Grant Management Resources

Effective Grant and Program Management

• National Service Criminal History Check (NSCHC)
  • CNCS NSCHC Resource Page
  • CNCS Online eCourse (the link takes you to the AmeriCorps Litmos system)
  • Volunteer Iowa NSCHC Documentation Checklist 
  • NSCHC Under 18 Memo document 
  • Volunteer Iowa NSCHC Monitoring Checklist 
  • National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW)
  • Iowa Single Contact Repository
  • NSCHC Manual 
  • NSCHC Frequently Asked Questions 
  • Challenging Not Cleared Recommendation for Individual Applicant 
  • NSCHC Other Identification Examples 
  • NSCHC Procedures
    • 22-23 Volunteer Iowa NSCHC Samples Procedures - Vendors (Truesscreen/Fieldprint) (NEW)
    • 22-23 Volunteer Iowa NSCHC Sample Procedures - Iowa State Repository (DCI) (NEW)
  • 22-23 Volunteer Iowa NSCHC Sample Policy  (NEW)

• Host Site Management 
  • Host Site Agreement Template for 2022-2023 (NEW)
  • Host Site Agreement - Highlights for Site Supervisors (NEW)
  • Host Site Monitoring and Assessment Tool (NEW)

• IowaGrants Resources
  • IowaGrants Program Status Report Actions
  • Giving Access to Your Grant in IowaGrants
• Governing links outlined in the Grant Application (updated for 2020-2021 grant year)
• Teleservice Policy from CNCS
• Volunteer Iowa Days of Service toolkit
• CNCS Communication Resources (Branding Guidance)
• Performance Measure Instructions from CNCS - 2021
• Performance Measure Report (link coming soon)
• Data Quality presentation and materials (link coming soon)
• Program Evaluation Resources
  • Evaluation information from AmeriCorps site
• AmeriCorps Documentation Retention Periods (updated 9/1/2022)