Nominations for an award honoring high school coaches and assistant coaches in Linn, Johnson or Jones County are being accepted by the Iowa Children of Promise organization.

The Children of Promise - Coach of the Year award will be presented by Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz at the Coaches for Kids banquet on April 10 at the Marriott Hotel in Cedar Rapids.The winner will receive a plaque and $500 cash award to be given to their school or booster club in their name.

A nomination form is available at iowachildrenofpromise.org. Nominations close on March 2.

The funds raised from the Coaches for Kids event will be used to support the Children of Promise mentoring programs that serve more than 420 youths facing multiple life challenges, including those with parents involved in the correctional system. It serves youths in Linn, Johnson, and Jones County. Children of Promise is a program of the Community Corrections Improvement Association (CCIA), a 501(c) (3) non-profit foundation.