USDA grants $142,000 to restore Sioux Rapids flood-damaged clinic
A $142,000 USDA grant will help Sioux Rapids Family Care replace flood-damaged equipment and reopen more of the clinic for 748 patients in northern Buena Vista County.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $142,000 to retrofit Sioux Rapids Family Care, giving the flood-damaged clinic a needed boost as it works back toward full service in northern Buena Vista County.
The money, delivered through the USDA Community Facilities Program, will replace equipment, furniture and fixtures destroyed when floodwaters tore through the county during the 2024 disaster. Sioux Rapids Family Care serves about 748 residents and provides family practice care along with physical and occupational therapy, making it one of the closest options for routine medical visits in the area.
The grant will save four local jobs.
The clinic is part of Spencer Hospital’s rural network and is listed at 702 Blake Street in Sioux Rapids. After the flood, a temporary Sioux Rapids Family Care location operated there while the original downtown site was renovated. The downtown clinic was under construction and was scheduled to reopen in its original location later this summer.
Federal recovery money for the clinic comes nearly two years after the flooding that hit Iowa from June 16 through July 23, 2024. FEMA issued its major disaster declaration for the state on June 24, 2024, and Buena Vista County was later designated for both public assistance and individual assistance under that declaration. In May 2026, Sioux Rapids also received $119,580 in FEMA hazard-mitigation funding for reconstruction and floodproofing.
Chuck Grassley welcomed the USDA award, pointing to the slow pace of recovery in communities still dealing with flood damage.
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