OpportunityTitle: Volunteer Generation Fund
CategoryExplanation: Other: Volunteerism&#151;This grant will allow State Service Commissions to generate volunteers and build the capacity of volunteer connector organizations that work in the fields of education, energy, environment, housing, natural resources, employment, labor and training, disaster prevention and relief, etc.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Only State Service Commissions or consortia of State Service Commissions supported by the Corporation for national and Community Service are eligible to apply for this grant.
Description: APPLICATIONS CANNOT BE SUBMITTED THROUGH GRANTS.GOVAPPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CORPORATION&#146;S EGRANTS SYSTEM: https://egrants.cns.gov/espan/main/login.jspThe Volunteer Generation Fund will increase the number of people who serve in meaningful roles as volunteers dedicated to addressing important needs in communities across America. More specifically, the Fund will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments, including those that are aligned with special days of service such as Martin Luther King Jr, Day and the 9-11 Day of Service and Remembrance.The Volunteer Generation Fund is a new grant program from the Corporation designed to:&#61656; Establish programs to recruit, manage and support volunteers in effective volunteer support structures in states; and&#61656; Identify effective approaches to increasing volunteer opportunities and managing and supporting volunteers&#61656; Strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain volunteers
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Direct email for this competition
GrantorContactText: Sylvie Mortimer &lt;br/&gt;CNCS-Office of the Field Liaison &lt;br/&gt;202-606-6749
CloseDateExplanation: The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 pm Eastern Time on May 18 2010. Applications must be submitted through the Corporation&#146;s eGrants system:   https://egrants.cns.gov/espan/main/login.jsp