Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Grants FY 2011

The summary for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Grants 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:	Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Grants FY 2011
	CFDA Number:	94.007
	CFDA Description:	Program Development and Innovation Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Corporation for National and Community Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Other
	Category Explanation:	Promoting Service and Volunteerism relating to Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	CNCS-GRANTS-061711-002
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jun 17, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jul 07, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 21, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 21, 2011
	Archive Date:	Jul 22, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	7
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	700,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	300,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	50,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: State service commissions, volunteer centers, national or regional education agencies, education institution, faith-based institutions
Grant Description: This Notice of Funding Availability (Notice) announces the availability of funding for fiscal year 2011 awards for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2012. CNCS will award grants and work with organizations referred to as Intermediaries in this Notice. CNCS especially seeks multi-state, national (10 or more states) or comprehensive regional initiatives (a minimum of ten projects in a multi-state region for example, the Corporations clusters) . Grantees must competitively subgrant a portion of the federal funds to eligible organizations to plan and carry out direct service activities on the 2012 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend. Activities in your portfolio maybe part of a continuum of year round service and contribute to advancing overall programmatic impact and organizational capacity.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/11_0617_nofa_mlkday.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Rochelle Barry State Program Director 404.965.2102
Programmatic questions [Rbarry@cns.gov]
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