Subject to the availability of appropriations for fiscal year 2009, the Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the anticipated availability of approximately $67,312,000 to award new and re-competing AmeriCorps State and National grants. The grants in AmeriCorps State are: State Commission Competitive, Territories, States and Territories without Commissions, and State EAP. The grants in AmeriCorps National are: National EAP, National Direct, National Professional Corps, National Planning, and Indian Tribes.
These grants are awarded to organizations that operate AmeriCorps projects in more than one state. Professional Corps programs place members as teachers, health care providers, police officers, engineers, or other professionals in communities with an inadequate number of such professionals. Grantees receive Corporation funding for program costs, and use their own or other resources to pay the members’ living allowance and additional member costs. Eligible organizations include public or private nonprofit organizations, including labor organizations; faith-based and other community organizations; institutions of higher education; government entities within states or territories (e.g., cities, counties); Indian Tribes; or partnership or consortia are eligible. Intermediaries are encouraged to apply. Program must also be located in a state or U.S. territory that does not have an approved state commission for national and community service or alternative administrative entity. Applicant applies directly to the Corporation. State, territory, or commonwealth government entities are not eligible to apply. Applicant applies directly to the Corporation. Professional Corps programs may also apply through State Competitive competitions. An applicant may also apply for up to $50,000 to support start-up costs for a new program.
Dates: Applications for the National Professional Corps grants are due January 13, 2009, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Applicants will be notified by May 31, 2009.