EXHIBIT 32



                                   Exhibit 32

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         Barry E. Backhaus,  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and
      Katherine A. Bousuqet, Vice President, Treasurer and Interim Chief
Financial
Officer of First Federal  Bankshares,  Inc. (the  "Company") each certify in his
capacity as an officer of the Company that he has reviewed the annual  report of
the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 and that to the
best of his knowledge:

      (1)   the report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of
            the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)   the information contained in the report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of
            operations.

      The purpose of this statement is solely to comply with Title 18, Chapter
63, Section 1350 of the United States Code, as amended by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

September 13, 2005        /s/ Barry E. Backhaus
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Date                      Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer


September 13, 2005        /s/ Katherine A. Bousquet
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Date                      Vice President, Treasurer and Interim Chief Financial
                          Officer