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Intent to Apply for City of Dubuque AmeriCorps ProgramCity of Dubuque City Council Meeting Consent Items # 05. Copyrighted December 19, 2022 ITEM TITLE: I ntent to Apply for City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program SUMMARY: City Manager recommending City Council adopt a resolution approving the application for City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program. RESOLUTION Authorizing the Mayor to execute an application for the City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program and authorizing the Leisure Services Manager and the City Manager to approve the application SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s) DISPOSITION: ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Intent to Apply for City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program-MVM Memo Staff Memo Resolution Application Application Alignment with I CVS City Manager Memo Staff Memo Resolutions Supporting Documentation Supporting Documentation THE C DUjIBQTE Masterpiece on the Mississippi TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Intent to Apply for City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program DATE: December 14, 2022 Dubuque WAWca 914 ii 2007-2012.2013 2017*2019 Leisure Services Manager Marie Ware is recommending City Council adopt a resolution approving the application for City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. v Mic ael C. Van Milligen MCVM:sv Attachment CC' Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager Marie Ware, Leisure Services Manager THE CITY OF D __B E Masterpiece on the Mississippi TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Marie L. Ware, Leisure Services Manager SUBJECT: Intent to Apply for City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program DATE: 12/13/2022 Dubuque AFArkt C" 2007-2012.2013 2017*2019 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this memorandum is to request approval the application for City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program and adopt the resolution. Q 6*9111:14IQ ki The City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program has been extremely successful in its 23 years of operation, 15 of which have been under the leadership of the City of Dubuque. The program's success is apparent in the over 1000 AmeriCorps Alumni giving over 500,000 hours of service in our community. These members and alumni have performed invaluable service. AmeriCorps members are paid a modest living allowance stipend, significantly lower than the living wage, for their service and receive an education award that can be used towards post -secondary education. The stipends and awards are a part of the grant. These funds are often directly invested in our community in the form of groceries, rent, or tuition to local colleges and universities as well as other direct living expenses. Some of the AmeriCorps members are grandparents and earn education awards that they pass along to their grandchildren for their post -secondary education expenses. AmeriCorps, the Agency, has established priority areas of funding for their grants. Our AmeriCorps Program fits nicely into the following AmeriCorps Priority areas: - Organizations leading service in communities with concentrated poverty and serving historically underrepresented and underserved individuals as detailed in our theory of change section; Programs that provide additional benefits to AmeriCorps members. Additionally, the program does fit with several State of Iowa priorities based on the ICVS State Service Plan: 1) comprehensive community strategy 2) engage underrepresented populations and those that provide a high return on investment 3) address disparities with minority populations 4) Governor's priority areas of Future Ready Iowa, childcare and enrichment, and education; 5) actively participate in A-DRT, and 6) priorities based on Iowa Code: Summer Youth Corps through the Multicultural Family Center STEP Program, where students receive workforce development, service learning, high school credit, and the ability to earn a paid stipend, and Iowa National Service Corps. AmeriCorps, the Agency emphasizes performance measures and being able to measure progress. They require evidence -based approaches with evaluative data and the use of a logic model. This grant application is a combined effort between our prior two AmeriCorps Grants: our Competitively funded Grade -Level Reading Grant, and our Formula -funded Teen mentoring grant. As part of these combined efforts, the program will align services to support the significant needs in Social -Emotional Learning across school -based programming and out -of -school programming. Dubuque youth are in crisis, resulting in lower school attendance, higher need for behavioral intervention in school, decreased graduation rates, increased need for mental health interventions, and higher rates of risk -taking & law -breaking behaviors. Additionally, youth from marginalized communities are experiencing these crises at higher rates. Since the onset of COVID-19, our AmeriCorps members and host sites reported and documented an increased need for SEL services, both in school & during out -of -school time. The severe SEL needs of students often interrupted AmeriCorps interventions, requiring de-escalation and leading to time needing to be set aside for social -emotional needs to be addressed before learning of any kind could occur. This small adaptation led partners to request that our AmeriCorps program adapt to address SEL needs for youth, as there are no free services focused on these needs in our community, and there is no capacity or funding to address these needs in our schools. Our program utilizes an integrated, comprehensive, TWO -PRONGED APPROACH to address our community's problem of youth in crisis. The FIRST PRONG is focused on developing positive connections between youth & positive adult role models within a school setting. AmeriCorps Members will provide 1-1 Social Emotional Learning (SEL) interventions using the Check In, Check Out (CICO) Model to support youth in crises by strengthening their social -emotional health. The SECOND PRONG of the program focuses on developing community -based mentoring and enrichment for at -risk youth during out -of -school and summertime. AmeriCorps Members will develop and implement after -school and summer programs to build community within and around DBQ youth to improve social -emotional health. Our program believes that utilizing AmeriCorps members to develop and increase opportunities for community connection, as well as fostering direct connections with youth will create and foster resiliency among these youth. In contexts of risk, relationships are crucial to mitigating the negative impact of toxic environments. AmeriCorps Members are the ideal solution to address these needs, as most partners are experiencing tightened budgets due to the current economic situation. Without the utilization of AmeriCorps members, youth would simply not receive targeted SEL health interventions in our school building and our larger community. In the Dubuque community, there is no other program that has worked collaboratively across the partners to help leverage resources and address needs as the AmeriCorps program does, as this program has pivoted to address youths' needs since 2007. The program partners with the following community agencies and City Departments: Dubuque Community School District, Hillcrest Family Services, the Multicultural Family Center, St. Mark Youth Enrichment, and City Departments: Arts & Cultural Affairs, Carnegie Stout Public Library, Engineering, and Leisure Services. In addition to our impact on community youth and local organizations, one of the areas that AmeriCorps Partners in Learning prioritizes is with the AmeriCorps members themselves. The Program strives to recruit from a diverse pool of candidates, with the program previously having had a wide range of AmeriCorps from retirees, to college students, to newcomers to Dubuque, to stay at home parents, to people looking for a career change. The program strives to encourage it's AmeriCorps members to recognize their service as engagement and continue to serve in some facet after their year. Anticipated Amount: $404,798.00 Match Required: Yes Match Funding Source: City of Dubuque $131,526; Dubuque Community School District $45000; Hillcrest Family Services $25,500; St Mark Youth Enrichment $15,750 Match Amount: $217,776.00 Application Due Date: 12/6/2022 Anticipated Notification Date: 5/17/2023 Anticipated Receipt of money: 9/1/2023 Departments Involved: Leisure Services, Economic Development, Engineering, Library GRANT OBJECTIVE The City of Dubuque will have 45 AmeriCorps members who will develop and implement social and emotional learning interventions to K-12th grade students through in -school and out -of -school -time programs in Dubuque, IA. At the end of the first program year, the AmeriCorps members will be responsible for a change in social - emotional skills as measured by the Devereaux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA). In addition, the AmeriCorps members will leverage 100 volunteers who will be engaged in mentoring youth and supporting youth programming. The AmeriCorps investment will be matched with $236,266, $195,016 in public funding and $41,250 in private funding. There is a future opportunity to reapply for these funds, at this time. GOAL(S) ADDRESSED Comprehensive Plan: Economic Prosperity Outcome(s) Workforce retention/recruitment and skills challenges to maintain strong employment growth and occupational diversity Comprehensive Plan: Social and Cultural Vibrancy Outcome(s) Promote healthy lifestyles Council Goal: Diverse Arts, Culture, Parks, and Recreation: Experiences and Activities Outcome(s) Expand arts and cultural opportunities with access for all Value(s) Opportunities for all to experience diverse arts and culture Council Goal: Financially Responsible, High Performance City Organization: Sustainable, Equitable and Effective Service Delivery Outcome(s) Hire, retain a highly skilled City workforce reflective of the Dubuque community Value(s) Service value for taxes and fees Council Goal: Partnership for a Better Dubuque: Building our Community that is Viable, Livable and Equitable Outcome(s) Become an inclusive and welcoming community for all Have non-profit institutions, private businesses and educational institutions contributing toward implementation of the Imagine Dubuque plan Have opportunities for residents for upward mobility and empowerment across all demographics Value(s) Leveraging community resources in order to accomplish more than tax revenues More ownership of "end" products — residents involved in the process and support outcomes Sense of community pride and commitment to the Dubuque community Council Goal: Robust Local Economy: Diverse Businesses and Jobs with Economic Prosperity Outcome(s) Embrace diverse populations to support a diverse multicultural workforce with equitable job opportunities Have a diverse workforce prepared for 21 st century jobs in the global marketplace Value(s) Children and grandchildren want to stay or return to raise their families Variety of educational opportunities and internships for jobs Council Goal: Vibrant Community: Healthy & Safe Outcome(s) Continue to become an inclusive and equitable community in which all feel welcome, included, and leaving no one behind Have residents feeling that they are part of the solution Value(s) City services are available for all and delivered in an equitable and fair manner Equitable treatment for all ACTION STEP I am requesting that you approve my recommendation to apply for City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program. CC: Jennifer Larson, Director of Budget and Finance Nathan Kelleher, Budget/Financial Analyst MW/hs Prepared by Marie Ware Leisure Services 2200 Bunker Hill Rd Dubuque IA 52001 (563) 589-4262 Return to Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk, 50 W. 13'h St., Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4100 RESOLUTION NO. 379-22 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN APPLICATION FOR THE CITY OF DUBUQUE AMERICORPS PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE LEISURE SERVICES MANAGER AND THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION Whereas, the City of Dubuque administers City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program; and Whereas, the City of Dubuque proposes to continue administering the City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, THAT: Section 1. That the Mayor hereby is authorized and directed to submit an application for the City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program on behalf of the City of Dubuque. Section 2. That the Leisure Services Manager and the City Manager are hereby authorized to approve the application that is submitted to Jamie Orozco-Nagel. Section 3. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to forward said application and resulting standard executed contract to the respective agencies in a timely fashion and as required by the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service. Passed, approved, and adopted this 19th day of December 2022. Attest: ^0 Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk DRAFT PART I - FACE SHEET APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 1. TYPE OF SUBMISSION: Modified Standard Form 424 (Rev.02/07 to confirm to the Corporation's eGrants System) Application X❑ Non -Construction a. DATE SUBMITTED TO CORPORATION 3. DATE RECEIVED BY STATE STATE APPLICATION IDENTIFIER: FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (CNCS): 05-DEC-22 N/A 4. DATE RECEIVED BY FEDERAL AGENCY: FEDERAL IDENTIFIER: b. APPLICATION ID: 23AC250967 5. APPLICATION INFORMATION LEGAL NAME: DUBUQUE, THE CITY OF (INC) UEI NUMBER: TLJMHPVMMUD3 ADDRESS (give street address, city, state, zip code and county): 50 W 13th St Dubuque IA 52001 - 4805 County: Dubuque 6. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN): 426004596 8. TYPE OF APPLICATION (Check appropriate box). 0 NEW ❑ NEW/PREVIOUS GRANTEE 0 CONTINUATION 0 AMENDMENT 9 Amendment, enter appropriate letter(s) in box(es): A. AUGMENTATION B. BUDGET REV ISION C. NO COST EXTENSION D. OTHER (specify below): 10a. CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE NUMBER: 94.006 10b. TITLE AmeriCorps State 12. AREAS AFFECTED BY PROJECT (List Cities, Counties, States, etc): Dubuque, IA 13. PROPOSED PROJECT: START DATE: 09/01/23 END DATE: 08/31/24 15. ESTIMATED FUNDING: Year #: ❑1 a. FEDERAL $ 404,798.00 k A o v-A KM $ 217,776.00 c. STATE d.LOCAL $ 0.00 0.00 NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PROJECT DIRECTOR OR OTHER PERSON TO BE CONTACTED ON MATTERS INVOLVING THIS APPLICATION (give area codes): NAME Heather M. Satterly TELEPHONE NUMBER: (563) 690-6171 FAX NUMBER INTERNET EMAIL ADDRESS: hsatterl@cityofdubuque.org 7. TYPE OF APPLICANT: 7a. Local Government - Municipal 7b. Local Government, Municipal 9. NAME OF FEDERAL AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service 11.a. DESCRIPTIVE TITLE OF APPLICANT'S PROJECT: City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program 11. b. CNCS PROGRAM INITIATIVE (IF ANY) : 14. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF: a.Applicant Ik 01 b.Program IA 01 16. IS APPLICATION SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY STATE EXECUTIVE ORDER 12372 PROCESS? YES. THIS PREAPPLICATION/APPLICATION WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE STATE EXECUTIVE ORDER 12372 PROCESS FOR REVIEW ON: DATE: ❑X NO. PROGRAM IS NOT COVERED BY E.O. 12372 e.OTHER $ 0.00 f. PROGRAM INCOME $ 0.00 17. IS THE APPLICANT DELINQUENT ON ANY FEDERAL DEBT? YES if "Yes," attach an explanation. ® NO g. TOTAL $ 622,574.00 18. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, ALL DATA IN THIS APPLICATION/PREAPPLICATION ARE TRUE AND CORRECT, THE DOCUMENT HAS BEEN DULY AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE APPLICANT AND THE APPLICANT WILL COMPLY WITH THE ATTACHED ASSURANCES IF THE ASSISTANCE IS AWARDED. a. TYPED NAME OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE b. TITLE c. TELEPHONE NUMBER: Heather M. Satterly (563) 690-6171 d. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE: e. DATE SIGNED: 12/05/22 Page 1 G Narratives Executive Summary The City of Dubuque will have 45 AmeriCorps members who will develop and implement social and emotional learning interventions to K-12th grade students through in -school and out -of -school -time programs in Dubuque, IA. At the end of the first program year, the AmeriCorps members will be responsible for a change in social -emotional skills as measured by the Devereaux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA). In addition, the AmeriCorps members will leverage ioo volunteers who will be engaged in mentoring youth and supporting youth programming. The AmeriCorps investment will be matched with $236,266, $195,o16 in public funding and $41,250 in private funding. Rationale and Approach/Program Design 1-THEORY OF CHANGE AND LOGIC MODEL -- Dubuque, IA (DBQ) youth are in crisis, resulting in lower school attendance, higher need for behavioral intervention in school, decreased graduation rates, increased need for mental health interventions, and higher rates of risk -taking & law -breaking behaviors. Additionally, youth from marginalized communities are experiencing these crises at higher rates. The Dubuque County social vulnerability index (SVI) is not high, but many categories fall in the moderate level including the percentage of 1) children who are 17 and younger; 2) single -parent households with children under 18; 3) housing in structures with io or more units; 4) persons in group quarters, and 5) households with no vehicle available. While the County SVI may not be high, the City of Dubuque (DBQ) AmeriCorps Program operates primarily in a severely economically distressed area, specifically in Downtown DBQ, in census tracts 1, 5, and 7.01 where the per capita income was $20,296, the average unemployment rate was 11.1%, and the average percentage Below the Poverty Level was 28.6%. In 2021, the city published the Equitable Poverty Prevention Plan that found the following: 16% of DBQ families of 4 survive at i00% of the Official Poverty Measure (OPM), 24% of families of 4 survive on just 150% of the OPM, 32% of families of 4 survive on 200% of the OPM. 44% of DBQ families of 4 survive when using United Way's ALICE measure (i00% OPM + Working Poor). The overall racial composition of those experiencing poverty shows that 3 out of 4 are White, while nearly 1 in 5 is Black. Categories of Asian & Pacific Islanders, Two or More Races, and Latinx account for 3% each. While go% percent of the DBQ population is White, the Black community in DBQ is 4 times as likely to be poor as their White neighbors, almost twice as likely as Blacks statewide, and 2.5 times as likely to live in poverty as Blacks nationwide. DBQ's poverty data shows a profoundly disproportionate poverty level, especially considering that the Black community is For Official Use Only Page 2 DRAFT Narratives 5% of the total population. School attendance in Dubuque Community School District (DCSD) has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The chronic absenteeism rates (1o% or more) have been significantly high for the last 3 years: Elementary School (ES): 2019-20 (18%), 2020-21 (21%), 2021-22 (22%); Middle School (MS): 2019-20 (27%), 2020-21 (24%), 2021-22 (23%); and High School (HS): 2019-20 (39%), 2020-21 (37%), 2021-22 (35%). When disaggregating chronic absenteeism by race, DCSD students of color were disproportionately more likely to be chronically absent than their white counterparts, Black/African-American students: 61% (ES), 59% (MS), 77% (HS); Hispanic: 27% (ES), 35% (MS), 53% (HS); Pacific Islander: 73% (ES), 71% (MS), 86% (HS); White: 1o% (ES), 16% (MS), 29% (HS), especially considering that DCSD's student demographics are 75.3% White, 9.9% Black/African-American, 6% Multi -Racial, 4.9% Hispanic, 2.8% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian, and .1% Native American. DCSD's 4-year graduation rate has decreased by nearly 1o% in 8 years, beginning in 2013-14 at 91.49%, and falling to 81.91% in 2020-21. When disaggregating this data by race, we continue to see the same pattern that our most marginalized students are disproportionately struggling. In 2020-21, the 4-year graduation rates by race were Black/African American: 56.14%; Hispanic: 69.o9%; Pacific Islander: 27.78%; White: 87.17%. In 2020-21, 91.5% Of DCSD's K-5th grade students had o or 1 major office discipline referral (MODRs), 4.5% had 2-5 MODRs, and 4.1% had 6 or more MODRs. MODRs require behavioral intervention & de-escalation external to the classroom. In February 2022, DCSD opened 2 Brain Health Retreat Rooms (BHRR) in two high schools. In 4 months, the BHRRs were used by 1,082 students for a total of 3,161 times. In DBQ County (DC), youth reporting plans to kill themselves rose from 6.4% in 2012 to 10.5% in 2018. From 2016 to 2018, the percentage of DC 8th-grade students who reported having a plan to kill themselves within the past year increased from 6.8% to 13.5%. According to the 2018 Iowa Youth Survey (IYS), 18% of DC youth felt that they did not have someone they can talk to within their homes. Of the DC youth surveyed in 2018, 21% of youth identified as another race besides white (up from 14% in 2014); 6% of youth were made fun of because of their race or color (up from 5% in 2014); 31% disagreed that students were respected for their differences (up from 21% in 2014), and 11% disagreed that adults respected differences in students (up from 8% in 2014). Since COVID, the data is even more alarming. The 2021 IYS (DC -specific data not available) reported that 17% of 6th- grade students, 21% of 8th-grade students, and 24% of 11th-grade students had thoughts of killing themselves over the last year. When disaggregating this data, the details are staggering. 27% of female students indicated they had thought about killing themselves in the past 12 months compared to 14% of males. Non -White students reported higher rates of suicidal ideation with the highest rate (31%) For Official Use Only Page 3 DRAFT Narratives reported among students who identified as two or more races and the lowest rate among White students (19%)• 55% of LGBTQI students indicated they had thought about killing themselves in the past 12 months compared to 15% for participating heterosexual students. 1 in 10 students who had thought about killing themselves reported they had made a plan to kill themselves in the past 12 months, equivalent to 8% of all participating 6th graders, 11% of all participating 8th graders, and 12% of all participating 11th graders. Further, of the students who had thought about killing themselves, 24% of 6th graders, 26% of 8th graders, and 20% of llth graders reported they had tried to kill themselves during the past 12 months. Students who attempted suicide during this period account for 4% of 6th graders and 5% of 8th and 11th graders among the full sample of participating IYS students. DBQ youth also struggle with risk -taking behaviors and criminal activity. Data from DBQ Police for the timeframe of Jan. 2019 through Oct. 2022 show 2,452 criminal charges involving youth aged 9- 17, with the top 5 charges being assault (17%), disorderly conduct (17%), interference (8%), theft (8%), and vandalism (7%). 11% of charges were drug -related, and 8% of charges were alcohol -related. Youth were more likely to be engaged in risk -taking and unlawful behavior during after -school & evening hours, with 48% of charges occurring between 2:30 pm - 10 pm. Our program utilizes an integrated, comprehensive, TWO -PRONGED APPROACH to address our community's problem of youth in crisis. The FIRST PRONG is focused on developing positive connections between youth & positive adult role models within a school setting. AmeriCorps Members will provide 1-1 Social Emotional Learning (SEL) interventions using the Check In, Check Out (CICO) Model to support youth in crises by strengthening their social -emotional health. The SECOND PRONG of the program focuses on developing community -based mentoring and enrichment for at -risk youth during out -of - school and summertime. AmeriCorps Members will develop and implement after -school and summer programs to build community within and around DBQ youth to improve social -emotional health. Our program believes that utilizing AmeriCorps members to develop and increase opportunities for community connection, as well as fostering direct connections with youth will create and foster resiliency among these youth. In contexts of risk, relationships are crucial to mitigating the negative impact of toxic environments. AmeriCorps Members are the ideal solution to address these needs, as most partners are experiencing tightened budgets due to the current economic situation. Without the utilization of AmeriCorps members, youth would simply not receive targeted SEL health interventions in our school building and our larger community. In the DBQ community, there is no other organization that has worked collaboratively across the partners to help leverage resources and address needs as the AmeriCorps program does, as this program has pivoted to address youths' needs For Official Use Only Page 4 DRAFT Narratives since 2007. 2-EVIDENCE BASE Our program falls into the pre -preliminary evidence tier as an evidence -informed program. Previously, our program was focused on reading. Since 2007, our partnerships expanded, and our needs shifted. Through our partners and work with DBQ youth, we determined that our program would be better suited to address the community needs of youths' SEL & mental health. Our program previously saw the success of SEL interventions through the Multicultural Family Center (MFC)'s Summer Teen Empowerment Program (STEP), which saw 35 out of 4o at -risk teens complete a summer mentoring and workforce development program in Summer 2019; 18 Of 21 in Summer 2020; and 35 out of 40 in Summer 2021. In Summer 2022, STEP aligned its future -ready programming with SEL outcomes, leading to significant growth of participants. The overall SEL composite score showed that the 'Need for overall SEL Instruction' decreased from 24% to 2% of the 47 teens in the program, resulting in a 22% growth for students needing the most SEL Support. Additionally, the overall SEL composite score showed that 'Strength in overall SEL' grew from 2% to 18% of the 47 teens in the program, resulting in 16% of teens strengthening their SEL skills. The largest growth in specific competencies for the 47 teens include Optimistic Thinking- 47% improved in their attitude of confidence, hopefulness, & positive thinking; Self -Awareness- 46% improved in their realistic understanding of their strengths, limitations, & desire for self-improvement; and Relationship Skills- 41% improved in their performance of socially acceptable actions that promote & maintain positive connections with others. The success of the STEP program, the lack of other teen opportunities in DBQ, and the increasing number of teens experiencing crisis helped our program determine that utilizing AmeriCorps can help meet these community needs. Additionally, our program wanted to help support teens in crisis by fostering resiliency. Research has shown that resiliency increases when youth relate to positive adult role models, leading our program to aim to create mentoring relationships with youth. Since the onset of COVID-19, our elementary school -focused AmeriCorps members & host sites reported and documented an increased need for SEL services, both in school & during out -of -school time. The severe SEL needs of students often interrupted AmeriCorps interventions, requiring de-escalation and leading to time needing to be set aside for social -emotional needs to be addressed before learning of any kind could occur. This small adaptation led partners to request that our AmeriCorps program adapt to address SEL needs for youth, as there are no free services focused on these needs in our community, and there is no capacity or funding to address these needs in our schools. Knowing the need for SEL, the program will utilize the Check In/Check Out Intervention (CI CO) which is a well - developed, evidence -based, and efficient Tier II behavioral intervention. CICO (also known as the For Official Use Only Page 5 DRAFT Narratives Behavior Education Program) was designed to reduce the behavioral problems of students who are not responding to Tier I intervention strategies (Filter, KJ., Ford, A.L.B., Bullard, S.J. et al). CICO is a K-12 Intervention strategy that provides students with immediate feedback on behavior & increased positive adult attention. Students will be identified as eligible for AmeriCorps Member 1-1 interventions if they meet 2 of the 4 criteria: having the highest SEL needs through the SEL Screener (Criteria 1); and meet Iowa's definition of at -risk in academic, attendance, or behavior (Criteria 2+). Each CICO session will occur at least 3 times/week for 30 minutes for at least 24 sessions and until the student has been reassessed & results show the student has improved in at least one SEL category. Members will serve as CICO Coordinators or CICO Coaches. CICO follows a structure of 1) Check -in with a positive adult to set goals, 2) Monitoring, Evaluation, and Feedback with CICO Coordinator, and 3) Check-out with the same positive adult to review successes and provide support. During Check -In, CICO Coaches will individually check in with their student caseload to review behavioral goals, collaboratively set goals for the day, and provide encouragement. The CICO Coordinators will observe students' behaviors and provide feedback using a 'point card' to reward students with points for meeting goals. Before the end of the day, students will meet individually with their CICO Coach to assess their point cards, discuss their goals and behaviors, and provide encouragement, praise, and support. Successful implementation of this program will result in students improving in at least one SEL Category. Research on CICO has found that the intervention can improve student behavior, increase accountability and motivation, improve self -monitoring skills and self-esteem, and enhance family engagement efforts. 3-NOTICE PRIORITY - The program fits with the priority areas of: - Organizations leading service in communities with concentrated poverty and serving historically underrepresented and underserved individuals as detailed in our theory of change section; Programs that provide additional benefits to AmeriCorps members. Additionally, the program does fit with several State of Iowa priorities based on the ICVS State Service Plan: 1) comprehensive community strategy 2) engage underrepresented populations and those that provide a high return on investment 3) address disparities with minority populations 4) Governor's priority areas of Future Ready Iowa, childcare and enrichment, and education; 5) actively participate in A-DRT, and 6) priorities based on Iowa Code: Summer Youth Corps through the Multicultural Family Center STEP Program, where students receive workforce development, service learning, high school credit, and the ability to earn a paid stipend, and Iowa National Service Corps. 4-MEMBER EXPERIENCE -- Leadership development is a priority of our program that begins with a strategic strength -based, equity -focused recruitment process. Program staff recruit, interview, and select each member based on their personal For Official Use Only Page 6 DRAFT Narratives and/or professional career goals. All Members receive training & professional development on DEI, Emotional Intelligence, ACES & Trauma -Informed Service. During their term of service, members are challenged to develop personally and professionally by seeking out development opportunities that match their goals and interests. Each host site, as part of the program partnership, offers unique training and professional development opportunities to all members across all program partners, to professionally prepare members for human services careers. For example, DCSD offers Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification, the MFC offers training on Youth Behaviors Interventions, and St. Mark offers a Working Genius workshop. The program has taken significant effort in the last 5 years to increase the living allowance to a 'livable allowance' (from $7.1o/hour to $1-3/hour equivalency) to ensure that members can focus on their experience, instead of worrying about their survival. Additionally, the program expects all host sites to practice barrier removal for AmeriCorps members, including paying for downtown parking, and covering up to $200 per member in expenses for additional professional development opportunities. Recruitment efforts are focused on recruiting members directly from the DBQ Community, from retired professionals & stay-at-home parents to college students & recent high school graduates. Positions are advertised virtually on local job boards, internship websites, and city social media. Paper flyers are taken to bulletin boards in apartment complexes, religious institutions, and community centers across all areas of town. Position advertisements are included in the following City Mailers that go to all households in DBQ: 4 quarterly utility mailers, 2 annual leisure services guides, and 2 City -Focus magazines. Recruiting a representative & diverse member corps is an important part of our program. We prioritize making sure that members from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences are respected, valued, and supported by following up with members on navigating the difficulties of public benefits, referring members to the Member Assistance Plan for mental health services, training host sites in DEI and Trauma to create inclusive service environments, and ultimately meeting members where they are at and listening to what they need to ensure they can be successful in their AmeriCorps Contract. Before enrollment, 20% of the questions asked in interviews are related to DEI to ensure that the program hires members who reflect the youth that we serve through their lived experiences and identities. As many interviews as possible are conducted at the Multicultural Family Center to create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment for all applicants, as this is one of the only spaces in DBQ that actively engages and welcomes diverse communities, including, but not limited to communities of color, LGBTQI, and other culturally diverse groups. Additionally, the Program has worked with ICVS to advocate for changes to the AmeriCorps citizenship requirements to include COFA migrants. The For Official Use Only Page 7 DRAFT Narratives AmeriCorps program is housed in the Community Impact Division, which works closely with the City's Equity & Human Rights Department and the Office of Shared Prosperity. Together, they ensure that AmeriCorps programming & other city programs are culturally competent, equitable, and accessible to community members. Additionally, program staff work with the City's Human Resources department to ensure that all program hiring practices are equitable and inclusive to applicants, members, and staff. Additionally, the city and DCSD have positions within their structure to ensure equitable and strategic recruitment and hiring practices. Organizational Capability 1-ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND AND STAFFING - The City of Dubuque has sponsored an AmeriCorps Program since 2007. The city relies on its expert personnel to plan & implement the grant and provides in -kind administration, personnel, and fiscal support. The Community Impact Director, Heather Satterly, a 3-term AmeriCorps alum, has been the Director since 2017, in addition to managing another Iowa AmeriCorps Program for 3 years. Heather focuses on program compliance, program monitoring, technical assistance, and in-depth training for AmeriCorps Members. Heather serves as a trainer & facilitator for the city & program in the following areas: DEI, Emotional Intelligence, ACES & Trauma, & High -Performing Government. Sarah Berna is the AmeriCorps Coordinator & focuses on the member experience from recruitment to exit. Sarah, an AmeriCorps Alum of the program, has previously worked for the program as a coordinator, a Site Supervisor, & a COVID-19 Virtual Tutoring contractor. Sarah is a certified Elementary Education teacher. The Administrative Assistant for the division will provide administrative support, including conducting background checks, maintaining & auditing member files & timesheets, and providing supplemental member support. Marie Ware, Leisure Services Department Manager, provides oversight of the Director & program and has been directly & indirectly involved with grant award management for over 25 years for 3 cities & a non-profit agency. Nathan Kelleher serves as the Grant Financial Analyst for the City & has worked on the AmeriCorps Program finances since 2021. The Finance Manager for the City provides oversight & support to the Grant Financial Analyst to ensure financial compliance. Jennifer Larson, Finance & Budget Director, has been monitoring all of the City's federal grant activity since 2019. The city has effectively partnered with & facilitated several education & workforce development programs. The city supports Opportunity Dubuque & the Four Mounds Foundation's Heart Program, both focused on education & skill development for DBQ's most marginalized communities. The city has implemented apprenticeship programs in the Public Works Department, a Circles program in the Housing Department, and the Summer Teen Empowerment Program (a For Official Use Only Page 8 DRAFT Narratives future -ready, career program) with the AmeriCorps Program at the Multicultural Family Center. Currently, the city is developing an equity -focused program called "Municipal Career Pathways" (MCP) to engage at -risk youth in public service career exploration. The MCP program intends to change the makeup of the City's future workforce to better represent our community. The city currently has 74o employees, predominantly made up of white males. Breakdown by race & gender for those are as follows: Male= 66%, Female= 34%; White= 92.5%, Black= 4.5%, Hispanic= 2%, Asian= 0.75%, Native American= 0.25%. The city expects over 50% of its workforce to retire in the next 10 years, creating many leadership openings. Program staff has lived experience that shapes how they support & design the program with partners. Staff have grown up in generational poverty, are part of the LGBTQI community, are religiously diverse, and live with several psychiatric disabilities. Staff members were also first -generation college students that had to navigate systems without parental support or guidance. Their experience growing up in poverty and time as AmeriCorps members have informed every action that the program takes. The city has prioritized Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in all aspects of its service delivery, including equity audits of all financial decisions made by the organization, and the intentional engagement with community members from diverse backgrounds in learning about local government and ways to get involved through boards, commissions, and career and volunteer opportunities. 2-COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY - The program prides itself in having a reputation as a high -functioning program and has a complete plan for compliance & accountability. The program ensures site supervisors & host sites fully understand the prohibited activities, non -duplication & non -displacement guidelines, and all other rules and regulations through service agreements and training. The program conducts at least two site visits a year, and a mid-term review to ensure rules & regulations are being followed. Program staff keeps lines of communication open between members and site supervisors to ensure compliance & accountability. Should a compliance issue be suspected or arise, the Director holds a meeting with all parties involved to review guidelines and design a corrective action plan. If compliance issues continue to be a concern, members are removed from their assigned placement until the site can ensure all activities fall within the AmeriCorps guidelines. If compliance issues are not corrected or re -appear, the Director will no longer place members at the host site. Lastly, our staff takes AmeriCorps' Criminal History Record Check very seriously as well as other program management policies including timesheets, in -kind documentation, Member Service Agreements, Host Site Agreements, and more. The Director runs all background checks on members. As these checks are completed, the Director completes the ICVS NSCHC Monitoring Checklist and attaches it to copies of all checks that are kept For Official Use Only Page 9 DRAFT Narratives in the member's electronic file and in a hard copy format. The Administrative Assistant audits all background checks and program staff conduct member/staff file audits twice a year to ensure compliance. The city has strong policies, procedures, and internal controls to prevent, detect, and mitigate the risk of fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. The city utilizes internal control best practices, including segregation of duties, job rotation, oversight management, safeguarding of assets, and organizational, departmental, and divisional standards of procedures and administrative policies that apply to all employees to ensure that staff are educated & trained to prevent mismanagement. These standards are reviewed & updated annually to ensure that relevancy. All levels of the program understand the expectation to report concerns regarding instances of criminal activity, fraud, waste, or abuse directly to the Director, with subsequent reporting to the City's Director of Finance & City Manager, ICVS, and the Office of Inspector General. 3-MEMBER SUPERVISION - All members receive two layers of supervision. 1) Every host site designates a site supervisor to provide daily supervision to members and conducts biweekly, 1-1 meetings with each member for clear guidance. Site supervisors provide on -site training and observation to ensure accurate interventions. 2) The Program serves as an added level of supervision. The Coordinator meets regularly with each member to discuss progress and ensure member activities fall within allowable activities and has an open-door policy so members may contact via an in -person meeting, email, phone, or text at any time for any reason. Before members arrive on site, each site supervisor is trained in person, 1-1, and in recorded webinar format to review overall program changes. Site supervisor training consists of an overview of AmeriCorps & ICVS, member responsibilities, supervisor responsibilities and host site agreements, in - kind match documentation, time sheets, data collection, prohibited activities, and unallowable activities including nonduplication & non -displacement. Cost Effectiveness and Budget Adequacy See Budget Evaluation Summary or Plan N/A Amendment Justification N/A Clarification Summary N/A For Official Use Only Page 10 DRAFT Continuation Changes N/A Grant Characteristics Narratives For Official Use Only Page 11 DRAFT Performance M easures MSYs by Focus Area ,Eduoation:17.6 Tablet: MSYs by Focus Areas FocusArea '. Ed u cat ion 100% MSYs by Objective EK-12 Suooess:17.6 Table2: MSYs by Objectives •• ', K- 12 Success 100% % of MSY NPM VS Applicant VS Not hi ANY 40% 60% ■ Applicant:0 National:10.57 _ Not in ANY:7.03 Table& °/oMSYs by NPM vs.Applicant vs. Not in ANY NPM plicant Not in ANY 60% 0% 40% Table4: No of MSY and Members by Objective No of MSYs No of Members K- 12 Success 17.60 45 Primary Focus Area: Primary Intervention: Secondary Focus Area: Secondary Intervention: Education Mentoring For Official Use Only Page 12 Performance Measure: DBQ Social -Emotional Intervention Focus Education Objective: K- 12 Success No of 10.57 No of 32 Area: M Sys: Members: Problem Statement: Dubuque Community youth are in crisis, resulting in low school attendance, higher need for school behavioral intervention, decreased graduation rates, increased need for mental health interventions, and high rates of risk- taking behaviors. Additionally, youth from marginalized communities are experiencing these crises at higher rates than non- marginalized youth. The program will support K- 12 students through a 2- pronged approach. In the 1st prong, 10RHT + 10QT Members will provide student- specific Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) interventions to K- 5th grade students identified through a Multi- Tiered System of Support. During the summer, 10MT and 2FT positions will be allocated to the Multicultural Family Center' s Summer Teen Empowerment programs to provide mentoring, SEL health interventions, and academic support/career coaching to 50 middle/ high school teens. Students will be eligible for services if they meet 2 of 4 criteria. Students identified as having the highest SEL needs through the SEL Screener (Criteria 1), will be further evaluated by identifying if a student meets Iowa' s definition of at- risk in the areas of academic, attendance, or behavior (Criteria 2+). If a student meets the definition in at least 1 at- risk category & is identified as needing SEL interventions, the student will be eligible to receive AmeriCorps support. The 2nd prong utilizes members to engage youth during out- of- school time & summer as mentors through SEL- focused enrichment programs. This programming is tailored to experiential learning with adults that are interested in furthering 500 youth' s futures & opportunities. Members will develop & implement free, community middle/high school programming focused on building SEL skills that translate into academic & career. 2RHT & 4 MT positions will provide SEL enrichment with K- 5 students during afterschool and summer programs. 1- 1 support requires more time & attention, serving 300 students with 80%improvement is a reasonable goal. Selected Interventions: Mentoring Describe Interventions: Interventions will follow the Check In, Check Out (CICO) model, focusing SEL intervention needs as determined by the DESSA assessment in a 1- 1, mentoring setting. Each CICO session (total 30 minutes/day) will occur at least a minimum of 24 sessions and until the student has been reassessed and results show the student has improved in at least one intervention- targeted SEL category. The 10 RHT (Dubuque Community School District - DCSD)/2 FT (Multicultural Family Center - MFC) Members will serve as CICO Coordinators, while the 10 QT (DCSD)/ 10 MT (MFC) members will serve as CICO Coaches. CICO follows a structure of 1) Check- in with a CICO Coach to set goals, 2) Monitoring, Evaluation, and Feedback with CICO Coordinator, 3) Check- out with the same CICO Coach to review successes and provide support. During Check- In (15 min), CICO Coaches will individually check in with their student caseload to review behavioral goals, collaboratively set goals for the day, and provide encouragement. The CICO Coordinators will observe students' behaviors and provide feedback using a ` point card' to reward students with points for meeting goals. Before the end of the day, students will meet individually for Check- Out (15 min) with their CICO Coach to assess their point card, discuss their goals and behaviors, and provide encouragement, praise, and support. ED1A Output: For Official Use Only Page 13 DRAFT Performance Measure: DBQ Social -Emotional Intervention Problem Statement: SNik#erventions: ED1A: Number of individuals served Target: 300 Individuals M easu red By: Tracking System Described Instrument: AmeriCorps Members will record the names of youth and the number of hours spent receiving interventions in our AmericaLearns data system. Students receiving interventions through DCSD will have a unique identifier associated to them that consists of their grade level, teacher last name, student first name, student last name (ie: K- Satterly, Test, Student). Students receiving interventions through the Summer Teen Empowerment Programs will have a unique identifier associated to them that consists of first name, last name, full birthdate (ie: Test, Student, 01012008). All members, regardless of site, are required to complete detailed intervention reports in AmericaLearns after each session with a student. These reports include information about the length of the session, intervention content, the student' s level of engagement, and a brief assessment of student' s progress. These reports are reviewed and approved by the Site Supervisor of each member to ensure that student information is documented correctly. Program staff regularly review identifiers to ensure no duplication has occurred. The Student Name and unique identifier is then extracted from the AmericaLearns system and uploaded by AmeriCorps Program Staff into the program' s Aperture System to complete the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) assessments. AmeriCorps members will complete the 8- 10 minute DESSA in the first week of meeting and conducting Check- Ins with youth participating in the programs. Youth will be considered served upon completion of at least 24 sessions of the program, when AmeriCorps members complete a 2nd DESSA for the student to assess student progress in the targeted SEL subcategory. ED27C Outcome: ED27C: Number of students with improved academic engagement or social- emotional skills Target: 240 M easu red By: Students Observation Tool Described Instrument: AmeriCorps Members will complete the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA), a nationally standardized, adult- rating screening tool, that will assist AmeriCorps members to identify what Social- Emotional Competencies (Self- awareness, Social awareness, Self- management, Goal- directed behavior, For Official Use Only Page 14 DRAFT Performance Measure: DBQ Social -Emotional Intervention Problem Statement: SNik#erventions: Described Instrument: Relationship skills, Personal responsibility, Decision- making, Optimistic thinking) that a student is strong, typical or needs further assistance with. The DESSA is a five- point Likert- tyle scale assessment that provides an overall Social - Emotional Composite score and a subscore for each of the eight social- emotional competencies. DESSA results are reported using T- scores and percentile ranks. Tools are also available for pre- test/ post- test comparisons and rater comparisons. Online administration produces individual student, classroom, site, and program- level reports. Students will be considered as having improved social and emotional skills when AmeriCorps members complete a 2nd (or more) DESSA for the student to assess student progress, and that progress shows a student has moved from " Needs further assistance" to " Typical" or from " Typical" to " Strength" in at least one of the intervention- targeted social- emotional competencies. The DESSA will be re- administered every 8 weeks or every 24 sessions, whichever comes first. Students who do not improve or that have multiple areas of need will continue to receive services, while students who have improved will be strategically transitioned out of the program. The DESSA has very high internal reliability, and evidence of criterion and construct validity for using the DESSA to measure social- emotional competence is reported in the test manual (LeBuffe et al., 2009/2014) and by Shapiro and LeBuffe (2006). The DESSA has also been examined for racial and ethnic differences for both parent and teacher raters and found no interpretable differences for most comparisons. For Official Use Only Page 15 Program Information AmeriCorps Funding Priorities *Check any priority area(s) that apply to the proposed program. Please refer to the NOFO for the information on the threshold for meeting priority consideration Grant Characteristics *Check any characteristics that are a significant part of the proposed program Underrepresented communities, underserved people, Additional benefits to AmeriCorps members, Creating workforce pathways for AmeriCorps members Innovative Community Strategies For Official Use Only Page 16 Demographics Other Revenue Funds Number of volunteers generated by AmeriCorps members Percent of disadvantaged youth enrolled 100 For Official Use Only Page 17 DRAFT Required Documents Document Name Status Evaluation Not Applicable Federally Approved Indirect Cost Agreement Sent Labor Union Concurrence Not Applicable Other Documents Not Applicable For Official Use Only Page 18 Logic Model Problem Inputs Activities Outputs Short -Term Outcomes Mid -Term Outcomes Long -Term Outcomes The community Resources that are The core activities Direct products from Changes in Changes in behavior Changes in problem that the necessary to deliver that define the program activities. knowledge, skills, or action. condition or status program activities the program intervention or attitudes and Depending on in life. Depending on (interventions) are activities program model that opinions. These program design, program design, designed to address. (interventions), members will outcomes, if these outcomes may these outcomes may including the implement or applicable to the or may not be or may not be number of deliver, including program design, will measurable during measurable during locations/sites and duration, dosage almost always be the grant year. the grant year. number/type of and target measurable during Some programs, AmeriCorps population. the grant year. such as members. environmental or capacity -building programs, may measure changes in condition over a period as short as one year. Dubuque SCHOOL -BASED INDIVIDUAL ED1A: 300 students ED27C: 240 Youth will have: Youth will become Community Youth PROGRAM STUDENT/SMALL served students with more resilient in are in crisis with (Sept. - May) GROUP SEL improved social- Improved their social - regards to school to RHT + to QT INTERVENTIONS: 250 students with emotional skills. attendance. emotional health attendance; with Dubuque -1-1 Social- SEL needs will and mental health. academic success; School District at io Emotional Learning complete our 200 students who Improved academic social and emotional Elementary Schools (SEL) Interventions intervention complete our success. Youth will be more challenges; and risk- in Dubuque Co, IA to K-5 Administered program. program will likely to graduate taking behaviors. at least three times improve at least one Decrease risk -taking high school on time. OUT -OF -SCHOOL per week for 15-30 5o at -risk teens will of the social- behaviors. The DCSD chronic TIME PROGRAM minutes each session complete the Teen emotional skills as absenteeism rates (Sept. - Aug.) for a minimum of 8 Empowerment determined by the Increased positive have been 1 FT at Carnegie weeks or 24 sessions Programs. DESSA. adult relationships. significantly high: Stout Public Library and until the child Elementary 2021- 1 FT at City Arts & has been reassessed 500 community 4o at -risk teens who 22 (22%); Middle Culture Dept. and results show the youth will complete our 2021-22 (23%); and 1 FT at City student has participate in free program will High 2021-22 Engineering Dept. improved in at least enrichment improve in at least (35%)• 2 FT at City one SEL category programs during one social -emotional Multicultural the program year. skill as determined DCSD's 4-year Family Center -1-i or small group by the DESSA. graduation rate has 2 FT at Hillcrest mentoring and SEL decreased by nearly Family Services for at least once a Youth will improve lo% in 8 years: 2 RHT at St Mark week for 40 weeks or in at least one of the 2013-14= 91.49%; Youth Enrichment a total of 4o hours following Social and Page 19 Logic Model Problem Inputs Activities Outputs Short -Term Outcomes Mid -Term Outcomes Long -Term Outcomes 2020-21= 81.91%. during a 6-week Emotional Skills: SUMMER PROGRAM summer program. Self-awareness, The 2021 Iowa (June - Aug.) Social awareness, Youth Survey 4 MT at St Mark COMMUNITY -WIDE Self -management, reported that 17% of Youth Enrichment SEL ENRICHMENT: Goal -directed 6th-grade students, Summer Program -Conduct free behavior, 21% of 8th-grade 2 MT at City enrichment for K- Relationship skills, students, and 24% of Carnegie Stout 5th grade Personal iith-grade students Public Library community youth responsibility, had thoughts of io MT at City 2X times a week for Decision -making, killing themselves Multicultural 50 weeks for at least and Optimistic over the last year. Family Center 2 hours per activity. thinking. STAFF: 1 Director at -Conduct free .5 FTE, 1 enrichment for Coordinator at .95 Middle & High FTE, 1 School community Administrative youth 3x times a Assistant at .58 FTE week for 50 weeks for at least 2 hours EXTENSIVE per activity. MEMBER TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS: CAPACITY 1) 6 hours program BUILDING orientation, 2) 4 SERVICES: hours ACES & -Develop and Trauma -informed support Service, 3) 4 hours partnerships with Intercultural community non - Competency & profits and Equity, 4) 4 hours businesses to engage Emotional youth in future - Intelligence, 5) 8 ready, career - hours Youth Mental focused activities Health First Aid, 6) every week for 50 8 hours Working weeks for at least 5 Genius Workshop, 7) hours each week. 4 hours Ropes Course Team- -Develop and building implement activities & FUNDING: 1) City of curriculum for the For Official Use Only Page 20 Logic Model Problem Inputs Activities Outputs Short -Term Outcomes Mid -Term Outcomes Long -Term Outcomes Dubuque, 2) Municipal Career Dubuque Pathways program Community School to engage K-12th District, 3) Hillcrest grade youth in Family Services, 4) public service St Mark Youth careers every week Enrichment for 50 weeks for at least 5 hours each week. For Official Use Only Page 21 RPT_BGT_424 December 5, 2022 3:54 PM City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program DUBUQUE, THE CITY OF (INC) Application ID: 23AC250967 Budget Dates: Total Amt CNCS Share Grantee Share Section I. Program Operating Costs A. Personnel Expenses 84,014 84,014 0 B. Personnel Fringe Benefits 34,381 34,381 0 C. Travel Staff Travel 5,102 0 5,102 Travel to CNCS-Sponsored Meetings 0 0 0 Member Travel D. Equipment E. Supplies F. Contractual and Consultant Services G. Training Staff Training Member Training H. Evaluation I. Other Program Operating Costs Section I. Subtotal Total $5,102 $0 $5,102 1,350 0 1,350 1,824 0 1,824 3,300 2,250 1,050 Total $3,300 $2,250 $1,050 22,200 22,200 0 $152,171 $142,845 $9,326 Section I Percentage 93.87% 6.13% 0 Section 11. Member Costs A. Living Allowance Full Time (1700 hrs) 154,700 62,000 92,700 1-Year Half Time (900 hours) 0 0 0 Reduced Half Time (675 hrs) 105,300 60,300 45,000 Quarter Time (450 hrs) 58,500 43,500 15,000 Minimum Time (300 hrs) 62,400 31,650 30,750 2-Year Half Time (2nd Year) 0 0 0 2-Year Half Time (1st Year) 0 0 0 Three Quarter Time (1200 hours) 0 0 0 Abbreviated Time (100 hrs) 0 0 0 Total $380,900 $197,450 $183,450 B. Member Support Costs FICA for Members 29,139 29,139 0 Worker's Compensation 12,189 12,189 0 Health Care 19,900 19,900 0 Total $61,228 $61,228 $0 Section 11. Subtotal $442,128 $258,678 $183,450 Section II. Percentages 58.50% 41.50% Section III. Administrative/Indirect Costs A. Corporation Fixed Percentage Corporation Fixed Amount 28,275 3,275 25,000 Commission Fixed Amount 0 0 0 Total $28,275 $3,275 $25,000 B. Federally Approved Indirect Cost Rate Section III. Subtotal $28,275 $3,275 $25,000 Section III Percentage 11.58% 88.42% Section I+Ill. Funding Percentages 81.00% 19.00% Budget Totals $622,574 $404,798 $217,776 Budget Total Percentage 65.02% 34.98% Required Match 34.00% Form 424A Modified SF-424A (4/88 and 12/97) Page 1 December 5, 2022 3:54 PM RPT_BGT_424 # of years Receiving CNCS Funds Total MSYs Cost/MSY Budget Totals Budget Total Percentage Required Match # of years Receiving CNCS Funds Total MSYs Form 424A City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program DUBUQUE, THE CITY OF (INC) Total Amt $0 6 17.60 $22,999.89 CNCS Share $0 0.00% 34.00% 6 17.60 Grantee Share $0 0.00% Modified SF-424A (4/88 and 12/97) Page 2 Budget Narrative: City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program for DUBUQUE, THE CITY OF (INC) Section I. Program Operating Costs A. Personnel Expenses Position/Title -Qty -Annual Salary % Time CNCS Share Grantee Share11 Total Amount AmeriCorps Coordinator - .95 FTE (1984 hours) - responsible for grant oversight, member recruitment, site/member support: - 1 person(s) at 60301 57,286 0 57,286 each x 95 % usage Community Impact Administrative Assistant- .58 FTE (1211 hours) - responsible for grant compliance, NSCHC, file audits/monitoring: - 1 person(s) 26,728 0 26,728 at 46082 each x 58 % usage Category Totalsi �1 84,014 0E_ 84,014 B. Personnel Fringe Benefits Purpose -Calculation IL CNCS Share Grantee Share Total Amount AmeriCorps Coordinator Fringe Benefits: AmeriCorps Coordinator @ 95% time. (FICA@.0765= 4382 + IPERS@ .0944= 5408 + HEALTH(Flat 22,222 0 22,222 Rate=13032)@95%= 12380 + LIFE(Flat Rate=55)@95%= 52 = 22222) Community Impact Administrative Assistant Fringe Benefits: Community Impact Administrative Assistant @ 58% time. (FICA@.0765= 2045 + IPERS@ 12,159 0 12,159 .0944= 2523 + HEALTH(Flat Rate=13032)@58%= 7559 + LIFE(Flat Rate=55)@58%= 32 = 12159) Category Totals 34,381 0 34,381 C. Travel Staff Travel Purpose -Calculation IL CNCS Share Grantee Share Total Amount Travel to CNCS-Sponsored Meetings: N/A to Iowa AmeriCorps State 0 0 0 Programs AmeriCorps Program Staff Travel: AmeriCorps Program Staff Travel: Mileage for site supervision for site visits, mid-term reviews, and service projects - 500 0 1,080 1,080 miles per year x $0.58 per mile (City of Dubuque mileage reimbursement rate) _ $580 + parking fees = $500. Total = $1,080 Volunteer Iowa Required Training: Program Launch: Mileage - 2 Trips to Des 0 1,722 1,722 Moines @ 450miles each = 900miles x $0.58 per mile (City of DBQ reimbursement rate) =$522; Meals- $50/day per diem x 3days ' 2staff= $300; Lodging- $150/night x 3nights' 2staff = $900. Total = $1,722 Volunteer Iowa Required Training: Regional Conference: Air/Ground Transportation, estimated at $500 round trip for 2 staff= $1000; Meals - $50 0 2,300 2,300 per day diem x 4 days . 2 staff = $400; Lodging - $150/night x 3 nights " 2 staff _ $900. Total = $2300 Category Totals 0 5,102F 5,102__j Member Travel Purpose -Calculation —11 CNCS Share Grantee Share Total Amount LCategory Totals1E 0 0 0 D. Equipment Item/Purpose -Qty -Unit Cost ji CNCS Share11 Grantee Share Total Amount Category Totals d 0 F 0 E. Supplies Item -Calculation IL CNCS Share Grantee Share11 Total Amount AmeriCorps Member gear w/AmeriCorps logo: Uniform shirts & badges - 45 members x $30/member; tshirts for summer, longsleeve for winter, polo for 0 1,350 1,350 year -long members - all w/ AmeriCorps logo = $1,350 Category Totals 0 1,350 1,350 F. Contractual and Consultant Services Purpose -Calculation -Daily Rate IL CNCS Share Grantee Share Total Amount AmeriCorps Copy Machine Lease:: AmeriCorps Office Copy machine @ 0 1,824 1,824 $456/quarterly' 4 = $1824- Daily Rate of 0 Category Totals 0 1,824 1,824 G. Training Staff Training Purpose -Calculation -Daily Rate CNCS Share Grantee Share Total Amount L_ Category To:ta:ls:]L_ 0 ::O]� 0 Member Training Purpose -Calculation -Daily Rate CNCS Share Grantee Share I Total Amount Member Development: 4 Mounds Team Building/communication training: 1 0 600 600 trainings per year at $600- Daily Rate of 600- Daily Rate of 600 Volunteer Iowa AmeriCorps Program Council Member Training: $15/member 675 0 675 for registration and material fees= $675- Daily Rate of 50 Daily Rate of 675 Member Training & Recognition Supplies: Orientation, AC Week, Life after AmeriCorps, End Of Service Ceremony: Portfolios, handbooks, printed materials, certificates, pins, lunch for trainings over 6 hours and other 1,575 450 2,025 training/recognition supplies as needed. $45/member " 45 members = $450- Daily Rate of 45 Category Totals 2,250 1,050 3,300 H. Evaluation Purpose -Calculation -Daily Rate CNCS Share11 Grantee Share11 Total Amount Category Totals d 0 T I. Other Program Operating Costs Purpose -Calculation CNCS Share Grantee Share Total Amount National Service Criminal History Check: $54/individual x 45 individuals = $2,430. Includes FBI, state of residence & state of service checks. All staff 2,430 0 2,430 have an adjudicated NSCHC/no expected turn -over for program staff. If staff changes occur, a NSCHC will be conducted for new staff. Volunteer Iowa Required State Member Management Monitoring: $36/member 1,620 0 1,620 x 45 members = $1620 Volunteer Iowa Required State Support & Monitoring fee: $300 x 17.6 MSY = 6,600 0 6,600 $5,280 � 25% tiered fee = $1,320. Total = $5,352 + $1,338 = $6,600 FDESSA Student Assessment: 300 Aperture System licenses @ $9 eachIL 2,700 0 2,700 Americal-earns Impact Suite: Data Collection ($6000 flat fee) & Timekeeping System ($2100 quoted rate) for collection of raw data by AmeriCorps Members 8,100 0 8,100 ASC Membership Fee: Flat rate of $250 250 0 250 AmeriCorps Program Recruitment Materials: Professional print job of program recruitment fliers/trifolds/materials @ $125/job for 4 jobs = $500 500 0 500 Category Totals 22,200 0 22,200 Section Totals 142,845� 9,326 152,171 PERCENTAGE 93.87%11 6.13% Section II. Member Costs A. Living Allowance Item -# Mbrs w/ Allow -Allowance Rate -# Mbrs w/o Allow IL CNCS Share Grantee Share Total Amount Full Time (1700 hrs): 7 Member(s) at a rate of 22100 each 62,000 92,700 154,700 Members W/O allowance 0 Three Quarter Time (1200 hours): Member(s) at a rate of each 0 0 0 Members W/O allowance 1-Year Half Time (900 hours): Member(s) at a rate of each 0 0 0 Members W/O allowance 2-Year Half Time (1st Year): Member(s) at a rate of each 0 0 0 Members W/O allowance 2-Year Half Time (2nd Year): Member(s) at a rate of each 0 0 0 Members W/O allowance Reduced Half Time (675 hrs): 12 Member(s) at a rate of 8775 each 60,300 45,000 105,300 Members W/O allowance 0 Quarter Time (450 hrs): 10 Member(s) at a rate of 5850 each 43,500 15,000 58,500 Members W/O allowance 0 Minimum Time (300 hrs): 16 Member(s) at a rate of 3900 each :�:EL 30,750 62,400 Members W/O allowance 0 Abbreviated Time (100 hrs): Member(s) at a rate of each 0 0 0 Members W/O allowance L_ Category Totals 197,450 183,450 380,900 B. Member Support Costs Purpose -Calculation CNCS Share Grantee Share Total Amount FICA for Members: $380900 *.0765 = 29139 29,139 I 0 29,139 Worker's Compensation: $380900 * .0320 - $12189 IL 12,189 0 12,189 Health Care: Member Healthcare: 400/month * 12 months * 4 members (additional 3 members will be covered with nongrant funds) = $19200 + 19,900 0 19,900 Member Assistance Program: 45 members * $10/member = $450 + $250 enrollment fee = $700 Category Totals 61,228 0 61,228 Section TotalsIL 258,678 J 1831450 442,128 PERCENTAGE 58.51 % 41.49% Section III. Administrative/Indirect Costs A. Corporation Fixed Percentage Item -Calculation CNCS Share Grantee Share Total Amount Corporation Fixed Amount: CNCS share [(142845+258678*.0526=21120)*.1551=3275] + Grantee share 3,275 25,000 28,275 [(142845+258678+9326+183450=594299*.1=59430]*.42066=25000) Commission Fixed Amount: IL 0 0 0 Category TotalsIL 3,275 25,00011 28,275 B. Federally Approved Indirect Cost Rate Calculation -Cost Type -Rate -Rate Claimed -Cost Basis CNCS Share 11 Grantee Share Total Amount Category Totals 0 0 0 Section TotalsIL 3,275L_ 25,000 28,275 PERCENTAGE 11.58% 88.42% Budget Totals 404,798 217,776 622,574 PERCENTAGE 65.02% 34.98% Required Match 0.00% Total MSYS11 17.60 11 Cost/MSY11 22,999.89 Source of Funds -IFSection Match Description Amount Classification Source City of Dubuque (Secured) 131,526 Cash State/Local Dubuque Community School District (Secured) 45,000 Cash State/Local Source of Funds FH,Ilcrest Family Services (Secured) 25,500 Cash Private St. Mark Youth Enrichment (Secure) 15,750 Cash Private Total Source of Funds 217,776 �� AmeriCorps 2023-2024 Iowa AmeriCorps State RFA a Iowa Attachment 1. Alignment with Volunteer Iowa Priorities Form Alignment with Volunteer Iowa Priorities Form The purpose of this form is to provide Volunteer Iowa with additional information needed to support the commission's state -level review. Submission of this form and supporting materials by the deadline specified in the RFA is required. Review Iowa's State Service Plan at https://www.volunteeriowa.org/publications and Iowa's state legislative priorities for service programs as noted in the RFA and below. Answer the questions in this alignment form to the best of your ability. Some questions/priority areas may not be applicable to all applicants. CONTACT INFORMATION FOR REPRESENTATIVE BEFORE GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE All new & recompeting applicants must identify the individual who will represent their program (as needed) before the Volunteer Iowa Grant Review Committee. This individual will be expected to respond to clarification questions that committee members have about the application and the proposed program. Further details on the timing and process for such appearances will be sent to the representative in advance of the Grant Review Committee meeting. Name: Heather Satterly Title: AmeriCorps Director Email Address: hsatterl@citvofdubugug.org Phone Number: 563-513-5536 LIST OF PROPOSED MEMBER SERVICE LOCATIONS All applicants should provide details about the expected service locations for members in their program. This helps the commission to identify geographic gaps in service and avoid duplication and displacement among Iowa programs. Include as much of the information as possible about the sites where AmeriCorps members would be placed including host site name, the host organization's relationship to the sponsor organization (a member of a coalition sponsored by the applicant, etc.), the address or geographic location of the host site, and the number of members to be placed at that site. If host sites are not yet determined, or if the applicant will serve as an intermediary and subgrant to sites, please explain what types of sites would be potential project sites and describe the process that will be used to select sites Carnegie Stout Public Library, Partnership through Every Child Reads Campaign, Dubuque, IA, 1 FT & 2 MT AmeriCorps Members City of Dubuque Arts & Cultural Affairs, Partner with AmeriCorps Program for Future -Ready Teen Programming, 1 FT AmeriCorps Members City of Dubuque Engineering, Partner with AmeriCorps Program for Future -Ready Teen Programming, 1 FT AmeriCorps Members City of Dubuque Leisure Services/Multicultural Family Center, Partner with AmeriCorps Program for Future - Ready Teen Programming, 2 FT & 10 MT AmeriCorps Members Dubuque Community School District, Partnership through Every Child Reads Campaign, Dubuque, IA, 10 RHT, 10 QT of AmeriCorps Members Hillcrest Family Services, Partner with AmeriCorps Program for Future -Ready Teen Programming, 2 FT AmeriCorps Members St Mark Youth Enrichment, Partnership through Every Child Reads Campaign, Dubuque, IA, 2 RHT & 4 MT AmeriCorps Members Attachment 1. Alignment with Volunteer Iowa Priorities Form MEMBER EXPERIENCE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Volunteer Iowa's State Service Plan includes goals to improve member experience, address feasibility for those who face economic barriers to serving, and to engage and retain underrepresented populations. For 2023-2024, all applicants are asked to identify a goal related to improving member experience. Examples could include adding new professional development opportunities for members, improving host site training to provide better member support, introducing or maintaining supplemental member benefits or incentives, or developing diversity/equity/inclusion practices. Briefly describe your program's Member Experience Performance Objective below (you may set a qualitative or quantitative goal). Grantees will be asked to report on progress towards this objective as part of their regular progress reporting to Volunteer Iowa. Those who indicate that they will implement incentives to support recruitment and/or retention should be prepared to track the impact of such measures. The City of Dubuque's goal is to increase funding from the sponsoring agency and host sites to be able to provide an equitable, "livable allowance" for AmeriCorps members in an effort to recruit from community members that may have to self-select out of service opportunities to be able to make ends meet. Additionally, program partners will be expected to extend a training/professional development opportunity from their organization to all members of the program. Do you have an objective of promoting employment among AmeriCorps members X❑ Yes ❑ No in your program? If yes, please provide additional detail as to how you promote employment and for which members this objective applies: All AmeriCorps members, especially full-time members, are encouraged to apply for full-time positions with their host site organization if a position of their interest becomes available. If the host site chooses to hire the member into the open position, the program will exit the member for CPC. The program will work with the site to refill the AmeriCorps position, if possible. * Note: If your program identifies the promotion of employment of AmeriCorps members as a program objective and Volunteer Iowa approves of this objective, it may allow for compelling personal circumstance exits for acceptance of an employment opportunity by applicable members. Typically, such an exit is only possible if a program identifies eligible members at the start of their service terms. ALIGNMENT WITH PRIORITIES BASED ON THE VOLUNTEER IOWA STATE SERVICE PLAN Describe, as applicable, how your organization/program aligns with the following objectives of Iowa's State Service Plan. If the answer is part of your program design and included in the eGrants application, please write "see application." Our intent with this section is not to duplicate information that is already provided but instead to learn about program details that might not be the main focus of your program UI IIICI Y IIVL II VV I LI III LI 10 CVI CI ILJ CI[J[JI IL.Q L I V I I IUI IIIQL. Programs that are part of or utilize a comprehensive community strategy. The City of Dubuque provides AmeriCorps members to partner organizations (Dubuque Community School District, St. Mark Youth Enrichment, Leisure Services, and Carnegie Stout Public Library) that are active member of Dubuque's Every Child Read campaign, focusing on improving grade -level reading, youth Social - emotional learning, and reducing Summer Learning Loss. Additionally, the Multicultural Family Center, Arts + Cultural Affairs, City Engineering Department, Carnegie Stout Public Library and Hillcrest Family Services work collaboratively to provide resources and engagement to teens across Dubuque. Across our program, our partners collaboratively use AmeriCorps members to provide programming and services focused on engaging youth through education, enrichment, and meaningful engagement with community youth. Programs or strategies that engage underrepresented populations and those that provide a high return on investment. Attachment 1. Alignment with Volunteer Iowa Priorities Form There are several underrepresented populations that the Dubuque program works to engage. 1) Communities of Color, including Black, Latinx, and Pacific Islander youth through partnerships with Dubuque Community School District, St Mark Youth Enrichment, Hillcrest Family Services and the Multicultural Family Center; 2) Teens are significantly underserved in Dubuque, and are being prioritized by the Multicultural Family Center, Hillcrest Family Services, Arts and Culture, and Engineering. 3) We consider all youth to be a high return on investment because they are the future of our community. By engaging with them through Social -Emotional Learning, we are helping them build skills for their future. Programs in geographic areas that are underserved or have the highest need. See Application. Programs that address disparities in rural communities or with minorities. See application. Our program serves the most diverse part of Dubuque- our youth, and they are in extreme crisis. Governor's priority areas. Volunteer Iowa will prioritize programs that support Governor -identified priorities such as Future Ready Iowa, Iowa's energy plan, childcare and enrichment, digital literacy, and education. Future -Ready Iowa, childcare and enrichment, and education. Through our partnership with the MFC, Arts & Culture, and Engineering, we are focused on helping teens become future -ready through academics and career readiness programming. Through our Summer programs with St Mark and Carnegie Stout Public Library, we support childcare and enrichment. With DCSD, our SEL focus is aimed to better support students in an academic and educational environment. Indicate your organization's participation in the following priority areas. Priority Area Yes/No Notes My program currently participates in the Iowa AmeriCorps Yes Disaster Response Team (Iowa A-DRT). My organization is certified as a Service Enterprise. No My organization is a program partner or certified program No Dubuque Community School partner with Iowa MENTOR (the Iowa Mentoring Partnership). District is a certified program partners with Iowa MENTOR. My organization program is registered on Volunteer Iowa's Get Yes Connected through Connected volunteer portal. VolunteerDBQ.com My organization program will submit nominations for the Yes Historically, the Dubuque Governor's Volunteer Awards and/or the Iowa Volunteer Hall of program submits all 4-term Fame recognition programs. members for the Governor's Volunteer Awards. ALIGNMENT WITH PRIORITIES BASED ON IOWA CODE Applicants wishing to certify or register under a state legislative priority area should complete the relevant sections of this form. Copies of the certifications should be maintained by the applicant. Applicants who do not apply for certification but who are identified as meeting state priority requirements during grant review may be invited to apply for certification at a later date. State Priority: Green Corps A program that involves youth, or AmeriCorps members of any age, in major transformative projects emphasizing energy efficiency, historic preservation, neighborhood development, and storm water reduction and management. Program details are outlined in the Iowa Administrative Code 817, Chapter 10. Use the Attachment 1. Alignment with Volunteer Iowa Priorities Form following link to view the related Code: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/administrativeRules/chapters?agency=817. To request recognition as a Green Corps program, please address the following: 1. The proposed project provides youth with meaningful community service opportunities in one or more of the following areas (indicate all that apply): ❑ energy efficiency ❑ historic preservation ❑ neighborhood development ❑ storm water reduction and management 2. The proposed program also provides capacity -building activities, training, and implementation of a major transformative "green" project (Yes/No): 3. For the proposed project, the applicant will develop a community partnership group whose membership will include a cross section of the community served (Yes/No): State Priority: Iowa Summer Youth Corps A program that involves disadvantaged youth (ages 16-25) in meaningful service opportunities that enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and fulfill unmet community needs. Program details are outlined in the Iowa Administrative Code 817, Chapter 9. Use the following link to view the related Code: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/administrativeRules/chapters?agency=817. To request recognition as an Iowa Summer Youth Corps program, please address the following: 1. The proposed project provides youth with meaningful community service opportunities (Yes/No): YES, through the Multicultural Family Center's Summer Teen Empowerment Program. 2. The applicant will provide youth participants with instruction and reflection activities to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities(Yes/No): YES, through the Multicultural Family Center's Summer Teen Empowerment Program. State Priority: Reading Corps A program that engages members in data -based, problem -solving models 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. Program details are outlined in the Iowa Administrative Code 817, Chapter 11. Use the following link to view the related Code: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/administrativeRules/chapters?agencv=817. These guidelines are for use by Volunteer Iowa and the Iowa Department of Education (IDOE) in certifying AmeriCorps programs for inclusion as part of the Iowa Reading Corps program. In order to become an Iowa Reading Corps program, applicants will need to provide evidence that each of the eight (8) program requirements below are adequately satisfied. Please submit the supporting documentation (combined into a single file) along with this form in IowaGrants. Additional follow-up may be requested in IowaGrants, via email, and/or via in -person visits led by Volunteer Iowa and the Iowa Department of Education. Description of Category Program Requirement Potential Data Sources Evidence Uploaded Attachment 1. Alignment with Volunteer Iowa Priorities Form 1 Core Programs shall provide 90 Building literacy schedule or daily Instruction minutes reading instruction calendar, including each K-3 grade daily in the universal system level 2 Time of day A program shall provide Building literacy schedule or daily instructional services during calendar, including each K-3 grade regular schools in addition to level regular universal instruction 3 Skill Provides skill development in Documents of instructional Development one or more of the following: methodology, instructional ❑ phonemic awareness, materials and accompanying scripts ❑ phonics, ❑ fluency, ❑ vocabulary, and/or ❑ comprehension 4 Evidence- Reading program is supported Summarized evidence (e.g., pre - Based by evidence -based research. and post-) of success of programming being successful with previous student cohorts; or evidence of the program's instructional approach and routines being successful with students. 5 Staff Implemented by certified Schedule of training that has (or instructional staff with will) occur for those providing appropriate training and staff direct instruction. development. 6 Progress Program includes a Comparison of progress monitoring Monitoring psychometrically sound (i.e., tool and monitoring frequency reliable and valid) progress against that of department monitoring tool(s). approved monitoring measures and frequency requirements. 7 Implementati Instruction delivered with Implementation fidelity checks or on Fidelity intended frequency, duration checklists - may include evidence of and instructional focus. instructional routine consistency Includes appropriate and accurate progress monitoring supervision by certified staff checks 8 Data -Based There are appropriate entrance Statement of entrance and exit Decision and exit criteria that exist and criteria. Listing of staff responsible Making instructional staff are for supervision of instruction supervised by certified staff monitoring of overall delivery, who make instruction decisions including qualifications. Evidence regarding instructional changes these staff are responsible with and exiting. educational decision -making and are certified staff members. Attachment 1. Alignment with Volunteer Iowa Priorities Form State Priority: Refugee Rebuild, Integrate, Serve, Empower (RISE) AmeriCorps A program to increase community integration and engagement for diverse refugee communities in urban and rural areas across the state. Program details are outlined in the Iowa Administrative Code 817, Chapter 12. Use the following link to view the related Code: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/administrativeRules/chapters?agency=817. The certification process for Refugee RISE AmeriCorps programs is conducted jointly by Volunteer Iowa and the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS). In addition to reviewing the responses provided to the questions below, Volunteer Iowa and/or DHS may request further follow-up through IowaGrants, email, and/or in -person visits. 1. The proposed project will increase community integration and engagement for diverse refugee communities in rural and urban areas across the state (Yes/No): 2. The proposed program will recruit and train AmeriCorps members to improve the economic well-being and health of economically disadvantaged refugees in local communities across Iowa (Yes/No): 3. For applicants with previous experience in providing related services, provide (via a narrative description and/or an upload of supporting documentation) a description of the programming and evidence of program performance that was not otherwise provided as part of the AmeriCorps application. Specifically, evidence of program performance should include: Any program evaluation results and outcomes : # of refugees served and proportion compared to all individuals to be served over the most recent program year: # of FTE dedicated to refugee services and proportion compared to overall FTE for the organization/program: 4. For applicants proposing a new program model, provide any additional description or documentation for the evidence base of the proposed model, not already included in the AmeriCorps application: 5. Amount of state funding requested, including how the requested funds fit into the overall AmeriCorps budget and performance measure targets. For the most recent program years, a total of $200,000 was available. Funding availability for the current competition will not be known until the conclusion of the state legislative session in the spring. State funding can be used as match towards the federal funding request. Specify amount of state funding requested Specify # of refugees to be served in relation to all individuals to be served Specify # of MSY to be dedicated to refugee services 6. Attach letters of support verifying community coordination and cooperation. State Priority: Iowa National Service Corps Per Iowa Code 15H.9, any AmeriCorps program funded under this competition is considered part of the Iowa Attachment 1. Alignment with Volunteer Iowa Priorities Form National Service Corps and the AmeriCorps positions in that program are considered Iowa National Service Corps positions. Therefore, no separate Iowa National Service Corps certification application is required of Iowa AmeriCorps State applicants. For organizations wishing to certify Iowa National Service Corps positions without requesting Iowa AmeriCorps State funding, please contact Volunteer Iowa at americorps@volunteeriowa.org for more details and application materials.