[CircleUp] FW: National Service Agency Announces Availability of AmeriCorps Planning Grants

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*	Indian Tribes Planning Grants are available to federally recognized
Indian Tribes.  Funding is contingent upon appropriations, and is estimated
to be $250,000 for each competition.  January, 26, 2010 is the deadline for
applying for the Indian Tribes Planning Grants.

 

*	Subject to the availability of appropriations for fiscal year 2010,
the Corporation announces the anticipated availability of approximately $363
million to award new, re-competing, and continuation AmeriCorps State and
National grants. The grant categories are: State Commission and National
Competitive including Professional Corps and Fixed-Amount Grants; State and
National EAP; States and Territories without Commissions; and Indian Tribes.


 



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1/26/2010

 
<http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tb
l_nofa_id=73> AmeriCorps State, National, and Indian Tribes Planning Grants

 
<http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tb
l_nofa_id=73> CLICK HERE






1/26/2010

 
<http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tb
l_nofa_id=74> AmeriCorps State and National Grants - FY 2010

 
<http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tb
l_nofa_id=74> CLICK HERE





 


 

-Original Message----- 
From: National Service Press Office 
Sent: Thu 8/27/2009 5:12 PM 
To: _Corporation All Staff 
Cc: 
Subject: National Service Agency Announces Availability of AmeriCorps
Planning Grants

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:  AmeriCorps Grants Information

August 27, 2009
202-606-7508; americorpsnational at cns.gov 

 

National Service Agency Announces Availability 

of AmeriCorps Planning Grants

 

(Washington D.C.) -- The Corporation for National and Community Service
announced the availability of $500,000 for planning grants to assist
national organizations and Indian tribes in developing new AmeriCorps
programs. 

 

The purpose of planning grants is to support the development of AmeriCorps
programs so applicants are better prepared to compete for a multi-state
AmeriCorps grant in the following grant cycle.   Two competitions are being
held.  National Planning Grants are available for organizations that are
interested in applying for AmeriCorps funding for a program that will
operate in two or more states.  Indian Tribes Planning Grants are available
to federally recognized Indian Tribes.  Funding is contingent upon
appropriations, and is estimated to be $250,000 for each competition.  

 

"As AmeriCorps enters a period of expansion, we want to encourage more
organizations to explore how AmeriCorps can help them improve lives and
strengthen communities," said Lois Nembhard, Acting Director of AmeriCorps
State and National.  "These planning grants will help organizations develop
strong AmeriCorps program models that can compete in future grant cycles." 

 

The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, signed by President Obama in April,
authorized a significant expansion of AmeriCorps, setting a goal of
increasing AmeriCorps from its current level of 75,000 positions a year to
250,000 positions by 2017.  The first phase of this expansion will occur in
fiscal year 2010, which begins on October 1. 

 

The national planning grants will be available to public or private
nonprofit organizations, including labor organizations; faith-based and
other community organizations; institutions of higher education; government
entities within states or territories Indian Tribes; or partnerships or
consortia operating in more than one state are eligible. Community-based
organizations, including faith-based organizations and intermediary
organizations operating in more than one state are encouraged to apply for
planning grants.  

 

These grants are awarded for 12 months. They may not be used to support
AmeriCorps members, and applicants must not have previously received a
multi-state or Indian Tribes AmeriCorps grant.  Contingent upon
appropriations, the grants will be awarded in late January 2010 so that
successful applicants will have a full year to prepare for their competitive
application which will be due in January of 2011, again contingent upon
appropriations.

 

Applications are due 5:00 ET Monday, October 19, 2009.  For further
information, applications instructions and FAQs, please visit the New
Funding Opportunities page on the Corporation's website at
http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa.asp.  For a
printed copy of the notice, or to ask questions about the program, call
202-606-7508, or e-mail americorpsnational at cns.gov.

 

AmeriCorps is administered by the Corporation for National and Community
Service, a federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communities, and
fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. Each year, the
Corporation engages four million Americans of all ages and backgrounds
through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America programs.
For more information, visit NationalService.gov
<http://www.nationalservice.gov/> .

 

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