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Wednesday, December 12, 2007 |
CONTACT: Mikel Herrington |
FY 2008 Guidance for Commissions on Submitting Competitive Continuation RecommendationsDear Colleagues, The purpose of this message is to remind you of the Corporation’s policy for submitting 2008 AmeriCorps requests for competitive continuations and continuation expansions.
Procedure for Requesting Continuations As stated in the Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity " We expect grantees to enroll the full number of members included in their grant award. Enrollment rates will have a direct bearing on the number of slots and the size of awards we approve in the continuation and recompete processes…We recognize retention rates may vary among equally effective programs depending on the program model. We expect grantees to pursue the highest retention rate possible. Retention rates will have a direct bearing on the number of slots and the size of awards we approve in the continuation and recompete processes." Please enter your recommendations for continuations in the recommendations summary page in eGrants. We expect you to base your recommendations for continuations on the following criteria:
As in the past, your subgrantees need to complete the continuation application in eGrants and submit it to you. To calculate your enrollment and retention using the data in WBRS:
If a subgrantee falls below full enrollment, full retention, or is not compliant, making progress, or reaching match, yet you still recommend level or increased funding, you must fully justify your recommendation. If you are recommending an expansion, in any case, you also need to justify your recommendation. All requests for expansion will be considered in totality by the Corporation in relation to available funds. Following your submission, your Program Officer will consider your recommendation. If he or she concurs with your recommendations, your recommendations will move forward in the decision making process. If she or he does not concur, you will be contacted for further information, justification, or negotiation. Continuation Expansions Based on our anticipated appropriation, and the expected volume of new and recompleting applications in 2008, the Corporation expects to approve very few requests for expansion within continuation requests in fiscal year 2008. Preference will be given to expansions that include low cost MSYs and expansions of programs demonstrating outcomes that have exceeded their goals. For State grantees, the Corporation will consider cost per MSY for continuation expansions at the program level, rather than aggregated by state. Each state must still adhere to its maximum average cost per MSY of $12,600. The cost per MSY for EAP grantees must remain at or below $600. In addition, based on the number of new applications, we may support expansion requests that address the Corporation’s strategic initiatives:
Budget Increase In 2008, your continuation request may not include an increase for cost of living as it has in the past. If you have questions about this guidance, please contact your program officer.
Mikel Herrington
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