Iowa Commission On Volunteer Service

Iowa Commission On Volunteer Service, a state government entity operating as a federal grant recipient, administers AmeriCorps programs and volunteer-management capacity-building initiatives across Iowa on behalf of the Corporation for National and Community Service. The organization functions as a prime recipient on 26 recent federal grants (96% of its award footprint) and holds a single sub-award role under the Iowa Department of Agriculture, with all funding flowing from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management.

Iowa Commission On Volunteer Service, also operating as Volunteer Iowa, receives project grants under five primary AmeriCorps programs: AmeriCorps State and National (CFDA 94.006), AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP (CFDA 94.002), AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund (CFDA 94.021), AmeriCorps Commission Investment Fund (CFDA 94.008), and Public Health AmeriCorps. Recent representative awards include a $1.305 million AmeriCorps State and National fixed-amount grant awarded August 1, 2026, funding member service placements at three sub-recipients—Bur Oak Land Trust ($309,500 for 12.38 member service years), College Student Aid Commission Iowa ($496,250 for 19.85 member service years), and Conservation Corps ($500,000 for 20 member service years)—running through July 31, 2029. A $362,194 AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund award on October 1, 2026, funds the 2026–27 program year with a 20.01 percent match requirement through September 30, 2029. A $402,448 Commission Investment Fund grant dated September 10, 2025, supports training and technical assistance capacity-building for the state service commission through June 30, 2028, with zero required match. Historical awards span service-learning and mentoring programs ($783,972 Volunteer Generation Fund grant from March 2023 through February 2026, with Iowa Department of Agriculture as a sub-awardee on mentoring and service-learning expansion) and Public Health AmeriCorps programming addressing food insecurity and disaster preparedness (September 2023 award through August 2026).

Customer concentration is absolute: 26 of 27 awards (96% coverage) come from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $142.4 million. Activity has remained modest and stable—three awards in 2022 and 2023, five in 2024, four in 2025, and two through mid-October 2026—with ten awards facing ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, representing recompete exposure for the vendor and recompete opportunity for competing AmeriCorps service organizations. Performance occurs statewide in Iowa across both direct administrative activities and sub-recipient placements at nonprofit organizations and state agencies engaged in education, conservation, public health, and volunteer capacity building.