This award approves funding for the 2023-24 volunteer generation fund ARP program described in the approved program narrative and budget

The Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service received a $783,972 project grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service under the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund program (CFDA 94.021) to launch and expand high-impact mentoring and service-learning programming in schools and out-of-school time from March 1, 2023 through February 28, 2026. Specifically, the grant will provide funding and training to schools and teachers to incorporate service-learning in the classroom, launch or expand volunteer mentor programs, and pilot community-focused mentoring campaigns. As a sub-awardee, the Iowa Department of Agriculture will assist in strengthening mentoring and service-learning programs. The funding aims to address COVID-19 learning loss, recruit volunteers lost during the pandemic, and support student academic success and well-being. The awardee's regulatory match is 20% and budgetary match is 20.1% of total project costs.

The purpose of this grant is to launch and expand high-impact mentoring and service-learning programming in schools and out of school time programming.by performing the following high level activities: providing funding and training to schools and teachers to incorporate service-learning in the classroom, launching or expanding volunteer mentor programs, and piloting community focused mentoring campgains, this will benefit students by addressing covid learning loss and help recruit volunteers lost during the pandemic. The general expected outcome includes helping students succeed academically and supporting their mental health and overall wellbing. Your 2023-24 regulatory match is 20%, and your budgetary match is 20.1%.