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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 3 - Declaratory Rulings › Rule 817-3.1 - Declaratory Rulings

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The commission shall provide declaratory rulings as to
				applicability of any statutory provision, rule, or other written statement of
				law or policy, decision or order when petitioned to do so by the public where,
				in the judgment of the commission, it is necessary or helpful for them to
				conduct their affairs in accordance with the law.
Requests for declaratory rulings shall be made to the
				commission coordinator in writing.
Within 30 days after submission of a request for declaratory
				ruling, the commission shall issue a ruling on the rule, statute, or policy in
				question. The ruling shall be in writing.
The commission may decline to rule when, in the judgment of the
				commission, the ruling would be beyond the commission's realm of authority,
				when no clear answer is determinable, or when the issue presented is pending
				resolution by a court of Iowa or by the attorney general.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 3 - Declaratory Rulings › Rule 817-3.2 - Procedure for Informal Settlements in Contested Cases

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Unless precluded by statute, informal settlement of disputes
				over rules of the commission that may otherwise result in contested case
				proceedings as prescribed in Iowa Code section
				17A.12 shall be encouraged. All
				informal settlements shall be made by the commission coordinator subject to
				ratification by the commission and by the parties contesting the rule in
				question. The settlement shall be expressed in a written stipulation
				representing an informed mutual consent.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 5 - Due Process › Rule 817-5.1 - Appeals

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(1)
Commission staff decisions.
Administrative staff of the
			 commission shall make all decisions in accordance with established policies and
			 administrative rules of the Iowa commission on volunteer service and published
			 policies from the Corporation for National Service.
a.
Appeal of commission staff
			 decision.
If an individual, agency, or reasonable representative of
			 commission business disagrees with a staff decision, that party has the right
			 to appeal to the full commission. The appeal shall be in the form of a public
			 hearing. The appellant must request the hearing in writing to the executive
			 director within 14 calendar days of receiving the written notice of the staff
			 decision. The written request shall clearly set forth the issues being
			 contested and provide evidence supporting the claims. In order to be considered
			 by the full commission, the request shall be based upon one or more of the
			 following grounds:
(1) The staff's decision
			 was in violation of federal law.
(2) staff's decision was in violation of Iowa
			 state law.
(3) The staff's decision
			 was in violation of published Corporation for National Service guidelines or
			 published Iowa commission on volunteer service rules.
(4) The staff's decision was made in an
			 unreasonable and arbitrary or capricious manner.
All written evidence provided by the appellant will be mailed
				to commission members no later than 7 calendar days before the scheduled
				hearing for the commissioners' consideration. Commission staff will also be
				afforded the right to present a written explanation of the staff decision. This
				explanation shall be mailed at the same time as the appellant's
				materials.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 6 - Public Records and Fair Information Practices › Rule 817-6.3 - Requests for Access to Records

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(1)
Location of record.
In
			 lieu of "(insert agency head)", insert "Commission coordinator"; and in lieu of
			 "(insert agency name and address)", insert "Iowa Commission on Volunteer
			 Service, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309".
(2)
Office hours.
In lieu of
			 "(insert customary office hours and, if agency does n have customary office
			 hours of at least thirty hours per week, insert hours specified in Iowa Code
			 section 22.4) ", insert "8 a.m. to 4:30
			 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays".
(7)
Fees.
c.
Supervisory fee.
In lieu
			 of "(specify time period)" insert "one hour".
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 6 - Public Records and Fair Information Practices › Rule 817-6.6 - Procedure by Which Additions, Dissents, or Objections May Be Entered in Certain Records

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In lieu of "(designate official)", insert "the Iowa commission
				on volunteer service".
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 6 - Public Records and Fair Information Practices › Rule 817-6.9 - Routine Use

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(1) Defined.
			 "Routine use" means the disclosure of a record without the consent the subject
			 or subjects, for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for which the
			 record was collected. It includes disclosures required to be made by statute
			 other than the public records law, Iowa Code chapter 22.
(2) To the extent allowed by law, the
			 following are considered routine uses of all agency records:
a. Disclosure of officers, employees, and
			 agents of the agency who have a need for the record in the performance of their
			 duties. The custodian of the record may, upon request of an officer or
			 employee, or on the custodian's own initiative, determine what constitutes
			 legitimate need to use confidential records.
b. Disclosure of information indicating an
			 apparent violation of the law to appropriate law enforcement authorities for
			 investigation and possible prosecution, civil court action, or regulatory
			 order.
c. Disclosure to the
			 department of inspections and appeals regarding matters in which performs
			 services or functions on behalf of the agency.
d. Transfers of information within the
			 agency, to other state agencies, or to local units government, as appropriate,
			 to administer the program for which the information is collected.
e. Information released to staff of federal
			 and state entities for audit purposes or to determine whether the agency is
			 operating a program lawfully.
f.
			 Any disclosure specifically authorized by the statute under which the record is
			 collected or maintained.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 6 - Public Records and Fair Information Practices › Rule 817-6.10 - Consensual Disclosure of Confidential Records

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(1)
Consent to disclosure by a
			 subject.
The subject may consent in writing to agency disclosure of
			 confidential records as provided in rule 6.7(17A,22).
(2)
Complaints to public
			 officials.
A letter from a subject of a confidential record to a
			 public official which seeks the official's intervention on behalf of the
			 subject in a matter that involves the agency may be treated as an authorization
			 to release sufficient information about the subject to the official to resolve
			 the matter.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 6 - Public Records and Fair Information Practices › Rule 817-6.11 - Release to Subject

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The subject of a confidential record may file a written request
				to review the subject's confidential records. However, the agency need not
				release the following records to the subject:
1. The identity of a person providing
			 information to the agency when the information is authorized as confidential
			 pursuant to Iowa Code subsection
			 22.7(18).
2. The work product of an attorney or
			 otherwise privileged information.
3. Peace officers' investigative reports,
			 except as required by Iowa Code subsection
			 22.7(5).
4. Those otherwise authorized by
			 law.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 6 - Public Records and Fair Information Practices › Rule 817-6.12 - Availability of Records

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This rule lists the agency records which are open to the
				public, those which are confidential, and those which are partially open and
				partially confidential.
Agency records are listed by category, according to the legal
				basis for confidential treatment (if any). The commission administers federally
				funded programs to enforce confidentiality standards for federal law and
				regulations as are required for receipt of the funds. A single record may
				contain information from several categories.
The chart indicates whether the record contains personally
				identifiable information and indicates the legal authority for confidentiality
				and for the collection of personally identifiable information.
Abbreviations used in the chart are defined as follows:
Code
Meaning
Code
Meaning
O
Open for public inspection
O/C
Partially open and partially confidential
C
Confidential/Not open to the public
O/E
Partially open to members of the public and
						partially exempt from disclosure
E
Exempt from mandatory disclosure
NA
Not Applicable
Description of Record
Type of Record
Legal Authority For Confidentiality
Personally Identifiable Information
Records of Commission and Committees
O/E
Iowa Code 21.5
No
Rule Making
O
NA
No
Declaratory Rulings
O/C
Iowa Code 22.7
No
Policy Manuals
o
NA
No
General Correspondence
O/E/C
Iowa Code 22.7
Yes
Publications
o
NA
No
Financial and Administrative Records
O/E/C
Iowa Code 22.7
Yes
Contracts and Agreements
O/C
Iowa Code 22.7(3)
Yes
Appeal Records
O/C
Iowa Code 22.7
Yes
Litigation Files
O/E/C
Iowa Code 22.7
Yes
Privileged Communications and Products of Attorneys
E/C
Iowa Code 22.7
No
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 7 - Retired and Senior Volunteer Program › Rule 817-7.1 - Purpose and Program Description

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The purpose of the retired and senior volunteer program (RSVP)
				is to identify and address priority community needs through the mobilization of
				adult volunteers aged 55 and over, thereby recognizing and using the
				competence, wisdom and experience of this age group for the benefit of all
				Iowans. RSVP grants will give support to each RSVP project serving Iowa and
				provide discretionary grants on a competitive basis for RSVP project expansion.
				The commission administers two types of RSVP grants:
(1)
RSVP grant.
Each RSVP
			 project which has a current notice of grant award to operate an RSVP project
			 from the Corporation for National and Community Service (the federal domestic
			 volunteer agency) is to be allocated a share of state funds appropriated for
			 distribution. Each RSVP project shall submit to the commission a budget
			 outlining the method by which the project will expend the grant allotted to the
			 project and other information as requested by the commission.
(2)
State-developed RSVP project
			 grants.
From state funds appropriated by the legislature, RSVP
			 projects will be developed that are consistent with the goals of the
			 Corporation for National and Community Service, RSVP and the commission. After
			 a review by the grant review committee pursuant to subrule 7.4(3), grants will
			 be awarded on a competitive basis by the commission and the Corporation for
			 National and Community Service to local organizations or groups to initiate new
			 RSVP projects. Decisions to make state funding available for new
			 state-developed programs or existing program expansions must be approved by the
			 commission.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 7 - Retired and Senior Volunteer Program › Rule 817-7.3 - Grant Criteria

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To respond to funding priorities, as funds are made available,
				the executive director of the commission and the state director of the
				Corporation for National and Community Service will coordinate in establishing
				criteria for the awarding of state-developed funds. At a minimum, the criteria
				will contain the following:
1. Goals
			 and objectives of the project;
2.
			 The qualifications of the applicant to manage funds;
3. Letters of local support verifying
			 coordination and cooperation and the need for volunteers;
4. Total project budget;
5. Evidence of ability to submit timely and
			 accurate reports;
6. Description
			 and time line of planned activities;
7. Agreement to develop for the project a
			 community partnership group whose membership should include a cross section of
			 the community served;
8.
			 Description of the applicant organization, including staffing pattern;
			 and
9. Documentation of the
			 applicant's ability to provide the required local match.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 7 - Retired and Senior Volunteer Program › Rule 817-7.4 - Application Process for New State-developed Project Grants

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(1) The commission
			 or the Corporation for National and Community Service shall issue a request for
			 proposals containing project criteria and application instructions based on the
			 most recent application instructions or notice of funding opportunity for RSVP
			 that is available from the Corporation for National and Community Service for
			 the appropriate fiscal year.
(2)
			 The applicant shall submit the completed application to the commission
			 according to the time line identified in the request for proposals.
(3) Applications submitted will be reviewed
			 by a grant review committee, which is composed of up to two representatives of
			 each of the following: the Corporation for National and Community Service, the
			 Iowa commission on volunteer service, and the citizens of Iowa. Using the
			 criteria in rule 7.3(15H), the committee will review the applications for
			 appropriateness and to determine the merit of the project.
(4) Applicants whose projects have been
			 selected for funding shall be notified by the commission.
(5) The commission will contract with the
			 approved applicant(s) for the appropriate fiscal year, July 1 to June
			 30.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 8 - Iowa Youth Mentoring Program Certification › Rule 817-8.1 - Definitions

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"Certification "
means the process for
				identifying youth mentoring programs as meeting the criteria for effective
				practice in order to become eligible for financial and technical
				assistance.
"Commission "
means the Iowa commission on
				volunteer service.
"Conditional certification "
means a temporary
				certification identifying a youth mentoring program before the program is fully
				operational in order for the program to apply for financial and technical
				assistance.
"Mentoring certification application"
means
				the application, which was developed by the Iowa mentoring partnership and Iowa
				commission on volunteer service and which can be adopted by all agencies and
				departments of state government to determine an applicant's designation as a
				certified mentoring program. The application contains information that can be
				used to determine an applicant's designation as a certified mentoring
				program.
"Mentoring program "
or
"youth
				mentoring program "
means a program that provides older mentors to
				youth, provided that the program meets all of the following
				requirements:
1. The program is
			 located in this state;
2. The
			 program is operated as a public or private not-for-profit entity, part of a
			 school or area education agency, or part of a faith-based community;
3. Youth served by the program are between
			 the ages of 5 and 23.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 8 - Iowa Youth Mentoring Program Certification › Rule 817-8.2 - Certification

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Based on each mentoring program's self-assessment (completed
				via the mentoring certification application), the commission is responsible for
				ascertaining whether a youth mentoring program is qualified to be designated as
				a certified mentoring program.
(1)
Full certification.
Before a mentoring program can participate
			 in the Iowa mentoring partnership, it must be certified by the commission.
a. A review team shall review applications
			 from youth mentoring programs to determine whether the mentoring programs are
			 eligible to participate in the program.
b. Full certification means the commission
			 has determined that the youth mentoring program has met the established
			 standards.
c. Applications for
			 mentoring program certification are available from the Iowa Commission on
			 Volunteer Service, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309 and the Iowa
			 mentoring partnership's Web site (
www.iowamentoring.org
).
d. Applicants shall receive written
			 notification of the commission's decision.
e. To remain in good standing as a program
			 with full certification, mentoring programs must verify continued certification
			 by submitting required reports.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 8 - Iowa Youth Mentoring Program Certification › Rule 817-8.3 - Description of Application

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The Iowa mentoring partnership application requires
				information about individuals who manage and administer the local mentoring
				program.
(1) Specific questions are
			 included on the application regarding mentoring program operations, screening
			 and safety procedures, training, number of mentors and mentees, structure of
			 the program, and other information to determine whether the program meets the
			 certification standards established in rules
			 817-8.4 (15H). and
			 817-8.5 (15H).
(2) Information contained in the application
			 may be reviewed by the applicant upon request to the Iowa Commission on
			 Volunteer Service, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309. Material to
			 be added to a file may be sent to the commission at the above
			 address.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 8 - Iowa Youth Mentoring Program Certification › Rule 817-8.4 - Basis for Certification Standards

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The commission has established standards to certify youth
				mentoring programs. These standards are based on the Elements of Effective
				Practice for MentoringTM, published by the National
				Mentoring Partnership. These elements are based on the work of a panel of
				experts convened by the National Mentoring Partnership to produce a set of
				rigorous mentoring guidelines, providing the gold standard for quality
				mentoring for more than a decade.
(1)
Statement of purpose.
The mentoring program should have a
			 statement of purpose and a long-range plan that includes:
a. Who, what, where, when, why, and how
			 activities will be performed.
b.
			 Input from originators, staff, funders, potential volunteers, and
			 participants.
c. Assessment of
			 community need.
d. Realistic,
			 attainable, and easy-to-understand operational plan.
e. Funding and resource development plan. /
			 Risk management plan.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 8 - Iowa Youth Mentoring Program Certification › Rule 817-8.5 - Special Consideration

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In addition to the standards set forth in rule
				817-8.4 (15H), the commission
				may give consideration to other factors to determine certification status in
				order to ensure that only high-quality youth mentoring programs are
				certified.
(1)
On-site
			 audits.
At the discretion of the commission, on-site audits may be
			 conducted to determine certification.
(2)
Reporting.
Programs that
			 fail to submit required documentation are at risk of decertification and may be
			 deemed ineligible to receive the benefits of certification, including
			 complimentary training registration and inclusion on the Iowa mentoring
			 partnership Web site.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 8 - Iowa Youth Mentoring Program Certification › Rule 817-8.6 - Decertification

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A youth mentoring program shall be decertified by the
				commission if it is determined that the program no longer meets the
				certification standards identified herein for a high-quality mentoring program,
				if program personnel cannot be contacted by the commission, if the program
				fails to provide documents requested by the commission or if the program fails
				to complete the required Iowa mentoring partnership quarterly reports.
(1) Written notice of the intent to revoke
			 certification shall be provided to a youth mentoring program when the
			 commission determines that there is reasonable cause to believe the program
			 does not comply with the rules contained herein. Notice shall be sent by United
			 States mail at least 20 days before decertification becomes
			 effective.
(2) If the commission
			 sends a letter by first-class mail to the last-known address provided to the
			 commission by the youth mentoring program and the letter is returned as
			 undeliverable, this may be considered grounds for decertification.
(3) Decertification procedures may be
			 initiated by the commission or following investigation of a complaint filed by
			 the general public. A request for an investigation from the public must be in
			 written form and shall specify the reason(s) why the certified youth mentoring
			 program no longer meets the certification standards. Supporting documentation
			 may be attached to the request. The identity of the complainant is confidential
			 pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 22.7(18).
(4) Benefits and designation as a certified
			 mentoring program will continue until the final decision is issued by the
			 commission.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 8 - Iowa Youth Mentoring Program Certification › Rule 817-8.7 - Fraudulent Practices in Connection With Certified Mentoring Programs

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A person is considered to be guilty of a fraudulent practice if
				the person knowingly falsifies information on an application for the purpose of
				obtaining certification and any other potential benefits, including those
				offered through the Iowa mentoring partnership or other state contracts and
				grants available only to certified mentoring programs.
The commission may investigate allegations or complaints of
				fraudulent practices and will take action to decertify a youth mentoring
				program upon concluding that a violation has occurred.
A violation under this rule is grounds for decertification of
				the youth mentoring program responsible for the violation. Decertification
				shall be in addition to any penalty otherwise authorized.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 9 - Iowa Summer Youth Corps › Rule 817-9.1 - Purpose and Program Description

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The purpose of the Iowa summer youth corps is to provide youth
				with meaningful community service opportunities along with instruction and
				reflection activities to enrich the learning experience, teach civic
				responsibility, and strengthen communities. On a competitive basis, Iowa summer
				youth corps grants will give support to summer youth corps projects in Iowa.
				The program is established under the authority of the Iowa commission on
				volunteer service, pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 15H as amended by 2009 Iowa
				Acts, Senate File 482.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 9 - Iowa Summer Youth Corps › Rule 817-9.3 - Incentives

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Incentives will be determined by federal funding guidelines or
				restrictions depending on the source of funds utilized for the Iowa summer
				youth corps in a given grant year. Types of incentives may include:
1. Education awards that may be used to
			 further educational attainment and that may be earned upon completion of a
			 defined number of hours;
2. Living
			 allowances that are not considered wages but are paid evenly over the course of
			 a service period; or
3. Wages that
			 are based on the hours worked.
Types of incentives or combinations of incentives that may be
				used for a program design will be described in the application
				instructions.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 9 - Iowa Summer Youth Corps › Rule 817-9.4 - Grant Criteria

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To respond to funding priorities, as funds are made available,
				the executive director of the commission will establish criteria consistent
				with federal regulations. If federal funds are being offered, applicants will
				be considered on a competitive basis. At a minimum, the criteria will contain
				the following:
1. Goals and objectives
			 of the project;
2. Qualifications
			 of the applicant to manage funds;
3. For new and recompeting applicants,
			 letters of local support verifying coordination and communitywide
			 cooperation;
4. Total project
			 budget;
5. For previous grantees,
			 evidence of ability to submit timely and accurate reports;
6. Description and time line of planned
			 activities;
7. Agreement to develop
			 for the project a community partnership group whose membership should include a
			 cross section of the community served;
8. Description of the applicant organization,
			 including staffing pattern; and
9.
			 Documentation of the applicant's ability to provide the required local
			 match.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 9 - Iowa Summer Youth Corps › Rule 817-9.5 - Designated Funds

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A percentage of the grants will be designated by the commission
				to address the needs of the city enterprise zones that meet the distress
				criteria outlined in Iowa Code section
				15E.194.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 9 - Iowa Summer Youth Corps › Rule 817-9.6 - Application Process for New Grants

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(1) The commission shall issue a request for
			 proposals containing project criteria and application forms for the appropriate
			 fiscal year.
(2) The applicant
			 shall submit the completed application to the commission according to the time
			 line identified in the request for proposals.
(3) Applications submitted will be reviewed
			 by a grant review committee, which is composed of members of the commission
			 grant review committee, individuals with expertise in youth programming, and
			 the citizens of Iowa. Using the criteria in rule
			 817-9.4 (83GA,SF482), the
			 committee will review the applications for appropriateness and to determine the
			 merit of the project.
(4)
			 Applicants whose projects have been selected for funding shall be notified by
			 the commission.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 9 - Iowa Summer Youth Corps › Rule 817-9.7 - Administration of Grants

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(1)
Contracts.
The commission shall prepare contractual agreements
			 for the grants.
a. The contract shall be
			 executed by the executive director of the commission and the duly authorized
			 official of the project.
b. The
			 contract shall include due dates and the process for the submission of project
			 reports and financial reports.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 10 - Iowa Green Corps › Rule 817-10.1 - Purpose and Program Description

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The purpose of the Iowa green corps is to provide youth with
				meaningful community service opportunities in addition to providing
				capacity-building activities, training, and implementation of major
				transformative projects in communities, which emphasize energy efficiency,
				historic preservation, neighborhood development, and stormwater reduction and
				management. On a competitive basis, Iowa green corps grants will give support
				to AmeriCorps or summer youth corps projects in Iowa. The program is
				established under the authority of the Iowa commission on volunteer service,
				pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 15H as amended by 2009 Iowa Acts, Senate File
				482.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 10 - Iowa Green Corps › Rule 817-10.3 - Incentives

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Incentives will be determined by federal funding guidelines or
				restrictions depending on the source of funds utilized for the Iowa green corps
				in a given grant year. Types of incentives may include:
1. Education awards that may be used to
			 further educational attainment and that may be earned upon completion of a
			 defined number of hours;
2. Living
			 allowances that are not considered wages but are paid evenly over the course of
			 a service period; or
3. Wages that
			 are based on the hours worked.
Types of incentives or combinations of incentives that may be
				used for a program design will be described in the application
				instructions.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 10 - Iowa Green Corps › Rule 817-10.4 - Grant Criteria

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To respond to funding priorities, as funds are made available,
				the executive director of the commission will establish criteria consistent
				with federal regulations. If federal funds are being offered, applicants will
				be considered on a competitive basis. At a minimum, the criteria will contain
				the following:
1. Goals and objectives
			 of the project;
2. Qualifications
			 of the applicant to manage funds;
3. For new and recompeting applicants,
			 letters of local support verifying coordination and communitywide
			 cooperation;
4. Total project
			 budget;
5. For previous grantees,
			 evidence of ability to submit timely and accurate reports;
6. Description and time line of planned
			 activities;
7. Agreement to develop
			 for the project a community partnership group whose membership should include a
			 cross section of the community served;
8. Description of the applicant organization,
			 including staffing pattern; and
9.
			 Documentation of the applicant's ability to provide the required local
			 match.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 10 - Iowa Green Corps › Rule 817-10.5 - Designated Funds

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A percentage of the grants may be designated by the commission
				to address capacity-building activities that target communities that are
				already working with existing community improvement programs, including but not
				limited to the Iowa great places program established under Iowa Code section
				303.3C, the green streets and
				main street Iowa programs administered by the Iowa department of economic
				development, and disaster remediation activities by communities located within
				an area declared to be a disaster area by the President of the United States or
				the governor of the state of Iowa.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 10 - Iowa Green Corps › Rule 817-10.6 - Application Process for New Grants

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(1) The commission shall issue a request for
			 proposals containing project criteria and application forms for the applicable
			 fiscal year.
(2) The applicant
			 shall submit the completed application to the commission according to the time
			 line identified in the request for proposals.
(3) Applications submitted will be reviewed
			 by a grant review committee, which is composed of members of the commission
			 grant review committee, individuals with expertise in youth programming, and
			 the citizens of Iowa. Using the criteria in rule
			 817-10.4 (83GA,SF482), the
			 committee will review the applications for appropriateness and to determine the
			 merit of the project.
(4)
			 Applicants whose projects have been selected for funding shall be notified by
			 the commission.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 10 - Iowa Green Corps › Rule 817-10.7 - Administration of Grants

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(1)
Contracts.
The commission shall prepare contractual agreements
			 for the grants.
a. The contract shall be
			 executed by the executive director of the commission and the duly authorized
			 official of the project.
b. The
			 contract shall include due dates and the process for the submission of project
			 reports and financial reports.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 11 - Iowa Reading Corps › Rule 817-11.1 - Purpose and Program Description

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The purpose of the Iowa reading corps program is to provide
				Iowa reading corps AmeriCorps members with a data-based, problem-solving model
				of literacy instruction to use in tutoring students from prekindergarten to
				third grade who are not proficient in reading or who are at risk of becoming
				not proficient in reading. The program shall use models of early literacy
				instruction reviewed and approved by the Iowa department of education pursuant
				to Iowa Code section 256.9(53)
"c."
Iowa reading corps grants will give support, on a
				competitive basis, to AmeriCorps programs in Iowa that utilize AmeriCorps
				funding awarded by the commission and other funds received in the community
				programs account established pursuant to 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 488,
				section 2. The program is established under the authority of the Iowa
				commission on volunteer service in collaboration with the Iowa department of
				education pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 15H as amended by 2015 Iowa Acts, House
				File 488.
This rule is intended to implement 2015 Iowa Acts, House File
				488, section 2.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 11 - Iowa Reading Corps › Rule 817-11.2 - Applications

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Appropriate forms and applications for grants and eligibility
				preapproval are available from the commission at
www.volunteeriowa.org .
This rule is intended to implement 2015 Iowa Acts, House File
				488, section 2.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 11 - Iowa Reading Corps › Rule 817-11.3 - Program Eligibility Criteria

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The commission and department of education will establish
				criteria consistent with federal regulations to ensure the alignment of the
				program with the goals outlined in Iowa Code section
				256.9(53)
"c"
and 281-Chapter 62. Any program determined eligible for
				inclusion as an Iowa reading corps program must ensure that it meets standards
				outlined by the department of education in 281-Chapter 62, with the exception
				of existing early literacy-focused and single school district AmeriCorps
				programs operating in the 2014-2015 school year. These existing programs, upon
				request to the commission, will be granted conditional eligibility for
				inclusion for the 2015-2016 school year to provide adequate time for the
				programs to be evaluated and to make adjustments deemed necessary for the
				alignment of the program with the goals outlined in 2015 Iowa Acts, House File
				488, section 2. Once a program is granted conditional eligibility, the program
				will be considered preapproved and eligible for the 2016-2017 application. In
				subsequent years, all applicants must be preapproved by the department of
				education as eligible to compete for Iowa reading corps grants.
This rule is intended to implement 2015 Iowa Acts, House File
				488, section 2.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 11 - Iowa Reading Corps › Rule 817-11.4 - Grant Criteria

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Beginning with the 2016-2017 program year applications, the
				commission will establish criteria and funding priorities consistent with
				federal regulations and the goals of the department of education and the
				commission. Preapproval of applicant eligibility shall be sought as outlined in
				817-11.3 (15H). Applicants will
				be considered either in conjunction with the regular AmeriCorps grant process
				or, in certain cases, through special competitions outlined and announced by
				the commission. At a minimum, the criteria will include the following:
1. Goals and objectives of the
			 project;
2. Qualifications of the
			 applicant to manage funds;
3. For
			 new and returning applicants, letters of local support verifying coordination
			 and community cooperation;
4. Total
			 project budget;
5. For previous
			 grantees, evidence of ability to submit timely and accurate reports;
6. Description and time line of planned
			 activities;
7. Description of the
			 applicant organization, including staffing pattern;
8. Documentation of the applicant's ability
			 to provide the required local match;
9. Program performance and evaluation results
			 and outcomes; and
10. Demonstration
			 of the project's alignment with literacy program goals and strategies developed
			 by the department of education, the local school districts served, and the Iowa
			 reading research center.
This rule is intended to implement 2015 Iowa Acts, House File
				488, section 2.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 11 - Iowa Reading Corps › Rule 817-11.5 - Designated Funds

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A percentage of grant funding may be designated by the
				commission to address specific underserved or high-need geographic areas or
				schools. In advance of the competition, the commission may also set a minimum
				amount available for reading corps grants financed with state, federal and
				private funds, as well as any minimum or maximum funding amounts for individual
				applicants based on program need and the service territory of the communities
				described, and past performance of use of funds, if applicable. The commission
				may also give priority to programs that serve underserved or high-need areas or
				schools.
This rule is intended to implement 2015 Iowa Acts, House File
				488, section 2.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 11 - Iowa Reading Corps › Rule 817-11.6 - Application Process for New Grants

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(1)
Request for application.
The commission shall issue a request for applications, which shall include
			 program criteria and application forms for the applicable fiscal
			 year.
(2)
Application time
			 frame.
The applicant shall submit the completed application to the
			 commission according to the time line identified in the request for
			 application.
(3)
Application review process.
Applications will be reviewed by a
			 grant review committee, which is composed of members of the commission grant
			 review committee, individuals with expertise in youth programming, and citizens
			 of Iowa. Using the criteria in rule
			 817-11.4 (15H), the committee
			 will review the applications based on the appropriateness and merit of the
			 projects.
(4)
Notification.
Applicants whose projects have been selected for
			 funding shall be notified by the commission.
This rule is intended to implement 2015 Iowa Acts, House File
				488, section 2.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 11 - Iowa Reading Corps › Rule 817-11.7 - Administration of Grants

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(1)
Contracts.
The commission shall prepare contractual agreements
			 for the grants.
a. The contract shall be
			 executed by the executive director of the commission and the duly authorized
			 official of the project.
b. The
			 contract shall include due dates and the process for the submission of the
			 progress reports and financial reports.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 11 - Iowa Reading Corps › Rule 817-11.8 - Reversion of Funds

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Grant funds not expended by the project closeout date shall
				revert to the commission and the community programs account established
				pursuant to 2015 Iowa Acts, House File 488, section 2.
This rule is intended to implement 2015 Iowa Acts, House File
				488, section 2.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 12 - Refugeerise Americorps › Rule 817-12.1 - Purpose and Description of the Program

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The purpose of the RefugeeRISE AmeriCorps program is to provide
				RefugeeRISE AmeriCorps members with training and support to increase community
				integration and engagement for diverse refugee communities. Awarded on a
				competitive basis, RefugeeRISE grants will give support to AmeriCorps programs
				in Iowa utilizing AmeriCorps funds awarded by the commission, other funds
				received in the community programs account established pursuant to Iowa Code
				section 15H.5, or
				both.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 12 - Refugeerise Americorps › Rule 817-12.3 - Program Eligibility Criteria

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The commission and department of human services will establish
				criteria consistent with state-level needs and federal program requirements.
				Any program deemed eligible for inclusion as a RefugeeRISE AmeriCorps program
				must meet the standards outlined by the commission and the department in the
				application instructions. Refugee-focused AmeriCorps programs that applied for
				AmeriCorps funding for program year 2016-2017 will be considered conditionally
				eligible for fiscal year 2017 in order to provide adequate time for criteria to
				be established. In subsequent years, all applicants that wish to be considered
				as RefugeeRISE AmeriCorps programs shall be considered as part of the
				AmeriCorps grant process.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 12 - Refugeerise Americorps › Rule 817-12.4 - Grant Criteria

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Beginning with the 2017-2018 program year applications, the
				commission will establish grant criteria and funding priorities consistent with
				federal regulations and with commission and department of human services goals.
				Applicants will be considered either in conjunction with the AmeriCorps grant
				process or, in certain cases, through special competitions outlined and
				announced by the commission. At a minimum, grant criteria will include the
				following:
1. Goals and objectives of
			 the project;
2. Qualifications of
			 the applicant to manage funds;
3.
			 For new and recompeting applicants, letters of local support verifying
			 coordination and community cooperation;
4. Total project budget;
5. For previous grantees, evidence of ability
			 to submit timely and accurate reports;
6. Description and time line of planned
			 activities;
7. Description of the
			 applicant organization, including staffing pattern;
8. Documentation of the applicant's ability
			 to provide the required local match; and
9. Program performance and evaluation results
			 and outcomes.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 12 - Refugeerise Americorps › Rule 817-12.5 - Application Process for New Grants

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(1)
Request for
			 applications.
The commission shall issue a request for applications
			 containing program criteria and application forms for the applicable fiscal
			 year.
(2)
Application time
			 frame.
The applicant shall submit the completed application to the
			 commission according to the time line identified in the request for
			 applications.
(3)
Application review process.
Applications submitted will be
			 reviewed by a grant review committee, which is composed of members of the
			 commission, individuals with expertise in youth programming, and citizens of
			 Iowa. Using the criteria in rule 817-12.4 (15H), the committee will review the
			 applications to determine the appropriateness and the merit of the
			 project.
(4)
Notification.
Applicants whose projects have been selected for
			 funding shall be notified by the commission.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 12 - Refugeerise Americorps › Rule 817-12.6 - Administration of Grants

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(1)
Contracts.
The commission shall prepare contractual agreements
			 for the grants.
a. The contract shall be
			 executed by the executive director of the commission and the duly authorized
			 official of the project.
b. The
			 contract shall include due dates and the process for the submission of progress
			 reports and financial reports.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 12 - Refugeerise Americorps › Rule 817-12.7 - Reversion of Funds

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Grant funds not expended by the project closeout date shall
				revert to the commission and the community programs account established
				pursuant to Iowa Code section
				15H.5.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 817 - Volunteer Service, Iowa Commission On › Chapter 13 - Future Ready Iowa Volunteer Mentor Program › Rule 817-13.1 - Purpose and Program Description

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The purpose of the future ready Iowa volunteer mentor program
				is to match volunteer mentors with student mentees and to support
				implementation of the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar
				scholarship program and the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program
				created in 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1067, sections 12 and 13. The future ready
				Iowa volunteer mentor program is an optional program for recipients of these
				scholarships and grants and is designed to provide mentors to help recipients
				increase success in school and make meaningful career connections. The Iowa
				commission on volunteer service will manage this statewide program by
				partnering with employers, local high schools, nonprofits, local eligible
				institutions of higher education and others to develop mentoring
				cohorts.