OVERVIEW
The Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service (Volunteer Iowa) is pleased to announce a continuation of the funding opportunity for school districts through the Volunteer Generation Fund American Rescue Plan. This funding will leverage the skills and experience of volunteers in Iowa to mentor students in grades K-12 in support of the National Partnership for Student Success .
Mentoring relationships have the potential to positively influence a range of factors for academic success, including school connectedness, school engagement, educational self-confidence, and attitudes toward school. Mentoring services can be provided in a variety of programmatic formats, including but not limited to one-to-one, group, peer, school-based, and community-based. Iowa MENTOR provides resources and guidance to develop a successful and sustainable mentoring program.
This is a continuation application of the 2023 funding opportunity and represents year two of a three-year federal appropriation. Applicants must submit their completed grant applications with attachments in IowaGrants by 5:00pm CST on April 26, 2024.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
Only current subgrantees are eligible to apply, including the following:
Carlisle Area School District
Dike New Hartford Community School District
Ceder Valley Catholic Schools
Hamburg Community School District
FUNDS
Eligible applicants will receive a total of $20,000 for this year-two project year. Eligible applicants will receive funds for staff time for planning and implementation only. Eligible applicants must have completed the first-year requirements and demonstrate readiness to renew the grant for year two. Grantees may be eligible for a total of three project years, provided grantees demonstrate they have followed grant requirements and met program outcomes.
All awards under this RFA are subject to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance), in 2 CFR Parts 200 and 2205. The source of funds for the VGF ARP competition is a federal award from AmeriCorps CFDA Number 94.021.
OVERVIEW WEBINAR:
Volunteer Iowa will host a grant overview webinar on April 11, 2024. Advance registration for the webinar is required. If there are no attendees, the webinar will not be held. During the webinar, we will review the Request for Applications document and the IowaGrants application site. If time allows, we will address questions. The webinar will be recorded and made available on the IowaGrants website.
Date: April 11, 2024
Time: 4:00 pm –5:00 pm
Registration Link: *Note: Advance registration is required. https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/TXssjVoIF0aFNjinbRmw2g,0TQCkIun5EW-pxmf6WHMLQ,bLaLVlcI7EqYlO8z5kRF9w,38BRFAJ-K0u5YAj51uOF2w,Ji04VXFjDEi5cS13BEksKw,5oGN4m3VNECSPMwf02mNbw?mode=read&tenantId=8d2c7b4d-085a-4617-8536-38a76d19b0da&webinarRing=gcc
Clarification and Questions: To ensure equitable treatment for all applicants, any questions must be submitted through the Ask a Question feature in IowaGrants. This feature is viewable once you have logged into IowaGrants. Responses to questions will be posted on the Funding Opportunities Details page for the opportunity in IowaGrants. The final date for submitting questions is April 18,2024 at 3p.m. Questions submitted after this time are not guaranteed to be answered.
APPLICATION DEADLINES AND TIMELINE
RFA Released April 8, 2024
Application Open in Iowa Grants April 11, 2024
Overview Webinar April 11, 2024
Clarification Questions due to Volunteer Iowa: April 18, 2024
Responses to Clarification Questions posted April 22, 2024
Application Proposals due to Volunteer Iowa: April 26, 2024, 5pm
Selection of Awardees Announced June 1, 2024
Start Date: July 1, 2024
Applicants must submit their completed grant applications with attachments in IowaGrants by 5:00pm CST on April 26, 2024.
