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                                                 Filed Pursuant to Rule 497(e)
                                           1933 Act Registration No. 2-59115



                        SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 24, 1997
                   TO THE JOINT PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 1, 1996
                                       OF
                                  IAI BOND FUND
                 (a portfolio of IAI Investment Funds I, Inc.)
                               IAI GOVERNMENT FUND
                 (a portfolio of IAI Investment Funds VI, Inc.)

            Supplement to page 7 (Investment Objectives and Policies)

         As noted in the Prospectus,  both the Bond Fund and the Government Fund
may purchase securities issued by the United States government.  Such securities
may include U.S.  Treasury  inflation-protection  securities.  The value of such
inflation-protection  securities is adjusted for inflation and periodic interest
payments are in amounts equal to a fixed  percentage  of the  inflation-adjusted
value of the  principal.  For  further  information,  see the  Supplement  dated
January 24, 1997 to the  Statement  of  Additional  Information  dated August 1,
1996.

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                                            Filed Pursuant to Rule 497(e)
                                         1933 Act Registration No. 2-59115



                        SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 24, 1997
                TO THE JOINT STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                               DATED APRIL 1, 1996
                                       OF
                                  IAI BOND FUND
                 (a portfolio of IAI Investment Funds I, Inc.)
                               IAI   GOVERNMENT   FUND  
                 (a portfolio of IAI Investment Funds VI, Inc.)


            Supplement to page 3 (Investment Objectives and Policies)


         Both the Funds may  purchase  securities  issued by the  United  States
government, which include U.S. Treasury inflation-protection securities.

         Inflation-protection securities are a new type of marketable book-entry
security issued by the United States Department of Treasury  ("Treasury") with a
nominal  return  linked to the  inflation  rate in prices.  Inflation-protection
securities  will be  auctioned  and issued on a  quarterly  basis on the 15th of
January,  April,  July, and October,  beginning on January 15, 1997.  Initially,
they will be issued as 10-year notes,  with other maturities  added  thereafter.
The index used to measure  inflation will be  non-seasonally  adjusted U.S. City
Average All Items Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers ("CPI-U").

         The value of the principal  will be adjusted for  inflation,  and every
six months the security  will pay  interest,  which will be an amount equal to a
fixed  percentage of the  inflation-adjusted  value of the principal.  The final
payment of  principal  of the  security  will not be less than the  original par
amount of the security at issuance.

         The principal of the  inflation-protection  security will be indexed to
the non-seasonally adjusted CPI-U. To calculate the inflation-adjusted principal
value for a particular valuation date, the value of the principal at issuance is
multiplied by the index ratio applicable to that valuation date. The index ratio
for any date is the ratio of the  reference  CPI  applicable to such date to the
reference CPI applicable to the original issue date.  Semiannual coupon interest
is determined by multiplying the inflation-adjusted principal amount by one-half
of the stated rate of interest on each interest payment date.

         Inflation-adjusted  principal or the original par amount,  whichever is
larger,  will be paid  on the  maturity  date  as  specified  in the  applicable
offering announcement.  If at maturity the inflation-adjusted  principal is less
than the original  principal value of the security an additional  amount will be
paid at  maturity  so that the  additional  amount  plus the  inflation-adjusted
principal  equals  the  original  principal  amount.  Some  inflation-protection
securities may be stripped into principal and interest  components.  In the case
of a stripped security,  the holder of the stripped principal would receive this
additional  amount.  The final interest payment,  however,  will be based on the
final inflation-adjusted principal value, not the original par amount.

         The reference CPI for the first day of any calendar  month is the CPI-U
for the third  preceding  calendar  month.  (For example,  the reference CPI for
December  1 is the CPI-U  reported  for  September  of the same  year,  which is
released  in  October.)  The  reference  CPI for any  other  day of the month is
calculated by a linear interpolation between the reference CPI applicable to the
first day of the month and the reference CPI  applicable to the first day of the
following month.

         Any revisions  the Bureau of Labor  Statistics  (or  successor  agency)
makes to any CPI-U number that has been previously  released will not be used in
calculations of the value of outstanding inflation-protection securities. In the
case that the CPI-U for a  particular  month is not  reported by the last day of
the  following  month,  the Treasury  will announce an index number based on the
last  year-over-year  CPI-U  inflation rate available.  Any  calculations of the
Treasury's payment  obligations on the  inflation-protection  security that need
that  month's  CPI-U  number will be based on the index number that the Treasury
has  announced.  If the CPI-U is rebased to a different  year, the Treasury will
continue to use the CPI-U  series based on the base  reference  period in effect
when the  security  was first  issued  as long as that  series  continues  to be
published.    If   the   CPI-U   is   discontinued   during   the   period   the
inflation-protection security is outstanding, the Treasury will, in consultation
with  the  Bureau  of Labor  Statistics  (or  successor  agency),  determine  an
appropriate substitute index and methodology for linking the discontinued series
with the new price index series. Determinations of the Secretary of the Treasury
in this regard are final.

         Inflation-protection  securities will be held and transferred in either
of two  book-entry  systems:  the  commercial  book-entry  system  (TRADES)  and
TREASURY  DIRECT.  The securities  will be maintained  and  transferred at their
original  par  amount,  i.e.,  not at  their  inflation-adjusted  value.  STRIPS
components  will be maintained and transferred in TRADES at their value based on
the original par amount of the fully constituted security.


Supplement to "Tax Status" on page 34

         If either Fund invests in zero coupon  obligations upon their issuance,
such  obligations  will have original  issue  discount in the hands of the Fund.
Generally, the original issue discount equals the difference between the "stated
redemption  price at maturity" of the  obligation and its "issue price" as those
terms are  defined in the Code.  If the Fund  acquires  an already  issued  zero
coupon bond from another  holder,  the bond will have original issue discount in
the Fund's hands,  equal to the difference between the "adjusted issue price" of
the bond at the time the Fund acquires it (that is, the original  issue price of
the bond plus the amount of  original  issue  discount  accrued to date) and its
stated  redemption  price at  maturity.  In each case,  the Fund is  required to
accrue as ordinary  interest  income a portion of such original  issue  discount
even though it receives no cash currently as interest payment on the obligation.
If a Fund invests in U.S. Treasury  inflation-protection  securities, it will be
required to treat as  original  issue  discount  any  increase in the  principal
amount of the securities that occurs during the course of its taxable year. If a
Fund purchases such inflation-protection  securities that are issued in stripped
form  either as  stripped  bonds or  coupons,  it will be  treated  as if it had
purchased a newly issued debt instrument having original issue discount.

         Because the Funds are required to distribute substantially all of their
net investment income in order to be taxed as regulated  investment  company, it
may be required to distribute  an amount  greater than the total cash income the
Fund actually receives. Accordingly, in order to make the required distribution,
the Fund may be required  to borrow or to  liquidate  securities.  The extent to
which  the  Fund  may  liquidate  securities  at a gain  may be  limited  by the
requirement  that  generally  less than 30% of such Fund's  gross  income (on an
annual basis)  consists of gains from the sale of securities  held for less than
three months.

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                                                 Filed Pursuant to Rule 497(e)
                                             1933 Act Registration No. 2-59115



                        SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 24, 1997
                      TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 1, 1996
                                       OF
                           IAI  INSTITUTIONAL  BOND  FUND
                 (a portfolio of IAI Investment Funds I, Inc.)

            Supplement to page 5 (Investment Objectives and Policies)

         As noted in the Prospectus,  the  Institutional  Bond Fund may purchase
securities issued by the United States  government.  Such securities may include
U.S.   Treasury    inflation-protection    securities.   The   value   of   such
inflation-protection  securities is adjusted for inflation and periodic interest
payments are in amounts equal to a fixed  percentage  of the  inflation-adjusted
value of the  principal.  For  further  information,  see the  Supplement  dated
January 24, 1997 to the  Statement  of  Additional  Information  dated August 1,
1996.


<PAGE>

                                                 Filed Pursuant to Rule 497(e)
                                             1933 Act Registration No. 2-59115



                        SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 24, 1997
                      TO THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                               DATED APRIL 1, 1996
                                       OF
                           IAI  INSTITUTIONAL  BOND  FUND  
                 (a portfolio of IAI Investment Funds I, Inc.)


            Supplement to page 3 (Investment Objectives and Policies)

         Institutional  Bond Fund may purchase  securities  issued by the United
States government, which include U.S. Treasury inflation-protection securities.

         Inflation-protection securities are a new type of marketable book-entry
security issued by the United States Department of Treasury  ("Treasury") with a
nominal  return  linked to the  inflation  rate in prices.  Inflation-protection
securities  will be  auctioned  and issued on a  quarterly  basis on the 15th of
January,  April,  July, and October,  beginning on January 15, 1997.  Initially,
they will be issued as 10-year notes,  with other maturities  added  thereafter.
The index used to measure  inflation will be  non-seasonally  adjusted U.S. City
Average All Items Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers ("CPI-U").

         The value of the principal  will be adjusted for  inflation,  and every
six months the security  will pay  interest,  which will be an amount equal to a
fixed  percentage of the  inflation-adjusted  value of the principal.  The final
payment of  principal  of the  security  will not be less than the  original par
amount of the security at issuance.

         The principal of the  inflation-protection  security will be indexed to
the non-seasonally adjusted CPI-U. To calculate the inflation-adjusted principal
value for a particular valuation date, the value of the principal at issuance is
multiplied by the index ratio applicable to that valuation date. The index ratio
for any date is the ratio of the  reference  CPI  applicable to such date to the
reference CPI applicable to the original issue date.  Semiannual coupon interest
is determined by multiplying the inflation-adjusted principal amount by one-half
of the stated rate of interest on each interest payment date.

         Inflation-adjusted  principal or the original par amount,  whichever is
larger,  will be paid  on the  maturity  date  as  specified  in the  applicable
offering announcement.  If at maturity the inflation-adjusted  principal is less
than the original  principal value of the security an additional  amount will be
paid at  maturity  so that the  additional  amount  plus the  inflation-adjusted
principal  equals  the  original  principal  amount.  Some  inflation-protection
securities may be stripped into principal and interest  components.  In the case
of a stripped security,  the holder of the stripped principal would receive this
additional  amount.  The final interest payment,  however,  will be based on the
final inflation-adjusted principal value, not the original par amount.

         The reference CPI for the first day of any calendar  month is the CPI-U
for the third  preceding  calendar  month.  (For example,  the reference CPI for
December  1 is the CPI-U  reported  for  September  of the same  year,  which is
released  in  October.)  The  reference  CPI for any  other  day of the month is
calculated by a linear interpolation between the reference CPI applicable to the
first day of the month and the reference CPI  applicable to the first day of the
following month.

         Any revisions  the Bureau of Labor  Statistics  (or  successor  agency)
makes to any CPI-U number that has been previously  released will not be used in
calculations of the value of outstanding inflation-protection securities. In the
case that the CPI-U for a  particular  month is not  reported by the last day of
the  following  month,  the Treasury  will announce an index number based on the
last  year-over-year  CPI-U  inflation rate available.  Any  calculations of the
Treasury's payment  obligations on the  inflation-protection  security that need
that  month's  CPI-U  number will be based on the index number that the Treasury
has  announced.  If the CPI-U is rebased to a different  year, the Treasury will
continue to use the CPI-U  series based on the base  reference  period in effect
when the  security  was first  issued  as long as that  series  continues  to be
published.    If   the   CPI-U   is   discontinued   during   the   period   the
inflation-protection security is outstanding, the Treasury will, in consultation
with  the  Bureau  of Labor  Statistics  (or  successor  agency),  determine  an
appropriate substitute index and methodology for linking the discontinued series
with the new price index series. Determinations of the Secretary of the Treasury
in this regard are final.

         Inflation-protection  securities will be held and transferred in either
of two  book-entry  systems:  the  commercial  book-entry  system  (TRADES)  and
TREASURY  DIRECT.  The securities  will be maintained  and  transferred at their
original  par  amount,  i.e.,  not at  their  inflation-adjusted  value.  STRIPS
components  will be maintained and transferred in TRADES at their value based on
the original par amount of the fully constituted security.


Supplement to "Tax Status" on page 28

         If  Institutional  Bond Fund  invests in zero coupon  obligations  upon
their issuance,  such obligations will have original issue discount in the hands
of the Fund.  Generally,  the  original  issue  discount  equals the  difference
between the "stated  redemption  price at  maturity" of the  obligation  and its
"issue  price" as those terms are defined in the Code.  If the Fund  acquires an
already issued zero coupon bond from another holder, the bond will have original
issue  discount  in the  Fund's  hands,  equal  to the  difference  between  the
"adjusted  issue  price" of the bond at the time the Fund  acquires it (that is,
the original  issue price of the bond plus the amount of original issue discount
accrued to date) and its stated redemption price at maturity.  In each case, the
Fund is  required  to  accrue as  ordinary  interest  income a  portion  of such
original  issue  discount even though it receives no cash  currently as interest
payment   on   the   obligation.   If  a   Fund   invests   in   U.S.   Treasury
inflation-protection  securities, it will be required to treat as original issue
discount  any increase in the  principal  amount of the  securities  that occurs
during  the   course  of  its   taxable   year.   If  a  Fund   purchases   such
inflation-protection  securities  that are  issued in  stripped  form  either as
stripped  bonds or  coupons,  it will be treated as if it had  purchased a newly
issued debt instrument having original issue discount.

         Because the Fund is required to distribute substantially all of its net
investment income in order to be taxed as regulated  investment  company, it may
be required to distribute an amount  greater than the total cash income the Fund
actually receives.  Accordingly, in order to make the required distribution, the
Fund may be required to borrow or to liquidate  securities.  The extent to which
the Fund may liquidate  securities  at a gain may be limited by the  requirement
that  generally  less than 30% of such Fund's gross income (on an annual  basis)
consists of gains from the sale of securities held for less than three months.



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