Learn and Serve America Youth Engagement Zone FY11

The summary for the Learn and Serve America Youth Engagement Zone FY11 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 Youth Engagement Zone FY11
	CFDA Number:	94.018
	CFDA Description:	Learn and Serve America Innovative Community-Based Service-Learning Programs
	Federal Agency Name:	Corporation for National and Community Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Education Environment
	Category Explanation:	Service-learning and youth civic engagement
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	CNCS-GRANTS-02102011
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Feb 10, 2011
	Creation Date:	Feb 10, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 31, 2011 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 03/31/2011 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:	Mar 31, 2011 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 03/31/2011 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:	Apr 01, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	6
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	5,700,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	1,600,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	600,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
County governments
City or township 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 partnerships may apply for a Youth Engagement Zone grant. The lead applicant for this YEZ competition must be a public or private non-profit organization - e.g., a faith-based or community-based organization, a local educational agency (or individual public secondary school), an institution of higher education, or an Indian tribe. In addition, the lead applicant of the partnership must be physically located in the designated zone and have the organizational capacity to manage the grant. Eligible partnerships must include the following components; these factors will be used to determine eligibility for funding for this competition. (See Section VI regarding submission requirements. You are not required to submit partnership agreements or memoranda of understanding at the time of application, but you may be asked to provide them as part of the review and selection process.) 1. One or more community-based entities with demonstrated records of success in service-learning programs with economically disadvantaged students. (For the purpose of this competition, a community-based entity is a public or private nonprofit organization that has experience with meeting unmet educational, environmental or public safety needs.) 2. A local educational agency (LEA) serving a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (a free and reduced-price lunch eligibility rate of 70% or more) and where the graduation rate is less than 70%. 3. a community college with existing connections to the LEA and/or youth serving organizations; and 4. a geographic area where less than 30% of the secondary school students are already engaged in service-learning.
Grant Description: YOU MUST APPLY THROUGH THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL & COMMUNITY SERVICE'S WEBSITE www.nationalservice.gov The goal for the Youth Engagement Zone initiative is to improve student engagement, including student attendance and behavior, and student achievement, graduate rates and college-going rates by: 1. Engaging youth as positive contributors through service-learning to demonstrate the relevance of academic coursework and the value of civic engagement to their educational and personal development; and 2. Connecting with citizens from diverse communities, backgrounds and perspectives to provide expanded opportunities to serve; and 3. Building enduring capacity within communities to become more effective at using service as a solution to address pressing challenges. Eligible partnerships must include: 1. one or more community-based entities with demonstrated records of success in service-learning programs with economically disadvantaged students, 2. a local educational agency serving a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (a free and reduced-price lunch eligibility rate of 70% or more) and where the graduation rate is less than 70%; 3. a community college with existing connections to the LEA and/or youth serving organizations; and 4. a geographic area where less than 30% of the secondary students are already engaged in service-learning. Approximately $5.7 million for an estimated 5 to 7 grant awards that will range from approximately $700,000 to $1,500,000 per year for three years.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.learnandserve.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tbl_nofa_id=86
Grant Announcement Contact: Cara Patrick YEZ@cns.gov 202-606-7510

Direct e-mail address for this competition [YEZ@cns.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Opportunity CNCS-GRANTS-04262010; • Learn and Serve America Summer of Service FY10