Learn and Serve America 2008 Higher Education College Student Social Media Initiative

The summary for the Learn and Serve America 2008 Higher Education College Student Social Media Initiative 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:	Learn and Serve America 2008 Higher Education College Student Social Media Initiative
	CFDA Number:	94.005
	CFDA Description:	Learn and Serve America_Higher Education
	Federal Agency Name:	Corporation for National and Community Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Education Employment Labor and Training Environment Food and Nutrition Health Other Regional Development
	Category Explanation:	Service-learning and Community service
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	CNCS-GRANTS-032608-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 26, 2008
	Creation Date:	Mar 26, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 07, 2008 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 7, 2008.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 07, 2008 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 7, 2008.
	Archive Date:	May 08, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	12
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,300,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$750,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$100,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - 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 - Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants include (a) consortia of institutions of higher education and (b) higher education partnerships, defined as one or more public or private nonprofit organizations, or public agencies, including States, and one or more institutions of higher education. Examples of such partnerships include: a national service-focused organization and college campuses where it has affiliated chapters; a national non-profit partnering with a university to run a national subgranting competition; a regional group of student organizations with a campus advisor serving as a legal applicant. Applicants should have demonstrable experience in planning and implementing significant service and technology programs.
Grant Description: The Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the availability of approximately $2.3 million of grant funding to support the facilitation of better engagement of college students in service through social media. The following Notice provides a description of the competition. One time awards of approximately $100,000 to $750,000 will be made to an estimated twelve eligible applicants for a project period of up to three years. While all applicants can build in funds for subgrants as part of their program model, the Corporation expects to fund at least one partnership dedicated primarily to disbursing small subgrants (under $10,000) to seed student-driven projects. This awardee must promote, review, and award subgrants using social media. Under this model, it is expected that the grantee will allocate at least 80% of funding for subgrants. Eligible applicants include (a) consortia of institutions of higher education and (b) higher education partnerships, defined as one or more public or private nonprofit organizations, or public agencies, including States, and one or more institutions of higher education. Examples of such partnerships include: a national service-focused organization and college campuses where it has affiliated chapters; a national non-profit partnering with a university to run a national subgranting competition; a regional group of student organizations with a campus advisor serving as a legal applicant. Applicants should have demonstrable experience in planning and implementing significant service and technology programs. The purpose of this competition is to facilitate better engagement of college students in service through the use of social media. Successful applicants must demonstrate how their program design can significantly increase the number of college students volunteering.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tbl_nofa_id=56
Grant Announcement Contact: Meredith Hatch, Program Coordinator for Knowledge Management 202-606-7513

Specific information about this competition. [mhatch@cns.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Learn and Serve America Higher Education FY 2010; • Learn and Serve America Higher Education FY 2009; • Opportunity CNCS-GRANTS-032608-001; • 2006 Learn and Serve America Higher Education Grant Program