Attached please find the 2007 allocation chart for AmeriCorps state Formula funds. This year you may request the total number of MSYs you deem appropriate for your programs given the funding available to you. The number of MSYs you request must be based on Corporation expectations for full enrollment in your identified programs. The chart also shows the amount you have available from your 2006 allocation that you did not request in 2006 – your “reserve.” You must apply by July 2, 2007 via eGrants and identify all of the programs and planning grants you want to support. The Corporation will award your grant within 45 calendar days of submission if your reporting, including closeout, is up-to-date.

If you have formula programs with a projected member enrollment start date before August 16, you must submit your application earlier – at least 30 days before the start date of the program or even earlier if your state processes require time for processing awards to subgrantees before members can start. Please remember, programs may not enroll AmeriCorps members before the date the Corporation issues your grant.

Last year, the Corporation shared with you the concern of Congressional appropriators regarding the amount of AmeriCorps unobligated funds carried over from year-to-year. The majority of commissions responded by voluntarily relinquishing their unrequested formula funds so that the Corporation could redistribute those funds before the end of the fiscal year to commissions who demonstrated the capacity to use them. We ask you again this year to relinquish any unrequested portion of your FY 2007 formula allocation and not to reserve the funds for use in FY 2008. We will reallot unrequested funds according to the guidance below. We anticipate a high probability of moving to one-year federal appropriations (one-year funding) in FY 2008, in which case reserving formula funds will not be an option.

Reallocation of unrequested formula funds

This year, the Corporation will reallocate unrequested 2006 reserve formula funds and voluntarily released formula funds from the 2007 allocation that commissions do not request. To qualify for additional formula funding, you must:

1. request your full base allocation of FY 2007 formula funding and any 2006 reserve you may have,
2. demonstrate the capacity to effectively utilize the additional formula funds through grants to local programs (programs must be identified in your request), and
3. be free of outstanding compliance or audit issues that would preclude an award of additional formula funds.

The Corporation will reallocate available funds to commissions that meet these qualifications using our population-based formula.

You must submit your request for additional formula funds via e-mail to your program officer and grants officer no later than July 2, 2007. Your e-mail should include the specific programs you intend to fund as well as the amount of funding, number of MSYs and slots you are requesting.

After July 2nd, when the Corporation has determined the full amount of available funding for reallocation, the Corporation will work with commissions to amend their formula awards to include the additional funding and MSYs. Amendments will be processed by September 3rd, and commissions should keep this in mind when planning member enrollment dates for subgrantees anticipating receipt of reallocated funds.

Please remember that the additional funds and MSYs are granted for one year only. There is no guarantee that funds will be available for funding a second or third year and the Corporation’s grant will indicate the additional resources are only awarded for one year. Therefore, we caution you in requesting additional funding and MSYs to take into consideration the long-term sustainability of the programs and service provided by the members.

Recap of Deadlines and Deliverables

Monday, July 2nd:

• FY 2007 Commission Formula applications due (via eGrants)
• Email to your program officer and grants officer indicating amount of unrequested FY 2007 allocation that the commission is voluntarily relinquishing for redistribution or amount you want reserved for 2008.
• Email to your program officer and grants officer containing your request for additional formula funding, MSYs and slots tied to specific programs (provided you meet the criteria under “Reallocation of unrequested formula funds” above).

Thursday, August 16th:

• Target date for FY 2007 Formula grants to be awarded (dependent on commissions’ compliance being up-to-date).

Monday, September 3rd:

• Target date for amendments to commissions receiving reallocated funds to be awarded.

• View attachment: 2007 AmeriCorps State Formula Allocations (PDF)