Priorities
Application Deadline
Funding Announcement, Mandatory Supplemental Guidance, and Application Instructions
Performance Measure Instructions
Technical Assistance Call Schedule
Priorities
In the FY 2020 AmeriCorps Indian Tribes competition, CNCS seeks to prioritize the investment of national service resources in:
- Economic Opportunity – increasing economic opportunities for communities by preparing people for the workforce.
- Education – improving student academic performance in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), and/or serving students who attend Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools
- Healthy Futures - reducing and/or preventing prescription drug and opioid abuse.
- Veterans and Military Families - positively impacting the quality of life of veterans and
improving military family strength.
Application Deadline
The deadline for applications to the 2020 NOFO is Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
CNCS expects that successful applicants will be notified by Monday, July 6, 2020.
Funding Announcement, Mandatory Supplemental Guidance, and Application Instructions
2020 AmeriCorps Indian Tribes Notice of Funding Opportunity (PDF)
2020 AmeriCorps Indian Tribes Mandatory Supplemental Guidance (PDF)
2020 Application Instructions (PDF)
Performance Measure Instructions
2020 Performance Measure Instructions (PDF)
2020 Performance Measures Instructions for Planning Grant Applicants (PDF)
Technical Assistance
- A Technical Assistance Call will occur on April 1st at 3:00 PM (EST). You can follow this link to join the webinar: https://cncs.zoom.us/j/491715724, or call: (877) 853-5257, enter the webinar ID: 491-715-724 when prompted.
- Please review the 2020 AmeriCorps Indian Tribes Grant Overview Presentation
- Review this step-by-step guidance on how to select Performance Measures for Planning Grants