Corporation for National and Community Service Learn and Serve America Community-Based Programs FY 2009 Grant

Opportunity ID: 44793

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-011609-002
Funding Opportunity Title: Learn and Serve America Community-Based Programs FY 2009
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: 7
Assistance Listings: 94.004 — Learn and Serve America_School and Community Based Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Jan 16, 2009
Last Updated Date: Mar 27, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 14, 2009 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 14, 2009.

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 14, 2009 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 14, 2009.

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.

Dear National Service Colleagues,

In early April we will take another important step toward improving the speed and reliability of our technology environment by moving our production systems to new servers at the Corporation’s headquarters. In order to make this upgrade, our systems – including the My AmeriCorps Portal, Recruitment System, eGrants and eSPAN – will be unavailable from 8:00 PM Eastern, Friday, April 3 through 8:00 AM Eastern, Monday, April 6.

ALERT
I am alerting you to this scheduled system outage now to enable you to plan your work accordingly and to encourage you to refer to the operating status page for additional updates and to learn system status.

I appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue the necessary process of enhancing and strengthening our systems.

Thank you.

Kristin McSwain
Chief of Program Operations
Corporation for National and Community Service

Archive Date: Apr 15, 2009
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,200,000
Award Ceiling: $450,000
Award Floor: $350,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: State governments
Private 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
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants for Learn and Serve America Community-Based funds include: (1) Grantmaking Entities – public or private nonprofit organizations that have been in existence at least a year and propose to make subgrants in two or more States, and (2) State Commissions on National and Community Service. A key role for grantees is to support and manage subgrantee partnerships through frequent communication, training and technical assistance, and financial oversight.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Corporation for National and Community Service
Description: ALERT
Dear National Service Colleagues,

In early April we will take another important step toward improving the speed and reliability of our technology environment by moving our production systems to new servers at the Corporation’s headquarters. In order to make this upgrade, our systems – including the My AmeriCorps Portal, Recruitment System, eGrants and eSPAN – will be unavailable from 8:00 PM Eastern, Friday, April 3 through 8:00 AM Eastern, Monday, April 6.

I am alerting you to this scheduled system outage now to enable you to plan your work accordingly and to encourage you to refer to the operating status page for additional updates and to learn system status.

I appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue the necessary process of enhancing and strengthening our systems.

Thank you.
Kristin McSwain
Chief of Program Operations
The Corporation for National and Community

The Corporation for National and Community Service(the Corporation) announces the anticipated availability of approximately $4.2 million for qualified organizations to provide subgrants, training, and other assistance to local partnerships to implement community-based service-learning projects. These funds will be awarded to an estimated five to eight eligible applications with awards ranging from approximately $350,000 to $450,000 annually for a project period of up to three years. The Corporation’s mission is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. Learn and Serve America Community-Based grants are designed to involve school-age youth in community-based service-learning programs that provide direct and demonstrable educational, public safety, human, or environmental service, and to provide training and technical assistance to youth-serving organizations.Key agency priorities for the 2009 Community-Based Healthy Communities initiative include: • Expanding opportunities for out-of-school time service-learning activities that increase civic engagement, leadership capacity and community problem solving skills and promote retention in school and readiness for careers and post-secondary education.• Engaging young people, particularly youth in disadvantaged circumstances, in the planning and implementation of service-learning activities that directly address community needs in order to build healthier communities. • Developing community partnerships at the local level that include well-defined roles for public or profit nonprofit organization partners and adult volunteers engaged in service-learning programs.

Link to Additional Information: Full announcement and application instructions.
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Cara Patrick

202-606-7510
Email:lsacommunity@cns.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Dear National Service Colleagues,

In early April we will take another important step toward improving the speed and reliability of our technology environment by moving our production systems to new servers at the Corporation’s headquarters. In order to make this upgrade, our systems – including the My AmeriCorps Portal, Recruitment System, eGrants and eSPAN – will be unavailable from 8:00 PM Eastern, Friday, April 3 through 8:00 AM Eastern, Monday, April 6.

I am alerting you to this scheduled system outage now to enable you to plan your work accordingly and to encourage you to refer to the operating status page for additional updates and to learn system status.

I appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue the necessary process of enhancing and strengthening our systems.

Thank you.

Kristin McSwain
Chief of Program Operations
Corporation for National and Community Service

Mar 27, 2009
Mar 27, 2009

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-011609-002
Funding Opportunity Title: Learn and Serve America Community-Based Programs FY 2009
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: 7
Assistance Listings: 94.004 — Learn and Serve America_School and Community Based Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Jan 16, 2009
Last Updated Date: Mar 27, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 14, 2009 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 14, 2009.

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 14, 2009 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 14, 2009.

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.

Dear National Service Colleagues,

In early April we will take another important step toward improving the speed and reliability of our technology environment by moving our production systems to new servers at the Corporation’s headquarters. In order to make this upgrade, our systems – including the My AmeriCorps Portal, Recruitment System, eGrants and eSPAN – will be unavailable from 8:00 PM Eastern, Friday, April 3 through 8:00 AM Eastern, Monday, April 6.

ALERT
I am alerting you to this scheduled system outage now to enable you to plan your work accordingly and to encourage you to refer to the operating status page for additional updates and to learn system status.

I appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue the necessary process of enhancing and strengthening our systems.

Thank you.

Kristin McSwain
Chief of Program Operations
Corporation for National and Community Service

Archive Date: Apr 15, 2009
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,200,000
Award Ceiling: $450,000
Award Floor: $350,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: State governments
Private 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
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants for Learn and Serve America Community-Based funds include: (1) Grantmaking Entities – public or private nonprofit organizations that have been in existence at least a year and propose to make subgrants in two or more States, and (2) State Commissions on National and Community Service. A key role for grantees is to support and manage subgrantee partnerships through frequent communication, training and technical assistance, and financial oversight.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Corporation for National and Community Service
Description: ALERT
Dear National Service Colleagues,

In early April we will take another important step toward improving the speed and reliability of our technology environment by moving our production systems to new servers at the Corporation’s headquarters. In order to make this upgrade, our systems – including the My AmeriCorps Portal, Recruitment System, eGrants and eSPAN – will be unavailable from 8:00 PM Eastern, Friday, April 3 through 8:00 AM Eastern, Monday, April 6.

I am alerting you to this scheduled system outage now to enable you to plan your work accordingly and to encourage you to refer to the operating status page for additional updates and to learn system status.

I appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue the necessary process of enhancing and strengthening our systems.

Thank you.
Kristin McSwain
Chief of Program Operations
The Corporation for National and Community

The Corporation for National and Community Service(the Corporation) announces the anticipated availability of approximately $4.2 million for qualified organizations to provide subgrants, training, and other assistance to local partnerships to implement community-based service-learning projects. These funds will be awarded to an estimated five to eight eligible applications with awards ranging from approximately $350,000 to $450,000 annually for a project period of up to three years. The Corporation’s mission is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. Learn and Serve America Community-Based grants are designed to involve school-age youth in community-based service-learning programs that provide direct and demonstrable educational, public safety, human, or environmental service, and to provide training and technical assistance to youth-serving organizations.Key agency priorities for the 2009 Community-Based Healthy Communities initiative include: • Expanding opportunities for out-of-school time service-learning activities that increase civic engagement, leadership capacity and community problem solving skills and promote retention in school and readiness for careers and post-secondary education.• Engaging young people, particularly youth in disadvantaged circumstances, in the planning and implementation of service-learning activities that directly address community needs in order to build healthier communities. • Developing community partnerships at the local level that include well-defined roles for public or profit nonprofit organization partners and adult volunteers engaged in service-learning programs.

Link to Additional Information: Full announcement and application instructions.
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Cara Patrick

202-606-7510
Email:lsacommunity@cns.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-011609-002
Funding Opportunity Title: Learn and Serve America Community-Based Programs FY 2009
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: 7
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 27, 2009
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 14, 2009 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 14, 2009.

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: Apr 15, 2009
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,200,000
Award Ceiling: $450,000
Award Floor: $350,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
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)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants for Learn and Serve America Community-Based funds include: (1) Grantmaking Entities – public or private nonprofit organizations that have been in existence at least a year and propose to make subgrants in two or more States, and (2) State Commissions on National and Community Service. A key role for grantees is to support and manage subgrantee partnerships through frequent communication, training and technical assistance, and financial oversight.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Corporation for National and Community Service
Description: Community Service (the Corporation) announces the anticipated availability of approximately $4.2 million for qualified organizations to provide subgrants, training, and other assistance to local partnerships to implement community-based service-learning projects. These funds will be awarded to an estimated five to eight eligible applications with awards ranging from approximately $350,000 to $450,000 annually for a project period of up to three years.
The Corporation’s mission is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. Learn and Serve America Community-Based grants are designed to involve school-age youth in community-based service-learning programs that provide direct and demonstrable educational, public safety, human, or environmental service, and to provide training and technical assistance to youth-serving organizations.
Key agency priorities for the 2009 Community-Based Healthy Communities initiative include:
• Expanding opportunities for out-of-school time service-learning activities that increase civic engagement, leadership capacity and community problem solving skills and promote retention in school and readiness for careers and post-secondary education.
• Engaging young people, particularly youth in disadvantaged circumstances, in the planning and implementation of service-learning activities that directly address community needs in order to build healthier communities.
• Developing community partnerships at the local level that include well-defined roles for public or profit nonprofit organization partners and adult volunteers engaged in service-learning programs.
Link to Additional Information: Full announcement and application instructions.
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Cara Patrick

202-606-7510
Email:lsacommunity@cns.gov

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