Future Ready Iowa |

Future Ready Iowa connects Iowans to the education and training required for good paying jobs and careers to improve people's lives. The Future Ready Iowa goal is to have 70 percent of Iowans with education and training beyond high school by 2025.

Future Ready Iowa Programs

Last-Dollar Scholarship

Learn more about the Last-Dollar Scholarship.

Scholarship Information

Employer Innovation Fund

Business solutions that can help your organization.

Innovation Fund Information

Registered Apprenticeship

View information about Registered Apprenticeship programs in the state.

Registered Apprenticeship Information

Coronavirus Relief Fund Grant Awardees

A series of Coronavirus Relief Fund grants were awarded to support Iowa's workforce though job training opportunities for those whose employment was affected by the pandemic. View the awardees for the Employer Innovation Fund Grant, the Registered Apprenticeship Expansion Grant, and the Earn and Learn Grant.

Hear from Iowans as we celebrate Registered Apprenticeship week 2020. Learn why a Registered Apprenticeship program may be right for you or your company
As learning moves to virtual classrooms amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, one Future Ready Iowa Program is uniquely equipped to help students navigate their courses and future careers. The FRI Virtual Mentoring program connects Last-Dollar Scholarship students with mentors in their chosen fields. For more about the program, click this link: https://futurereadyiowamentoring.chronus.com/about
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Governor Kim Reynolds highlighted several workforce programs during her 2020 Condition of the State address. In addition, she laid out her administration's workforce priorities for 2020 and beyond.
The Iowa Restaurant Association recently was awarded $50,000 from the Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund. The Association's ProStart program helps place aspiring chefs into kitchens around the state for training and mentoring. The funding helps them put on a massive statewide cooking competition that pits teams of high school chefs against each other...and the clock.

Hear from Iowans as we celebrate Registered Apprenticeship week 2020.
Virtual Mentoring helps students stay connected during COVID-19
You may have heard the name before, but what is Future Ready Iowa?
Governor Kim Reynolds highlights several workforce initiatives in her 2020 Condition of the State address
Employer Innovation Fund Helps High School Students Compete in the Kitchen