Modeled after President FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which helped dig our country out of the Great Depression, the Civilian Restoration Corps (CRC) is a modern version built specifically for Iowa. 

The CRC is designed to create more than 100,000 jobs across the state, rebuilding and improving Iowa's infrastructure and economy. There are ten different initiatives Iowans can apply for, such as:

• Installing clean water projects across the state
• Installing food and herbal medicine community gardens in every town and city (e.g., school properties, college campuses, dense population areas with little access to green space)
• Helping farmers tap into new markets
• Rebuilding barns and outbuildings for farmers, and providing labor for rural Iowa
• Fixing roads and bridges
• and more.

Because the CRC is a multi-faceted, comprehensive plan, there are several moving parts. To help break it down and make it simpler to understand, here are four introductory PDFs: 

1. How the CRC is structured — 100,000+ new jobs across the state. 10 different initiatives to choose from. You want a better Iowa? Sign up for the CRC and help build it. Future generations will remember the CRC!

2. How the CRC is Funded — Just as the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (which later became the Nasdaq) was originally designed to fund infrastructure projects (docks, wharfs, bridges, roads) during the nation's founding, the New Iowa Stock Exchange allows Iowans to directly invest in their favorite infrastructure projects. A sales tax on every stock purchase helps fund roads, bridges, libraries, school, and the New Iowa Healthcare Compact (see healthcare plan below). 

3. The CRC Inventor's Guild — While there are 10 initiatives Iowans can sign up for, there is one new agency within the CRC. The Inventor's Guild helps regular Iowans develop and patent their ideas and turn them into products. Normally a patent attorney can cost $30,000+, and overhead to lift a product off the ground is out of reach for most Iowans. The Inventor's Guild helps Iowans patent and see their inventions to market in exchange for 1-5% in future royalties. The more Iowans who invent, the more these royalties braid together to fund the Iowa Commonwealth Trust, which funds roads, bridges, libraries, schools, and the New Iowa Healthcare Compact. 

4. The 'Set the Captives Free' Act — Projected to save Iowa taxpayers $18-21 M annually, this legislative act creates a rehabilitation program which allows eligible inmates to work for the CRC. For every hour worked, they cut one hour off their sentence, allowing them to cut their time in half. Officers and mental health support mental health specialists. Victims of criminals reserve the right to block eligibility of inmates involved in violent or malicious crimes. 

Now that you understand the structure, how it's funded, and how the CRC helps fund services we all depend on, the following PDFs describe each of the 10 initiatives Iowans will be able to sign up to join. Each PDF represents one of the six legislative acts that will each enact a separate part of the CRC. 

1.Rural Iowa Revitalization Act (RIRA) PDF— Authorizes the creation of three CRC initiatives: FarmHire (rebuilds barns and outbuildings, and provides labor for rural Iowa), Trail Trimmers (improves trails, campsites, and access points to bolster our outdoors industry), and RoadReady Iowa (fixes roads and bridges, and disability access). 

2. Crop Diversity & Energy Sovereignty Act (CDESA) PDF — Authorizes the creation of MycoFuel Engineers (clean water projects), SolarBerry Brigade (helps farmers tap into new markets), and Union Energy Works (builds our economy and ends eminent domain abuse). 

Note: The other three PDFs are coming soon! Please check back.