AmeriCorps State and National Grants FY2019 | CNCS 09 25 18

Opportunity Information: Apply for CNCS 09 25 18

The AmeriCorps State and National Grants FY2019 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number CNCS 09 25 18) is a discretionary grant program run by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to support organizations that want to deliver community-based service programs through AmeriCorps members. The central idea is to fund projects that place individuals in structured national service positions where they carry out interventions that are evidence-based or evidence-informed, with the goal of strengthening communities and producing measurable public benefits.

Funded programs are expected to use AmeriCorps members as the main service delivery workforce. An AmeriCorps member is someone who serves in an approved national service role, typically performing direct service and related capacity-building activities tied to the applicant organizations proposed intervention model. While serving, members may receive a living allowance and other benefits (depending on the program design and budget). After successfully completing their term of service, members earn the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award from the National Service Trust, which can be used toward qualified higher education costs or applied to eligible student loans. This structure is meant to both expand community impact and provide tangible educational and financial benefits to participants who complete service.

The opportunity covers a broad set of public service fields, reflecting the wide range of allowable program designs under AmeriCorps. The funding activity categories listed include community development, disaster prevention and relief, education, employment and workforce training, environment, food and nutrition, health, housing, and natural resources. The assistance listing is tied to CFDA (now commonly referenced as Assistance Listing) number 94.006, which is the standard federal identifier associated with AmeriCorps-related grant assistance.

Eligibility is intentionally broad and includes many types of public and private entities that can responsibly operate a national service program. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; other Native American tribal organizations; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories). In practical terms, this means the program is open to governments, schools and universities, tribes and tribal organizations, housing authorities, and a wide range of nonprofit service providers, provided they can propose a compliant AmeriCorps program model and meet federal grant management requirements.

The posted closing date for applications was January 30, 2019, and the opportunity record was created on September 25, 2018. The funding instrument type is a grant. The listing does not specify an award ceiling or the expected number of awards in the provided source data, so applicants would typically look to the full notice and related CNCS guidance for specifics on funding levels, match requirements, performance measures, and competition details.

Overall, this opportunity is designed to scale proven or promising community interventions by pairing federal grant support with a structured service corps model. Organizations receive resources to recruit, train, and manage AmeriCorps members who deliver services in high-need communities, while members receive financial support during service and an education award after completion, creating a pipeline of community-focused talent and expanding local capacity to address pressing needs.

• The Corporation for National and Community Service in the community development, disaster prevention and relief, education, employment, labor and training, environment, food and nutrition, health, housing, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "AmeriCorps State and National Grants FY2019" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 94.006.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2018-09-25.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-01-30. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), 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, Private institutions of higher education.

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