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Opportunity Information: Apply for CNCS COOP 021308 001

• The Corporation for National and Community Service in the community development education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Volunteer Organization Capacity Building" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 94.007 Program Development and Innovation Grants.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 27, 2008 and posted on Feb 13, 2008.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 10, 2008 Please submit an e mail stating your intent to apply to [email protected] by February 20, 2008 by 500 p.m. Eastern Time. The deadline for applications is 500 p.m. Eastern Time on March 10, 2008. Applications submitted by hard copy or fax will not be accepted. This Notice contains all application instructions, and is available at http://www.nationalservice.gov/fororganizations/funding/nofa.asp or by e mailing [email protected]. Submit applications via e mail to [email protected]. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2024.)
• The funding agency has allocated a total of $5,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
• Eligible applicants are national nonprofit organizations (national intermediaries, associations, alliances, consortia, and networks) and national public charities, faith based and other community organizations, and national private foundations. For the purposes of this competition a national non profit organization is defined as a non profit that has on going, demonstrable relationships with volunteer connector organizations in at least one state in each of the five clusters of the country used by the Corporation to organize its field operations. The clusters are 1)Pacific (AK, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), 2) Atlantic (NJ, MD, DE, CY, DC, RI, MA, PA, PR, NY, MN, MT, NH), 3) North Central (IL, IN, IO, MI, MN, NB, OH, SD, ND, WI), 4)Southern ( AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV), and 5)Southwest (AZ, AR, CO, KS, LA, MO, NM, OK, TX). We expect the successful applicant will have well developed relationships and networks in the volunteer sector. Applicants must also be able to develop a program that can serve as a national model for capacity building for volunteer organizations. Lobbying Any 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. Current Grantees A national organization that currently operates a Corporation funded program or is applying for other Corporation funding is eligible to apply.

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