrial, farm and home, wood finishes, toll manufacturing, aerosol, and traffic markets. For more information about Diamond Vogel, visit diamondvogel.com. 

About Keep Iowa Beautiful 
Founded in 2000 by Governor Robert D. Ray and Donald F. Lamberti, Keep Iowa Beautiful is a statewide non-profit empowering Iowans to create vibrant communities and build hometown pride through volunteer-driven enhancement programs. An affiliate of the Keep America Beautiful program, Keep Iowa Beautiful strives for a thriving Iowa supported by strong local leadership, beautiful public spaces, and engaged residents. To learn more about our programs or to donate, please visit our website at https://keepiowabeautiful.org/.