IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT TRUST -EXHIBIT 12A TO FORM N-CSR

ITEM 12(A):

I, Jeff Lorenzen, certify that:

1. I have reviewed  this report on Form N-CSR of Iowa Public  Agency  Investment
Trust;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  Based  on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial  condition,  results of  operations,  changes in net assets,  and cash
flows (if the financial  statements  are required to include a statement of cash
flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and  I are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 30a-3(c) under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940) and have:


     a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
     information   relating  to  the  registrant,   including  its  consolidated
     subsidiaries,  is  made  known  to  us by  others  within  those  entities,
     particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

     b) designed such internal control over financial reporting,  or caused such
     internal  control  over  financial  reporting  to  be  designed  under  our
     supervision,  to provide reasonable  assurance regarding the reliability of
     financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial  statements  for
     external  purposes  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted   accounting
     principles;

     c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure controls and
     procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our  conclusions   about  the
     effectiveness  of the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  as of a date
     within  90 days  prior  to the  filing  date of this  report  based on such
     evaluation;

     d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control
     over financial  reporting  that occurred  during the period covered by this
     report that has materially affected,  or is reasonably likely to materially
     affect,, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


     a) all significant  deficiencies  and material  weaknesses in the design or
     operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
     likely to adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability to record,  process,
     summarize, and report financial information; and

     b) any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves  management or other
     employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in  the  registrant's  internal
     controls.


                  Date:  March 2, 2006

                  /s/ Jeff Lorenzen
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                  Jeff Lorenzen
                  Chief Executive Officer



I, Amy Mitchell, certify that:

1. I have reviewed  this report on Form N-CSR of Iowa Public  Agency  Investment
Trust;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  Based  on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial  condition,  results of  operations,  changes in net assets,  and cash
flows (if the financial  statements  are required to include a statement of cash
flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and  I are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 30a-3(c) under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940) and have:

     a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
     information   relating  to  the  registrant,   including  its  consolidated
     subsidiaries,  is  made  known  to  us by  others  within  those  entities,
     particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

     b) designed such internal control over financial reporting,  or caused such
     internal  control  over  financial  reporting  to  be  designed  under  our
     supervision,  to provide reasonable  assurance regarding the reliability of
     financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial  statements  for
     external  purposes  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted   accounting
     principles;

     c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure controls and
     procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our  conclusions   about  the
     effectiveness  of the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  as of a date
     within  90 days  prior  to the  filing  date of this  report  based on such
     evaluation;

     d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control
     over financial  reporting  that occurred  during the period covered by this
     report that has materially affected,  or is reasonably likely to materially
     affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and I have  disclosed  to the
registrant's  auditors  and the audit  committee  of the  registrant's  board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

     a) all significant  deficiencies  and material  weaknesses in the design or
     operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
     likely to adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability to record,  process,
     summarize, and report financial information; and

     b) any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves  management or other
     employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in  the  registrant's  internal
     controls.

Date:  March 2, 2006


                  /s/ Amy Mitchell
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                  Amy Mitchell
                  Chief Financial Officer