FY27 (CTSOs) Career and Technical Student Organizations - Support

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Project Title: Support for Career and Technical Student Organizations CFDA Code: 84.048 Funding Period: July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 General Information: Federal The purpose of the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act is to improve the academic and career, and technical skills of secondary (5-12) and post-secondary students who elect to enroll in career and technical education programs. Funds made available under this Act are to supplement, but not supplant, non-federal funds expended to carry out career and technical education activities. Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) provide students the opportunity to learn more about and develop skills in their respective career areas as an integral part of the career and technical education program of instruction. (1) The support of career and technical student organizations that are an integral part of the career and technical education instructional program, especially with respect to efforts to increase minority participation in those organizations. (2) The support of career and technical student organizations may include but is not limited to, expenditures for: (i) The positions of State executive secretaries and State advisors for career and technical student organizations; (ii) Leadership development workshops; (iii) The development of curriculum for career and technical student organizations; and (iv) Field or laboratory work incidental to vocational (career and technical) training so long as the activity is supervised by vocational (career and technical) education personnel who are qualified in the occupational area and is available to all students in the instructional program without regard to membership in any student organizations. (3) The support of vocational (career and technical) student organizations may not include: (i) Lodging, feeding, conveying, or furnishing transportation to conventions or other forms of social assemblage; (ii) Purchase of supplies, jackets, and other effects for students’ personal ownership; (iii) Cost of non-instructional activities such as athletic, social, or recreational events; (iv) Printing and disseminating non-instructional newsletters; (v) Purchase of awards for recognition of students, advisors, and other individuals; or (vi) Payment of membership dues General Information: State As outlined in Iowa's transition plan for the administration of the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, a portion of the funds received by the state through this Act is reserved for career and technical education program students who are members of career and technical student organizations. The funds are to be used to provide supplementary support services for individuals participating in career and technical education programs. The services are to assist these individuals in their successful completion of career and technical education programs. Permissive Uses of Grant Funds (examples) (1) Coordinate state’s delegation at national meetings (2) Conference planning service Regional processing Lodging for advisor or director Meal planning Agenda planning Related travel for coordinator (include as part of contract) Collect/assemble state applications (3) Officer oversight Agenda Arrangement Officer training Officer travel, other than conference/convention-related (see item 1 in non-permissive uses) (4) Communication with local advisor Preparation of materials Mailings Communication with l