Opportunity ID: 41030
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CNCS-GRANTS-031908-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Learn and Serve America School-Based STEM FY 2008 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development Disaster Prevention and Relief Education Employment, Labor and Training Environment Food and Nutrition Health Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) Regional Development |
| Category Explanation: | Service-learning and Community service |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 94.004 — Learn and Serve America_School and Community Based Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 19, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 30, 2008 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 30, 2008.
Applications must be submitted using eGrants, the Corporation’s integrated, secure, web-based system for grant application and management. To create and submit an application via eGrants, please visit: http://www.learnandserve.gov/egrants. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 30, 2008 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 30, 2008.
Applications must be submitted using eGrants, the Corporation’s integrated, secure, web-based system for grant application and management. To create and submit an application via eGrants, please visit: http://www.learnandserve.gov/egrants. |
| Archive Date: | May 01, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $800,000 |
| Award Floor: | $600,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Private institutions of higher education State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants include Grantmaking Entities (GMEs) that are not currently Learn and Serve America grantees. GMEs are defined by statute for the purposes of this competition as public or private nonprofit- and faith-based-organizations, which have existed at least one year before applying, are experienced with service-learning, and are proposing to make subgrants in two or more states. All grantees must make and oversee subgrants to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) that are in partnership with one or more additional local organizations to implement service-learning activities in local communities. LEA partners may include private schools, for-profit businesses, faith-based organizations, other nonprofits, and institutions of higher education. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Corporation for National and Community Service |
| Description: | The Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the availability of approximately $2 million to qualified organizations to provide financial resources, training, and other assistance to local education agencies (LEAs) to implement service-learning projects as part of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum in grades 6-12. These funds will be awarded to an estimated 3 to 4 eligible applications with awards ranging from approximately $500,000 to $800,000 for a project period of up to 3 years. Eligible applicants include Grantmaking Entities (GMEs, which are public or private non-profit organizations that can make subgrants in two or more states) that are not currently Learn and Serve America grantees. A key role for GMEs is to manage subgrantees at the LEA level through frequent communication, training and technical assistance, and financial oversight.
The 2008 School-Based competition is intended to bring service-learning that addresses STEM (science, technology, engineering, or math) objectives into high-poverty schools that have little service-learning history. The focus responds to the Corporations strategic goals to spread service-learning to 50% of K-12 schools and to avail many more youth from disadvantaged circumstances of service-learning opportunities. Consequently, applicants should focus their awarding of subgrants to schools in which more than half the students receive free or reduced price lunches. A crucial part of a grantees role is to ensure high-quality implementation among subgrantees and to promote effective and efficient use of resources at the subgrantee level. Specifically, this role involves monitoring of program quality, overseeing LEA expenditures, identifying grantee and subgrantee staff roles, and providing needed training and technical assistance. Successful applicants will describe a program design that provides student participants with the opportunity to: |
| Link to Additional Information: | For the complete notice announcement please click on the this link. |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Meredith Hatch,
Program Coordinator for Knowledge Management 202-606-7513 Email:mhatch@cns.gov |
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