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Opportunity Information: Apply for CNCS GRANTS 09062013

• The Corporation for National and Community Service in the agriculture arts (see cultural affairs in cfda) community development consumer protection disaster prevention and relief education employment, labor and training environment food and nutrition health housing law, justice and legal services natural resources other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) regional development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "AmeriCorps State and National Grant Competitions" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 94.006 AmeriCorps.
• This funding opportunity was created on Nov 6, 2013 and posted on Sep 6, 2013.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 22, 2014 The deadline for eGrants submissions is 500 p.m. Eastern Time on January 22, 2014.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2024.)
• Eligible applicants include: State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Special district governments County governments City or township governments Independent school districts Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
• Public or private nonprofit organizations, including faith based and other community organizations institutions of higher education government entities within states or territories (e.g., cities, counties) labor organizations partnerships and consortia Tribes and intermediaries planning to subgrant awarded funds are encouraged to apply. Receiving funding previously from CNCS or another Federal agency is not a prerequisite to applying under this Notice. Organizations that have been convicted of a Federal crime are disqualified from receiving the assistance described in this Notice. Pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, an organization described in Section 501 (c)(4) of the Internal Revenue code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 501 (c)(4), that engages in lobbying activities is not eligible to apply. New Applicants CNCS encourages organizations that have never received funding from CNCS or AmeriCorps to apply for the grants described in this Notice. New organizations should submit applications with the understanding that the general practice is to award no more than 50 member slots for new Grantees. New applicants are not eligible to receive fixed amount grants. Applicants that must apply through State Commissions Organizations that are proposing a project that operates in only one state must apply to this competition through the Governor appointed State or Territory Commissions. Each state and territory administers its own selection process and puts forward to CNCS the applicants they select to compete for funding. Organizations should contact their State Commissions to learn about their state or territory processes and deadlines. The list of State and Territory Commissions can be found here http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/contact us/state service commissions. Applicants that may apply directly to CNCS Applicants in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands apply directly to CNCS because these Territories have not established a state commission. Applicants are eligible to apply for funds for member support and program costs. Government entities of the Territory are not eligible to apply. CNCS will fund successful applicants with funding allocated to the Territories as part of the formula funding process. Organizations that propose to operate AmeriCorps programs in more than one state or territory apply directly to CNCS. Tribes apply directly to CNCS.

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