The Iowa Department of Education is accepting applications for its Career Academy Incentive Fund to support partnerships between school districts and community colleges that expand access to career academy programs, with a focus on programming delivered through regional centers.
Donor Name: Iowa Department of Education
State: Iowa
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $1 million
Details:
The Iowa Department of Education will award grants of up to $1 million for projects that best meet the criteria specified in statute (the number of grants issued will be based on the amount of available funds and types of applications received).
According to the Iowa statute, career academies are career-oriented programs of study that link secondary career and technical education to a post secondary education program. The career academy concept has three key elements:
- Concurrent enrollment coursework where students earn both high school and college credit upon successful completion of community college coursework.
- A sequence of coursework with a career theme which provides an appropriate foundation for entrance into the post secondary program.
- Strong partnerships between employers, school districts, higher education institutions and the community.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible, applications must include one school district and one community college. Proposals for new career academies delivered collaboratively between multiple school districts and a community college through a regional center will receive priority consideration.
For more information, visit Career Academy Incentive Fund.
