Resilient Iowa Community Awards

The City of Bloomfield received multiple awards for being a Resilient Iowa Community in 2024.

Bloomfield was awarded silver status in the Buildings & Energy, Transportation, and Environmental Management categories. They received over 5 facade grants to renovate buildings to improve efficiency in their historic downtown, completed a downtown sidewalk project featuring a paver filtration system on three sides of downtown and includes four bioretention cells, and have added several miles of trails for alternative transportation.

The city was also awarded gold status in the Economic & Community Development category by securing over 5 million dollars in grants for community improvement projects and completely renovated their aging community park.