Mental Health Education Impact in Iowa Schools
GrantID: 77453
Grant Funding Amount Low: $5,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $150,000
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Grant Overview
Iowa school districts operate 268 public high schools, 187 of which enroll fewer than 300 students. The Iowa Department of Education 2023 mental health inventory found that 61% of these small districts employ no licensed counselor. Agricultural employment patterns produce seasonal spikes in student stress during planting and harvest, with 23% of rural districts reporting elevated absenteeism in April and October.
Operational constraints include limited broadband inside school buildings. The Iowa Communications Network reports that 14% of rural high schools still rely on connections under 100 Mbps, insufficient for simultaneous telehealth sessions. Workforce data from the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners shows only 312 licensed school social workers statewide, with 48 counties having none on staff.
Applicants must document existing contracts with area education agencies for professional development and must submit letters from county boards of supervisors confirming that no competing state-funded mental health curriculum operates in the same buildings. Budgets require separate line items for substitute teacher coverage during peer-led workshop periods.
The funding supports interactive workshops delivered inside existing middle and high school health classes, using curricula aligned with the Iowa Core standards for health literacy. Proposals must demonstrate that at least 60% of participating schools lie outside the Des Moines-West Des Moines MSA. Unlike applications from states with consolidated school districts, Iowa reviewers examine whether schedules accommodate early dismissal days common in agricultural communities.
Grantees file annual reports listing the number of peer facilitators trained per district and the number of crisis referrals generated, coded by county and by agricultural versus non-agricultural zip codes.
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