AmeriCorps State and National Direct Education Award Program

The summary for the AmeriCorps State and National Direct Education Award Program 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:	AmeriCorps State and National Direct Education Award Program
	CFDA Number:	94.007
	CFDA Description:	Planning and Program Development Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Corporation for National and Community Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Regional Development Other Natural Resources Law Justice and Legal Services Housing Health Food and Nutrition Environment Employment Labor and T
	Category Explanation:	AmeriCorps programs provide grants to initiate, improve, or expand the ability of organizations and communities to provide services to address local unmet needs in education, the environment, independent senior living, public safety (including disast
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	CNCS-GRANTS-111805-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Nov 18, 2005
	Creation Date:	Nov 18, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 29, 2005 On-Line Grant Application Submission Grants will be submitted via the eGrants electronic system. The deadline for eGrants submissions is 5:00 p.m. Eastern 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, AmeriCorps [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 Daylight Time (EDT) on the deadline.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Nov 30, 2005
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	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 Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: State or U.S. territory-appointed Commissions, organizations operating in more than one state, and single state institutions of higher education are eligible to apply.
Grant Description: Purpose of Grants AmeriCorps States and National Direct Education Award Program: These grants are awarded to organizations operating in a single state that are nominated to participate in a nationwide competition by Governor-appointed State Commissions (State) and to organizations operating in more than one state and to single state institutions of higher education (National Direct). Grantees receive a small administrative grant approximately $400 for each Member Service Year (MSY) and use their own or other resources to cover AmeriCorps members living allowance and other program costs. Through its AmeriCorps State and National programs, the Corporation has engaged citizens of all ages and backgrounds in helping to meet pressing local needs for more than a decade. AmeriCorps provides human and other resources to community organizations, including faith-based organizations, to build their capacity to meet local needs in education, the environment, senior independent living, public safety, homeland security, and other critical areas. AmeriCorps also works closely with Americas volunteer-connector organizations to increase the number and impact of our nations volunteers, and with schools and nonprofit groups to foster the ethic of good citizenship. Please see the Corporations statutes and regulations for more information at www.americorps.gov/. If you have programmatic questions please contact Amy Borgstrom, Associate Director for Policy, 202 606 6930 or aborgstrom@cns.gov.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: AmeriCorps State and National Direct Education Award Program
http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tbl_nofa_id=21
Grant Announcement Contact: Willie, James, Grant Review and Policy Specialist, Phone 202-606-6845, Fax 202-606-3477, Email jwillie@cns.gov jwillie@cns.gov Willie, James
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