OpportunityTitle: Learn and Serve America Summer of Service FY10
CategoryExplanation: Service-learning and Community service
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants include State Education Agencies, State Commissions, US Territories, Indian tribes, institutions of higher education, public or private nonprofit organizations (including faith-based organizations), public or private elementary or secondary schools, local educational agencies, or a consortium of such entities.   Grantees must have experience managing a summer youth program that accommodates at least 100 youth at a time, and must have access to existing infrastructure to support recruitment, enrollment, training and supervision for the youth, and tracking of volunteer hours
Description: Summer of Service grants will support collaborative efforts to implement community-based service-learning projects during the summer months. Programs will engage middle school students (students who will be enrolled in grades 6 through 9 in the school year following the end of the summer) in community-based service-learning projects that are intensive, structured, supervised, and designed to produce identifiable improvements to the community. This opportunity should provide youth, particularly those from disadvantaged circumstances, with service-learning experiences that will motivate them to become more civically engaged and aspire to obtain higher education. Program participants must complete at least 100 hours of service within the summer program. For this competition, service activities should address environmental and/or disaster preparedness issues relevant to the community served. Funding for 2010 is contingent upon appropriations, and is estimated to be $1,000,000 for approximately 5-7 grants.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: email box for this specific competition
GrantorContactText: Cara Patrick  &lt;br/&gt;202-606-7510
CloseDateExplanation: The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 10, 2009.     Applications must be submitted using eGrants, the Corporation&#146;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.