Challenge Grant FY 2005

The summary for the Challenge Grant FY 2005 grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Corporation for National and Community Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Challenge Grant FY 2005: The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the Corporation") announces the availability of approximately $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2005 funds for eligible non-profit organizations for Challenge Grants. The funds are available for these Challenge Grants under Public Law 108-447, the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2005. The Corporation anticipates making up to eight one-year Challenge Grants under this announcement, with the projected minimum grant level of approximately $500,000 and projected maximum grant level of approximately $4,000,000. Purpose of Challenge Grant Program: The purpose of the 2005 Challenge Grant competition is to engage volunteers in disaster relief and recovery for the population affected by the recent hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region. Applicants must propose strategies that engage volunteers in full-time, part-time, or episodic service designed to meet the needs in the Gulf Coast region and other regions of the country managing the large influx of evacuees. Applicants must propose to either significantly expand existing services or implement new services that serve the population impacted by the hurricanes. Applicants must provide at least two dollars in private funding for every federal dollar. This match must be in cash and must be raised within the grant period. There will be a preference for proposals that exceed the required two to one match ratio. Applicants must include strategies that engage baby boomers [those born between 1946 and 1964] in full-time, part-time, or episodic service designed to meet community needs identified above. The proposed program must operate in a minimum of three states. The Corporation will consider applications proposing programs that would be located in one or two states, but only if the scope of the proposed program is statewide in nature and must include one of the following states: Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas or Alabama. Eligible Applicants: The Corporation wants to ensure that all eligible organizations are able to compete on an equal basis for federal financial assistance. The Corporation encourages all eligible non-profit organizations, including faith-based and other community-based organizations, to apply. Previous CNCS Challenge Grant recipients are eligible to apply for a 2005 Challenge Grant. Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 8, 2005. We strongly encourage applicants to submit applications electronically using our eGrants system. You are advised to carefully read the detailed submission instructions set out below in Part IV Applications and Submission Information, before preparing your application. For Further Information: This Notice, with the complete application, guidelines and other relevant material, is available on the Corporations website at: http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa.asp. The TDD number is 202606-3471. Upon request, this information will be made available in alternative formats for persons with disabilities. The Corporation will make awards covering a period not to exceed one year. These funds are available under authority of section 198 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, codified in 42 U.S.C. 12653, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2005. We anticipate announcing selections under this Notice no later than December 31, 2005. NOTE: Publication of this announcement does not obligate the Corporation to award any specific number of grants or to obligate the entire amount of funds available, or any part thereof, for grants under the Challenge Grant program.