Building Mentoring Capacity in Iowa Communities

GrantID: 71893

Grant Funding Amount Low: $2,500

Deadline: Ongoing

Grant Amount High: $25,000

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Grant Overview

Iowa Intergenerational Mentoring Capacity Limits

Iowa's 99 counties contain 33 with fewer than 500 residents aged 65 and older, creating thin volunteer pools for mentoring programs that pair seniors with youth. State library circulation data show that 42 percent of rural libraries operate with fewer than 20 volunteer hours per week, limiting capacity to host structured skill-sharing sessions.

Applicants must be Iowa public libraries, school districts, or 501(c)(3) organizations with documented 501(c)(3) status and current registration with the Iowa Secretary of State. Proposals require letters from both a participating school district and county extension office confirming space availability during non-school hours and adherence to Iowa Department of Education background check protocols for all adult volunteers.

Budgets must allocate separate categories for background screening fees, curriculum materials aligned with Iowa Core standards, and transportation stipends limited to $0.40 per mile using the state employee reimbursement rate. Scoring favors applications in counties where the ratio of residents over 65 to school-age children exceeds 0.8.

Iowa applications differ from those in neighboring states by requiring explicit alignment with the Iowa 4-H Youth Development program's volunteer management standards. Review also examines whether the proposed site lies outside the Des Moines-West Des Moines metropolitan statistical area.

Geographic factors include the concentration of younger populations along Interstate 80 versus the aging farm counties in the southern and western tiers. Economic anchors center on agriculture and food processing employment patterns that disperse the workforce across small towns with limited public meeting spaces.

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