(Radio Iowa) – Governor Reynolds has awarded the City of Dyersville 12-and-a-half million dollars in federal American Rescue Plan money to support construction of a stadium. The “Field of Dreams” ball field featured in the 1989 movie is a few miles outside of Dyersville. A 50-million dollar “This is Iowa Ballpark nearby would be a permanent stadium for baseball games, concerts and other gatherings year-round. It’s a joint project of Travel Dubuque and a new non-profit. The federal funding, awarded through the state’s Destination Iowa program, provides 25 percent of the financing for the stadium.

This spring, Dubuque County’s Board of Supervisors committed five million from the county’s federal pandemic money for the ballpark. Earlier this year, a group of investors announced plans for a separate development — a sports-tourism complex in Dyersville. It would have nine baseball fields, primarilly to host youth tournaments, as well as a hotel and other amenities.