Iowa Code Title VII. Education and Cultural Affairs [Chs. 256-305B] § 257.51. Career academy fund--grant program

1. A career academy fund is created and established as a separate and distinct fund in the state treasury under the control of the department of education.

3. The department of education shall adopt rules to establish and administer a career academy grant program to provide for the allocation of money in the fund in the form of competitive grants, not to exceed one million dollars per grant, to school corporations for career academy infrastructure, career academy equipment, or both, in accordance with the goals of this section and to further the goals of the establishment and operation of career academies under section 258.15. The rules adopted by the department of education shall specify the eligibility of applicants and eligible items for grant funding. Priority for grants shall first be given to applications to establish new career academies that are organized as regional centers pursuant to chapter 256, subchapter VII, part 2. Subsequent priority shall be given to applications for expanding existing career academies.