OpportunityTitle: 2017 AmeriCorps State and National Grants
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants  The following Non-Federal entities (as defined in 2 C.F.R. &#167;200.69) who have DUNS numbers and are registered in System for Award Management (SAM) are eligible to apply:   &#8226; Indian Tribes (2 C.F.R. &#167;200.54)   &#8226; Institutions of higher education (2 C. F.R. &#167;200.54)  &#8226; Local governments  (2 C.F.R. &#167;200.64)  &#8226; Nonprofit organizations (2 C.F.R. &#167;200.70)  &#8226; States (2 C.F.R. &#167;200.90)      Previously receiving funds from CNCS or another federal agency is not a prerequisite to apply to this Notice.    CNCS encourages organizations that have not received prior funding from CNCS to apply. The general practice is to award at least 20 member positions (slots) but no more than 50 member positions (slots) to organizations receiving an AmeriCorps grant for the first time.     Continuation Applicants  Organizations that have current AmeriCorps awards that do not end in FY17 must submit an application in order to be eligible to receive funding for the following year.
Description: AmeriCorps grants are awarded to eligible organizations proposing to engage AmeriCorps members in evidence-based or evidence-informed interventions to strengthen communities. An AmeriCorps member is an individual who engages in community service through an approved national service position. Members may receive a living allowance and other benefits while serving. Upon successful completion of their service, members earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award from the National Service Trust that members can use to pay for higher education expenses or apply to qualified student loans. Grant awards generally have two components: operating funds and AmeriCorps member positions. Grant award amounts vary &#8211; both in the level of operating funds and in the type and amount of AmeriCorps member positions. Unless otherwise specified, the grant generally covers a three-year project period. In approving a multi-year project period, CNCS generally makes an initial award for the first year of operation. In most cases, the application is submitted with a one-year budget. Continuation funding is not guaranteed.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: AmeriCorps Program Office Email
GrantorContactText: AmeriCorps Program Office &lt;br/&gt;202-606-7508 &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Notification of Intent to Apply: Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a Notification of Intent to Apply for this competition. Notifications of Intent to Apply should be filed by Wednesday, December 7, 2016.      Single-State applicants should provide this information directly to the Commission in the state in which the applicant intends to operate the program, not CNCS. The State Commissions&#8217; deadlines are earlier than this deadline. See Types of Applicants section of the Notice for definitions of National Direct and Single-State applicants.    Deadline: Applications are due Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to CNCS. Single-state applicant deadlines to State and Territory Commissions may be significantly before the CNCS deadlines, so prospective state applicants should contact the commission in the state or territory where they intend to apply as early as possible.