The Iowa Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (Iowa WIPA) initiative is designed to support all Iowa Social Security Administration (SSA) beneficiaries in pursuing their career objectives and effectively manage their benefits and applicable work incentives at the same time. The State of Iowa is supporting two Community Work Incentive Coordinators (CWICs). These professionals coordinate a wide array of disability and employment professionals statewide in providing job seekers with information about benefits management, and in connecting job seekers with professional assistance in benefits management.
The leadership for the Iowa WIPA grant will be facilitated by the Governance Group. The Governance Group, organized in 1998 was developed through several joint grant initiatives: