2008 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Continuation Grants

The summary for the 2008 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Continuation Grants Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	2008 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Continuation Grants
	CFDA Number:	94.007
	CFDA Description:	Planning and Program Development Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Corporation for National and Community Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Law Justice and Legal Services Community Development Health Disaster Prevention and Relief Environment Education Food and Nutrition
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	CNCS-GRANTS-061307-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jun 14, 2007
	Creation Date:	Jun 13, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 12, 2007
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jul 20, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	6
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$250,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$45,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: This is a continuation grant only open to the 2007 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service grant recipients. If you are not one of the six 2007 grantees, please go to the www.MLKDAY.gov website to see how to apply for a subgrant beginning in August.
Grant Description: The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation) anticipates the availability of approximately $500,000 to award 2008 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Continuation Grants, subject to the availability of FY 2008 appropriations. The Corporation expects to make up to six awards covering a period of up to one year. The award amount for the third year will range from approximately $50,000 to $200,000. Upon approval, funding will be made available for only the third year. Funding for the third year is contingent upon satisfactory performance in the second year (including securing the applicable match), the availability of funds and other criteria established in the award agreement. The Corporation has no obligation to provide additional funding. Purpose of Grants: The purpose of the grants is to mobilize more Americans to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday as a day of service in communities, to encourage people who do serve on this Holiday to make a long-term commitment to community service, and to bring people together around the common focus of service to others. Accordingly, we will award multi-year grants to bring year-long focus to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service efforts. The grants will be awarded to "intermediary" applicants who will, through subgrants or direct funding, plan and carry out direct service activities on the federal holiday honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 2008 (January 21, 2008). Focus of Grants: Applicants must address how they will: 1) improve the lives of disadvantaged youth through engaging them in providing service to others or as recipients of service, 2) fund projects with a multi-state, national focus (10 or more states), or a comprehensive statewide initiative; 3) make a minimum of 10 subgrants or projects, 4) ensure that all subgrants or projects have significant activities that take place on or during Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, and 5) grow the impact of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service activities from one year to the next. Eligible Applicants: Those organizations that received a 2007 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service grant from the Corporation. For Further Information: This Notice, the complete application instructions, and other relevant material will be emailed to all applicants. If there are any questions please contact James Willie at jwillie@cns.gov. The TDD number is 202-606-3471. Upon request, this information will be made available in alternative formats for persons with disabilities. These funds are subject to the availability of FY 2008 appropriations under authority of section 198(s) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42USC12653(9)), authorizing the Corporation to make grants to share the cost of planning and carrying out service opportunities in conjunction with the federal legal holiday honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. This is the third and final year of funding for grantees under their 2006 application.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: will be sent to existing grantees.
Announcement
Grant Announcement Contact: James Willie
Grant Review Specialist
Phone 202-606-6845 jwillie@cns.gov MLKDay@cns.gov is the official mailbox for this grant competition
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