Mark your calendars and save the date for next year! We will be hosting you once again at Prairie Meadows Convention Center April 13 – 16, 2026.
Visit our Midwest Premiere Expo vendors and learn about their new products and services and grab yourself some continuing education credit by attending several of our featured speakers and sessions sure to be a great learning opportunity.
2026 Annual IFDA Convention Registration coming soon!
Interested in Participating as a Vendor for the 2026 IFDA Convention?
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Award Applications and Nominations
IFDA 2026 Application for the Iowa Award of Funeral Service Excellence
The Iowa Funeral Directors Association has established the Iowa Award of Funeral Service
Excellence as a method of promoting the funeral service profession and a means of
establishing an excellent relationship with the community and the people within it
whom funeral directors serve. The Iowa Award of Funeral Service Excellence brings annual
recognition to the best public relations efforts being achieved by Iowa’s funeral homes.
The Iowa Award of Funeral Service Excellence is IFDA’s way of paying tribute to the work
funeral directors do as public relations ambassadors — offering public recognition from professional peers.
Do you fit the criteria for the Iowa Award of Excellence and want to apply?
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2026 IFDA INSPIRE Award
The INSPIRE Award is given annually to one Iowa licensed Funeral Director or Funeral
Home who has shown exceptional, selfless service above and beyond the call of
duty. A single act or acts of servitude, a continued community program and being a
funeral service role model are examples of a professional that would be considered
for the award. Open your eyes and heart and nominate a worthy candidate today!
Eligibility – to be considered to RECEIVE the INSPIRE Award:
- Must be a member of the Iowa Funeral Directors Association.
- Must be an Iowa licensed Funeral Director in good standing or an Iowa Licensed
Funeral Home in good standing.
Eligibility – to be able to NOMINATE for the INSPIRE Award:
- Those nominating a Funeral Director or Funeral Home for the INSPIRE Award must
be a member in good standing of the Iowa Funeral Directors Association. - Nomination must be completed and submitted to IFDA no later than February 1 to be considered for the previous year’s award.
- Nomination must be completed by filling out the form below.
- You may only nominate one person/entity per year.
- Anonymous or self-nominations will not be accepted.
Application Deadline: February 1, 2026. INSPIRE recipients will be notified by IFDA early in April.
Procedures and Requirements: Complete and submit the INSPIRE Nomination form and essay with any supporting materials to the IFDA.
Ready to nominate the 2026 INSPIRE Award to a Funeral Director that has made an exponentially profound impact on the community?
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