AmeriCorps National Planning Grants |
The summary for the AmeriCorps National Planning 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.
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Federal Grant Title: AmeriCorps National Planning Grants CFDA Number: 94.006 CFDA Description: AmeriCorps Federal Agency Name: Corporation for National and Community Service Category of Funding Activity: Housing Natural Resources Health Education Community Development Agriculture Other Environment Law Justice and Legal Services Disaster Preventio Category Explanation: Subject to the availability of appropriations for fiscal year 2007, the Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the anticipated availability of approximately 88,000,000 to award to new and re-competing AmeriCorps St Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-081106-001 Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice Funding Instrument Type: Grant Posted Date: Aug 11, 2006 Creation Date: Aug 15, 2006 Original Closing Date for Applications: Feb 15, 2007 On-Line Grant Application Submission To submit your application, access eGrants (www.americorps.gov/egrants), the Corporations integrated, secure, web-based system for applications. Application instructions are available at www.americorps.gov/for_organizations/funding. The deadline for eGrants submissions is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard/Daylight Time on the deadline. 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, Box [Name of the Program to Which You Are Submitting], 1201 New York Avenue, NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20525 by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard/Daylight Time on the deadline. Current Closing Date for Applications: Information not provided Archive Date: Feb 16, 2007 Expected Number of Awards: Information not provided Estimated Total Program Funding: Information not provided Federal Grant Award Ceiling: $50,000 Federal Grant Award Floor: Information not provided Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Independent school districts County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Special district governments City or township governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Applicants must apply directly to the Corporation. These grants do not include AmeriCorps members. Program must operate in more than one state. Applicant applies directly to the Corporation for a maximum of $50,000.
- Grant Description
- Purpose of GrantsAmeriCorps National Planning Grants: The Corporation awards these grants directly to organizations to assist them in developing an AmeriCorps program in more than one state. They must not have received a National Direct grant in the past. The purpose of a planning grant is to enable the grantee to successfully compete in the following grant cycle. Planning grants may not be used to support members. For more than a decade, the Corporation for National and Community Service-through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve programs-has mobilized a new generation of engaged citizens. This year, more than 1.8 million individuals of all ages and backgrounds will serve through these programs. They will help thousands of national and community nonprofit organizations, faith-based groups, schools, and local agencies meet local needs in education, the environment, public safety, homeland security, and other critical areas. For example, in 2005-2006, more than 21,000 national service volunteers contributed to hurricane relief and recovery across the country.AmeriCorps grants are generally awarded to eligible organizations to recruit, train, and manage AmeriCorps members who address unmet community needs. AmeriCorps members are individuals who engage in community service. Members may receive a living allowance during their term of service. Upon successful completion of their service members receive an education award from the National Service Trust. Roughly three quarters of all AmeriCorps grant funding goes to Governor-appointed state service commissions which award subgrants to nonprofit organizations in their states. These organizations recruit AmeriCorps members to respond to local needs. The Corporation distributes most of the remainder of the grant funding directly to national organizations operating in more than one state. We will give special consideration to projects that address one or a combination of four strategic initiatives: 1. Mobilizing more volunteers. The Corporation will invest in organizations that can effectively recruit, train, manage, and use volunteers who will ultimately have an impact on the success of their program. We will increase the capacity of faith-based and other community organizations to mobilize volunteers in communities to meet critical needs. We plan to support organizations that develop strong partnerships and collaborations with volunteer centers or other volunteer connector organizations in their service areas. 2. Ensuring a brighter future for all of Americas youth. The Corporation will invest in organizations that provide caring adults as mentors for youth from disadvantaged circumstances, and opportunities for young people from disadvantaged circumstances to serve their communities. We plan to support organizations that recruit and manage at-risk youth serving in National Service Programs, and mentoring efforts, particularly those targeting children of prisoners.3. Engaging students in communities. The Corporation will invest in organizations that implement effective strategies for connecting their school, faculty, staff, and administration with their communities through service and volunteering. We plan to support K-12 and higher education institutions that effectively incorporate service-learning into their curricula, and the number of college students engaged in community service and service-learning. We will also help colleges and universities expand support for student service. 4. Harnessing baby boomers experience. The Corporation will invest in programs that plan to capture the talents, skills, energy, and experience of baby boomers and older Americans to meet local and national needs. We plan to improve the capacity of nonprofits to attract and retain boomers via targeted training and technical assistance. (For more information on these strategic initiatives, please see the Corporations Strategic Plan (www.nationalservice.gov/about/ focus_areas/index.asp).Additional programs and program models that may receive special consideration in the selection process are described in the AmeriCorps regulation § 2522.450. You will note that mobilizing volunteers, youth in disadvantaged circumstances, working with educational institutions, and baby boomers are priorities in the regulation as well as our strategic initiatives. You are encouraged to integrate the priorities and initiatives into your program design, as they logically align with your organizational mission and objectives. Program requirements are located in the AmeriCorps regulations, 45 CFR §§ 2520 - 2550 (http://www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/45CFR_chapterXXV.pdf). Changes to these regulations can be found in the AmeriCorps rule published in July of 2005 (www.americorps.gov/about/ac/ rulemaking.asp). This Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity (Notice) should be read together with the regulations and the AmeriCorps application instructions for the program to which you are applying (www.americorps.gov/for_organizations/funding).For more information contact the Corporation at (202) 606-7509 if you are interested in the State grant program, and (202) 606-7508 if you are interested in the National grant program.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
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Link to full announcement
http://www.cns.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tbl_nofa_id=36 - Grant Announcement Contact
- James Willie
Grant Review & Policy Speciali
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