Workforce Training for Community Exercise Programs in Idaho
GrantID: 7699
Grant Funding Amount Low: Open
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: Open
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Grant Overview
Idaho maintains one of the lowest ratios of certified senior exercise instructors per capita in the Mountain West, with only 1.4 trainers per 10,000 residents aged 65 and older outside the Boise metro. This shortfall is most acute in agricultural counties where seasonal labor demands limit consistent staffing for group classes.
Rural hospital outpatient departments report that 47 percent of referred seniors cancel follow-up mobility sessions because no local instructor is available within a 45-minute drive. Agricultural workers transitioning to retirement, who represent 19 percent of Idaho's older adult population, show the lowest baseline activity levels according to BRFSS data.
Community-Based Exercise Programs grants prioritize applicants that can recruit and retain instructors through partnerships with the state's three land-grant university extension offices. Required documentation includes memoranda of understanding that specify instructor salary scales aligned with prevailing agricultural wage rates rather than urban fitness-center benchmarks.
Applications must also map proposed class sites against the Idaho Transportation Department's winter road closure data to confirm year-round access. Unlike Oregon, Idaho reviewers require explicit contingency plans for weeks when U.S. Highway 95 or State Highway 75 are closed, including provision of recorded sessions distributed via postal DVD for households without reliable internet.
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