Learn and Serve America School-Based Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories FY 2011

The summary for the Learn and Serve America School-Based Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories FY 2011 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 School-Based Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories FY 2011
	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:	Community Development Education Employment Labor and Training Food and Nutrition Health Other Regional Development
	Category Explanation:	Service-learning
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	CNCS-GRANTS-02012011
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Feb 01, 2011
	Creation Date:	Feb 01, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 03, 2011 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 pm Eastern Time on March 3, 2011. Applications must be submitted through the Corporation's eGrants system: https://egrants.cns.gov/espan/main/login.jsp
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 03, 2011 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 pm Eastern Time on March 3, 2011. Applications must be submitted through the Corporation's eGrants system: https://egrants.cns.gov/espan/main/login.jsp
	Archive Date:	Mar 04, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	4
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$650,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$250,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$70,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants include any federally-recognized Indian Tribe or "State Educational Agencies" for the following U.S. Territories - Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Island. Applicants may propose to directly operate service-learning programs, in partnership with local K-12 school(s), that meet the statutory definition of service-learning, or propose to award subgrants to local educational agencies or local K-12 school(s) which in turn implement service-learning programs that meet the statutory definition of service-learning. How does the Corporation define Indian Tribe? Indian Tribe is defined as a federally recognized Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Corporation, as defined under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. § 1602), that the United States Government determines is eligible for special programs and services provided under federal law to Indians because of their status as Indians. Indian Tribes also include tribal organizations controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by one of the entities described above.
Grant Description: APPLICATIONS CANNOT BE SUBMITTED THROUGH GRANTS.GOV APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE'S EGRANTS SYSTEM: https://egrants.cns.gov/espan/main/login.jsp Please find the Application Instructions at: http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa.asp Subject to the availability of appropriations for fiscal year 2011, CNCS anticipates availability of approximately $650,000 to award approximately 3 to 4 new grants of approximately $70,000 to $250,000. Each award will support 1 to 3 years of operations. Eligible applicants include any federally-recognized Indian Tribe or "State Educational Agencies" for the following U.S. Territories - Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Applicants may propose to directly operate service-learning programs, in partnership with local K-12 school(s), that meet the statutory definition of service-learning, or propose to award subgrants to local educational agencies or local K-12 school(s) which in turn implement service-learning programs that meet the statutory definition of service-learning. Grants will be awarded by the end of May 2011. Through our school-based grants Learn and Serve America funds service-learning programs that improve academic achievement and civic and academic engagement for children and youth. These service-learning programs not only accelerate education for our students, they help youth to confront local challenges and make their communities vibrant places to live. Learn and Serve America School-Based grants to Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories enable selected applicants to do one of two things: - enhance and/or expand effective service-learning programs already underway; or - develop new service-learning programs in tribal communities or areas within the U.S. Territories Learn and Serve America School-Based grants are designed to involve school-age youth in service-learning projects that simultaneously support student development and meet community needs in areas such as the environment, education, public safety, and other human needs.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tbl_nofa_id=85
Grant Announcement Contact: Calvin Dawson CNCS-Learn and Serve America 800-942-2677

NOFO Specific email address. [LSATribesTerritories@cns.gov]
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