494707 - Future Ready Iowa Summer Youth Internship Program
Funding Opportunity Details

Future Ready Iowa

Final Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2023 12:00 PM

Description

• Description

  Notice of Funding Opportunity
  State Agency Name: Iowa Workforce Development (IWD)
  Funding Opportunity Title: Future Ready Iowa Summer Youth Internship Program
  Announcement Type: Initial
  CFDA Number: Not Applicable
   

  Important Dates & Key Information
  ● Applications will Open in IowaGrants: Monday, January 16, 2023.
  ● Application Deadline: Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Noon, Central Standard Time.
  ● Application Notification: A Notice of Intent to Award will be posted on the Future Ready Iowa
  website: https://www.futurereadyiowa.gov
  ● Informational Webinar and Live Q&A: Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at 1 p.m. Register here: link
   

  Program Description
  The intent of this program is to provide high school students and youth between the ages of 14 and
  24 internship opportunities that allow youth to explore and prepare for high-demand careers, gain work
  experience, and develop personal attributes necessary to succeed in the workplace. The target
  audience includes high school youth who are at risk of not graduating, youth who are from low-income
  households, youth who are from communities underrepresented in the Iowa workforce, or youth who
  otherwise face barriers to success and upward mobility in the labor market.
  Applicants are strongly encouraged to co-enroll Summer Youth Internship participants with the
  Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Youth Program in their local area.
  The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to solicit applications that will enable Iowa
  Workforce Development (IWD) to award grant funding to support the goals of the Summer Youth
  Internship Program and Future Ready Iowa.

  
  Future Ready Iowa Goals 

  1. Funding Priorities. IWD seeks to prioritize the investment of resources in programs providing
  internships to the following youth:

  
  a. Those at risk of not graduating.
  b. Those from low-income households.
  c. Those who are from communities underrepresented in the Iowa workforce.
  d. Those who otherwise face barriers to success and upward mobility in the labor market.
   

  Applicants who partner with their local WIOA Title I Youth Program to co-enroll participants will
  receive priority funding.
   

  2. Performance Measures. All applications must include performance measures that logically
  connect a project’s goal(s) with proposed activities that include:
   

  a. Number of youth served.
  b. Number of participants facing barriers related to the priorities (see #1 Funding
  Priorities).
  c. Success stories that involve the development of career pathways with a link to
  post-secondary education or training.
  d. Program innovations.
  e. Credentials or certifications attained by youth participants.
  f. Program elements.
  g. Attendance and completion.
  h. Partnership activities.

  
  3. Program Authority. IWD’s authority to award these grants is found in Iowa Code §84A.12.

   

  WIOA Title I Partnership:
  Applicants are strongly encouraged to co-enroll Summer Youth Internship participants with the
  WIOA Title I Youth Program in their local area.
  WIOA Title I is landmark legislation that is designed to strengthen and improve our nation’s public
  workforce system and help get Americans, including youth and those with significant barriers to
  employment, into high-quality jobs and careers and help employers hire and retain skilled
  workers. For more information, please visit: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa
  The purpose of WIOA Title I is to empower individuals with significant barriers to maximize
  employment, economic self-sufficiency, independence, and inclusion in and integration into
  society.
  To be considered in partnership with WIOA Title I, proof of partnership in the form of a written
  partnership contract is required (to be uploaded as an attachment to your application). Your
  local IowaWORKS office will provide you with the contract.

   

  Award Information
  1. Estimated Available Funds. The source of funding is the Summer Youth Intern Pilot Program
  appropriated by the State of Iowa Legislature under House File 2564. Total amount of funds
  available for this opportunity is $379,000.
  2. Estimated Award Amount. IWD anticipates awarding grants to multiple applicants. Grant
  awards may vary in amounts as determined by the scope of the project. Funding decisions are
  made as funding is available, and IWD is not obligated to provide the maximum grant amount
  requested. IWD will seek to maximize grant awards to those programs which demonstrate the
  most significant programming and project responses, and for those whose projects indicate the
  possibility of the most significant community impacts.
  3. Project and Award Period. The project period is a minimum of six weeks within the timeframe
  below.

  
  ● Start Date: May 1, 2023
  ● End Date: August 25, 2023
   

  IWD estimates the award period will be April 1, 2023 through August 25, 2023. Dates are
  tentative and are subject to change. Final dates will be determined during the award process.