Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service FY 2009

The summary for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service FY 2009 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 2009
	CFDA Number:	94.007
	CFDA Description:	Planning and Program Development Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Corporation for National and Community Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Disaster Prevention and Relief Education Employment Labor and Training Environment Food and Nutrition Health Housing Law Justice and Legal Services Regional Development
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	CNCS-GRANTS-032008-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 20, 2008
	Creation Date:	Mar 20, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 15, 2008 The deadline for eGrants application submissions is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 15, 2008. Applications submitted by fax or e-mail will not be accepted.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 15, 2008 The deadline for eGrants application submissions is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 15, 2008. Applications submitted by fax or e-mail will not be accepted.
	Archive Date:	Apr 16, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	4
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$300,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$50,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township 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 - Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: By law, any entity otherwise eligible for assistance under the national service laws is eligible to apply for and receive a grant under this announcement. The applicable laws include the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to nonprofit organizations, state service commissions, volunteer centers, institutions of higher education, national or regional education agencies, educational institutions, and faith-based institutions. Only applicants capable of carrying out multi-state, national focused (10 or more states), or comprehensive regional initiatives are eligible for funding. (Regional initiatives are multiple states in a region, such as the Corporation's clusters .) The Corporation is particularly interested in applications from organizations with experience in fostering service on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Grant Description: The Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) provides grants to organizations to plan and carry out projects that bring Americans together to serve in their communities in observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Subject to availability of appropriations, a total of approximately $500,000 will be awarded to support 2009 King Day activities, ranging in amounts from approximately $50,000 to $300,000, to support the first year of these grants. These funds are subject to the availability of FY 2009 appropriations under the authority of section 198(s) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42USC12653(9)), authorizing the Corporation to make grants to share the cost of planning and carrying out service opportunities in conjunction with the federal legal holiday honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Grantees will be eligible for continuation funding in the second and third years contingent upon the availability of appropriations, compliance with requirements, and satisfactory performance. The purpose of these grants is to mobilize more Americans to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday as a day of service in communities, to encourage those who serve on this holiday to make a long-term commitment to community service, and to bring people together to focus on service to others. The Corporation is interested in multi-state, national (10 or more states) or comprehensive regional initiatives (multi-state regions - for example, the Corporation's clusters). Activities must include projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged youth and engage them in providing service to others. Grantees must competitively subgrant a portion of the federal funds to eligible local organizations, and may also directly support local projects, to plan and carry out direct service activities on the 2009, 2010, and 2011 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekends.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa.asp
Grant Announcement Contact: Rochelle Barry State Director Phone (404) 331-4646 ext. 2

For specific information about the content of the grant competition. [MLKGrants@cns.gov]
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