605457 - FY26 College and Career Transition Counselor Grant Application - Fifth Round
Funding Opportunity Details

Perkins V

Final Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2025 11:59 PM

Description

• Description

  FY26 College and Career Transition Counselor Grant Application - Fifth Round

   

   

  Description of the Project

   

  The start-up grants for the project will help offset the funding needed to start new College and Career Transition Counselor positions in Iowa. College and Career Transition Counselors will work directly through the community college and secondary schools to support college transition and career exploration through targeted connections with students and families during crucial time frames, including preparation, transition to enrollment, and persistence through their postsecondary program. These counselors will work closely with students in grades 11 and 12 in partner high schools throughout the summer after high school graduation and as the first-year advisor for students coming out of this program at the coordinating community college. The positions will be hosted at the community college and partner with at least one school district.

   

  Purpose of the Grant

   

  Financial support to expand the College and Career Transition Counselors across the state is provided by the Department of Education, Bureau of Career and Technical Education. Grant recipients will receive funding for a three-year period of time. 

   

   

  Grant Awards & Timeline

   

  $50,000 of Iowa Department of Education Perkins Reserve Fund support per CCTC position. 

   

  The grant funding is intended to support and expand the College and Career Transitions Counselors (CCTC) model across the state.

   

  School districts may also be able to access operational sharing dollars, institutional resources, and federal grant funds to support this position.

   

  Year 1 (FY26, 2025-2026) – $40,000

   

  Year 2 (FY27, 2026-2027) – $7,500

   

  Year 3 (FY28, 2027-2028) – $2,500

   

   

   

  Contact(s)

   

   

  Erica Woods-Schmitz

   

  515-330-0185

   

  erica.woods-schmitz@iowa.gov

   

   

  It is the policy of the Iowa Department of Education not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, 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, John C. Kluczynski Federal Building, 230 S Dearborn St, 37th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604, Telephone: 312-730-1560, FAX: 312-730-1576, TDD: 800-877-8339, email: OCR.Chicago@ed.gov.