Learn and Serve America Indian Tribes Drug Abuse Prevention Initiative FY 2008

The summary for the Learn and Serve America Indian Tribes Drug Abuse Prevention Initiative FY 2008 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 Indian Tribes Drug Abuse Prevention Initiative FY 2008
	CFDA Number:	94.004
	CFDA Description:	Learn and Serve America_School and Community Based Programs
	Federal Agency Name:	Corporation for National and Community Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Service-learning and Mentoring
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	CNCS-GRANTS-031908-002
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 19, 2008
	Creation Date:	Mar 19, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 30, 2008 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time on April 30, 2008. Applications must be submitted using eGrants, the Corporation's integrated, secure, web-based system for grant application and management. To create and submit an application via eGrants, please visit: http://www.learnandserve.gov/egrants.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 30, 2008 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time on April 30, 2008. Applications must be submitted using eGrants, the Corporation's integrated, secure, web-based system for grant application and management. To create and submit an application via eGrants, please visit: http://www.learnandserve.gov/egrants.
	Archive Date:	May 01, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	8
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$180,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants include any federally-recognized Indian Tribe that is also a recipient of funding from the Health and Human Service (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) and/or SAMSHA Indian Country Methamphetamine Initiative.
Grant Description: The Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the availability of approximately $1 million of Learn and Serve America funds to Indian Tribes to implement service-learning programs focusing on drug abuse prevention, especially methamphetamine. Applicants must propose to work with one or more local school(s) to support youth conducting service-learning projects. Applicants also must propose to work with their respective local methamphetamine task force that is supported by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SMSHA). The competition is devoted to linking youth service to existing local drug abuse prevention efforts and to coordinate with the federal Department of Health and Human Services funding targeting methamphetamine abuse in tribal communities. Eligible applicants include any federally recognized Indian Tribe that is also a recipient of funding from the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) and/or SMSHA Indian Country Methamphetamine Initiative. These funds will be awarded to an estimated six to eight eligible applicants, who can apply for up to $180,000 for a three year period.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa.asp
Grant Announcement Contact: Meredith Hatch, Program Coordinator for Knowledge Management 202-606-7513

For more information about the content of the grant or for clarification of terms. [mhatch@cns.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Learn and Serve America School-Based Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories FY 2011; • Learn and Serve America School-Based Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories FY 2010; • Opportunity CNCS-GRANTS-011609-002; • Opportunity CNCS-GRANTS-011609-003; • Opportunity CNCS-GRANTS-011609-001; • 2006 Learn and Serve America School-Based Grant Program; • 2006 Learn and Serve America Community-Based Grant Program; • Learn and Serve America Notice of Funds Availability for New Program Awards for Fiscal Year 2004.; • Learn and Serve America School-Based STEM FY 2008