664996 - FY27 Perkins V - Department of Corrections (DOC)
Funding Opportunity Details

Perkins V

Final Application Deadline: Oct 23, 2026 11:59 PM

Description

• Department of Corrections – Supplementary Support Services for Individuals in State Correctional Institutions

   

   

  Assistance Listing Number (ALN) (“aka” CFDA):  84.048

   

   

  Funding Period:  July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027

   

  
  General Information

   

   

  The purpose of the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) is to develop more fully the academic and career, and technical skills of secondary and post-secondary students who elect to enroll in career and technical education programs.  Funds made available under this Act for career and technical education activities are provided to supplement and supplant non-federal funds expended to carry out career and technical education activities.

   

  Purpose

   

  The funds are to provide supplementary support services for individuals participating in career and technical education programs offered in State correctional institutions.  The services assist these individuals in completing career and technical education programs that prepare them for high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations that will lead to self-sufficiency.

   

  Targeted Population

   

  Individuals in State correctional institutions participating in career and technical education programs.

   

   

  Eligible Recipients

   

   

  Iowa Department of Corrections – Funds received by eligible recipients may be used to secure services from educational agencies under contract with the recipient agency to provide career and technical education programs to individuals in State correctional institutions.

   

  Funding Provisions

   

   

  Funds reserved for this initiative are allocated between the two sectors. Funds will be allocated based on each eligible correctional institution’s relative proportion of contact hours for students in career and technical programs.  In accordance with this guidance, the capacity of each institution was calculated by considering the number of potential contact hours individuals may participate in career and technical education programs and/or services.  It did not include the potential contact hours generated by work-related opportunities, as this does not meet the definition of "career and technical education program" included in the Perkins V Act.  

   

  Through analysis of data provided by the Department of Human Services, it was determined that career and technical education programs conducted by the two agencies generated the following contact hours during the 2025-2026 academic year. 

   

  The Department of Human Services’ State Training School for Boys offered 21,480 hours of instruction.

   

  The Department of Corrections documented that career and technical education programs administered by that agency included 68,497 hours of instruction.

   

  A combined total of 89,977 hours.  

   

  Based on these data, the funds reserved for corrections for FY27 (2026 – 2027 academic year) are allocated as follows.

   

  Department of Human Services' Iowa Training School for Boys: 23.87% or $27,743.99

  
  Department of Corrections: 76.13% or $88,472.05

   

   

  Requirements for Reporting and Requesting Reimbursement 

   

   

  The approval and reimbursement of expenditures are contingent upon the following:

   

  1) the activities are being operated in accordance with the action plan; 

  
  2) the assurances provided via the application; 

  
  3) the rules and regulations per the U.S. Department of Education General Administrative Rules (EDGAR) and the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

  
  4) the submittal of required reports; and 

  
  5) the availability of federal funds.

   

  All expenditures paid for with grant funds must be incurred during the grant’s funding period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.  

   

  Requests for reimbursement will be made through claim forms provided through the IowaGrants.gov system. 

   

  Each quarterly claim request shall include a brief description of activities completed and expenditures incurred as of the date of the request. 

   

   

  Assistance

   

   

  Questions concerning these guidelines should be directed to Jeanette Thomas, Education Consultant for Career and Technical Education, Bureau of Career and Technical Education, via e-mail at [email protected] or telephone at 515-281-3636.

   

   

  It is the policy of the Iowa Department of Education not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sexual orientation, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, political party affiliation, or actual or potential parental, family or marital status in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Iowa Code sections 216.9 and 256.10(2), Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d and 2000e), the Equal Pay Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 206, et seq.), Title IX (Educational Amendments, 20 U.S.C.§§ 1681 – 1688), Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.). 

  If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy by the Iowa Department of Education, contact the legal counsel for the Iowa Department of Education, Grimes State Office Building, 400 E 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0146, Telephone: 515-281-5295, or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582, Telephone: (303) 844-5695 FAX: (303) 844-4303, TDD 800-877-8339 Email: [email protected].