Challenge Grant FY 2005

The summary for the Challenge Grant FY 2005 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:	Challenge Grant FY 2005
	CFDA Number:	94.007
	CFDA Description:	Planning and Program Development Grants
	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 Community Development
	Category Explanation:	Consistent with its mission to support service to meet the nations needs in communities throughout the country, and mindful of the intent of Congress for the use of these funds, the Corporation is making Challenge Grants available to support innovat
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	CNCS-GRANTS-100305-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Oct 03, 2005
	Creation Date:	Oct 03, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 08, 2005 This Notice, with the complete application, guidelines and other relevant material, is available on the Corporations website at: http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa.asp. The TDD number is 202606-3471. For further information or for a printed copy of this NOFA and the supplementary information and application guidelines please leave a message at (202) 606-7507, or send an e-mail to ChallengeGrants@cns.gov. The deadline for eGrants submissions is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 8, 2005. 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, Attn: Challenge Grants, Washington, DC 20525 by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 8, 2005. If there are differences between the paper application and the diskette/CD Rom, we will use the diskette/CD Rom version.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Nov 09, 2005
	Expected Number of Awards:	8
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$4,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$4,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$500,000
	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 $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2005 funds for eligible non-profit organizations for Challenge Grants. The funds are available for these Challenge Grants under Public Law 108-447, the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2005. The Corporation anticipates making up to eight one-year Challenge Grants under this announcement, with the projected minimum grant level of approximately $500,000 and projected maximum grant level of approximately $4,000,000. Purpose of Challenge Grant Program: The purpose of the 2005 Challenge Grant competition is to engage volunteers in disaster relief and recovery for the population affected by the recent hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region. Applicants must propose strategies that engage volunteers in full-time, part-time, or episodic service designed to meet the needs in the Gulf Coast region and other regions of the country managing the large influx of evacuees. Applicants must propose to either significantly expand existing services or implement new services that serve the population impacted by the hurricanes. Applicants must provide at least two dollars in private funding for every federal dollar. This match must be in cash and must be raised within the grant period. There will be a preference for proposals that exceed the required two to one match ratio. Applicants must include strategies that engage baby boomers [those born between 1946 and 1964] in full-time, part-time, or episodic service designed to meet community needs identified above. The proposed program must operate in a minimum of three states. The Corporation will consider applications proposing programs that would be located in one or two states, but only if the scope of the proposed program is statewide in nature and must include one of the following states: Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas or Alabama. Eligible Applicants: The Corporation wants to ensure that all eligible organizations are able to compete on an equal basis for federal financial assistance. The Corporation encourages all eligible non-profit organizations, including faith-based and other community-based organizations, to apply. Previous CNCS Challenge Grant recipients are eligible to apply for a 2005 Challenge Grant. Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 8, 2005. We strongly encourage applicants to submit applications electronically using our eGrants system. You are advised to carefully read the detailed submission instructions set out below in Part IV Applications and Submission Information, before preparing your application. For Further Information: This Notice, with the complete application, guidelines and other relevant material, is available on the Corporations website at: http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa.asp. The TDD number is 202606-3471. Upon request, this information will be made available in alternative formats for persons with disabilities. The Corporation will make awards covering a period not to exceed one year. These funds are available under authority of section 198 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, codified in 42 U.S.C. 12653, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2005. We anticipate announcing selections under this Notice no later than December 31, 2005. 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.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Challenge Grants FY 2005
http://www.cns.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tbl_nofa_id=15
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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