Iowa Admin. Code r. 877-10.1 - Iowa conservation corps

The department of workforce development is responsible for administering the Iowa conservation corps (ICC). The purpose of the ICC is to provide meaningful and productive public service jobs for the young, the unemployed, and the handicapped.

(1) Components. The Iowa conservation corps consists of three program components: an in-school public service employment program for disadvantaged and handicapped youth; a summer employment program for youth from all social and economic classifications; and a program for unemployed young adults.

(2) Special projects. Up to $30,000 each fiscal year may be used to fund special projects which:

a. Meet the purposes of the Iowa conservation corps;

b. Are multistate, national or international in scope; and

c. Provide significant educational or career development benefits to Iowa conservation corps enrollees.

To be funded, projects must be approved in writing by the director of the department of workforce development. ICC local matching requirements are waived for all special projects.

(3) All inquiries concerning the Iowa conservation corps should be directed in writing or orally to Department of Workforce Development, 150 Des Moines Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309.

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Iowa Admin. Code r. 877-10.1