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GrantIowa 2026–2027 Career Academy Incentive Fund
Atlas Opportunity Score91/100
FundingUp to $1,000,000 per grant under Iowa Code 2026 section 257.51(3); Iowa Department of Education awards up to $5 million annually across the program.
DeadlineNovember 13, 2026. The current official submission instructions do not state a closing clock time or time zone.
Required next actionQualify a current Iowa school district/community college partnership before applicant-specific action. Verify prior CAIF award history and rubric score, regional-center/career-academy structure, confirmed partner commitments, five-year enrollment, work-based learning and credential alignment, detailed multi-year budget, procurement and equipment/technology allowability, then complete all ORIGINAL-outreach recipient, Email_Opt_Out, permanent-bounce, exact-opportunity deduplication and authoritative send-history gates. Ordinary ORIGINAL outreach must not introduce N9+.
Current statusActiveSource verificationSeptember 24, 2026Tracked applicant typesCommunity College, School or School District
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