2004 National Direct Professional Corps

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	Federal Grant Title:	2004 National Direct Professional Corps
	CFDA Number:	94.006
	CFDA Description:	AmeriCorps
	Federal Agency Name:	Corporation for National and Community Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other Law Justice and Legal Services Housing Health Environment Employment Labor and Training Education Disaster Prevention and Relief Community
	Category Explanation:	The Corporation connects Americans of all ages and backgrounds with opportunities to give back to their communities and country. Organizations may focus on various issue areas including, but not limited to: education, environment, health and human se
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	012004-002
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 02, 2004
	Creation Date:	Aug 18, 2004
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 17, 2004 The Corporation strongly encourages you to submit an electronic application using its eGrants web-based system. Please register with eGrants and establish a draft application for the competition at least 3 weeks prior to the filing deadline of August 17, 2004. Please visit http://www.nationalservice.org/egrants/index.html to access eGrants. If you are unable to submit your application using eGrants, a paper application along with a diskette or CD Rom with an exact duplicate of your application must be received at the Corporation for National and Community Service, 1201 New York Avenue, NW, 9th Floor, Box PC, Washington, DC 20525 the deadline.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Aug 18, 2004
	Expected Number of Awards:	60
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,933,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the ?Corporation??) announces the availability of approximately $2,933,000 in fiscal year 2004 AmeriCorps funds to award Professional Corps program grants to eligible organizations. The Corporation anticipates making 30 to 60 grants, ranging from $30,000 to $100,000. These grants will support programs addressing critical community needs through the service of professionals, such as teachers, nurses, doctors, emergency medical technicians (EMT), and other health care providers, social workers, early childhood development staff, engineers, lawyers, paralegals, police officers and firefighters in communities with inadequate numbers of such professionals. The scope of these programs must be multi-state. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and subdivisions of states, including city and local government entities. The Corporation will make awards covering a period not to exceed three years, with continued funding during the course of the three years contingent upon satisfactory performance, the availability of funds through appropriations, and other criteria established in the award agreement. These funds are available under authority provided in the Omnibus Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2004. NOTE: Publication of this announcement does not obligate the Corporation to award any specific number of grants or to obligate the entire amount of funds available, or any part thereof, for grants under the challenge grant program. Please review the full announcement at http://www.nationalservice.org/whatshot/notices.html
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Funding Opportunity for the 2004 National Direct Professional Corps
http://www.nationalservice.org/whatshot/notices.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Hudson, William, Law Office Manager, Phone 202-606-5000 X265, Fax 202-565-2796, Email whudson@cns.gov whudson@cns.gov Hudson, William
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