Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service FY 2005 Notice of Funding Opportunity

The summary for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service FY 2005 Notice of Funding Opportunity 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:	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service FY 2005 Notice of Funding Opportunity
	CFDA Number:	94.007
	CFDA Description:	Planning and Program Development Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Corporation for National and Community Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Law Justice and Legal Services Humanities Housing Health Food and Nutrition Environment Education Community Development Arts Other
	Category Explanation:	The direct service activities in connection with the King holiday may include, but are not limited to, the following: tutoring children or adults, training mentors and tutors, feeding the hungry, packing lunches, delivering meals, stocking a food or
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	CNCS-GRANTS-091404-001
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Oct 01, 2004
	Creation Date:	Oct 01, 2004
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 12, 2004 The deadline for eGrants submissions is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on October 12, 2004. 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, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, 1201 New York Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20525 by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on October 12, 2004.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Nov 11, 2004
	Expected Number of Awards:	4
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$600,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$400,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$100,000
	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 Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The purpose of the MLK Day of Service Grants is to mobilize more Americans to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday as a day of service in communities and to bring people together around the common focus of service to others. To achieve this, depending upon appropriations provided by the Congress for the Corporation, we intend to disburse up to approximately $600,000 in grant funds to support approved service opportunities in conjunction with the Federal legal holiday honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 17, 2005. The Corporation will award 3-5 grants of a minimum $100,000 to eligible applicants who will in turn subgrant to eligible local organizations or fund separate events to plan and carry out at least 10 service project activities.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service FY 2005 Notice of Funding Opportunity
http://www.nationalservice.org/
Grant Announcement Contact: Willie, James, Grants Policy Specialist, Phone 202-606-5000 X391, Fax 202-565-2786, Email jwillie@cns.gov jwillie@cns.gov Willie, James
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