Polk, Iowa · Grant

West Des Moines Radon Mitigation Program

Run by City of West Des Moines, Housing

Income-qualified West Des Moines homeowners and rental properties can get up to $5,000 as a grant to test for radon and fix hazards found.

Open Checked Oct 28, 2026

Amounts

How much you get

Up to $5,000 per home, as a grant that does not have to be repaid. It covers radon testing before and after and the cost to fix the hazards.

Eligibility

You need to meet all 4 of these.

Your home is in Polk, Iowa.
Total household annual income at or below 80% of area median income (1 person $65,200 up to 8 people $122,900).
People in your home Income at or below
1 $65,200
2 $74,500
3 $83,800
4 $93,100
5 $100,550
6 $108,000
7 $115,450
8 $122,900
Single-family house, duplex or townhouse, owner-occupied or rental, inside West Des Moines city limits.
Owners must be current on mortgages and property taxes, have home insurance and no outstanding city fines; rental properties need a valid rental certificate.

Applying

You apply online.

Register.
Register and apply through the Neighborly Software portal linked on the page.
Read the guidelines.
Read the Radon Mitigation Program Guidelines (PDF) linked on the page.

Your address

Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.

Is it available at your address?

Get an email if this program changes

We'll write if its amount, status or deadline changes. Nothing else.

FAQ

How much does West Des Moines Radon Mitigation Program pay?

Up to $5,000.

Is there an income limit?

Total household annual income at or below 80% of area median income (1 person $65,200 up to 8 people $122,900).

Is it still available?

Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 28, 2026.

References

This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.

Housing - City of West Des Moineswdm.iowa.gov · Read Oct 28, 2026 · Re-checked monthly

When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.