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Subject to the availability of appropriations for fiscal year 2009, the Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the anticipated availability of approximately $67,312,000 to award new and re-competing AmeriCorps State and National grants. The grants in AmeriCorps State are: State Commission Competitive, Territories, States and Territories without Commissions, and State EAP. The grants in AmeriCorps National are: National EAP, National Direct, National Professional Corps, National Planning, and Indian Tribes.
Non-profit applicants within states, territories, and commonwealths without state commissions apply directly to the Corporation. Grantees receive funds for the members’ living allowance and program costs. Eligible organizations include public or private nonprofit organizations, including labor organizations; faith-based and other community organizations; institutions of higher education; government entities within states or territories (e.g., cities, counties); Indian Tribes; or partnership or consortia are eligible. Intermediaries are encouraged to apply. Program must also be located in a state or U.S. territory that does not have an approved state commission for national and community service or alternative administrative entity. Applicant applies directly to the Corporation. State, territory, or commonwealth government entities are not eligible to apply.
Dates: Applications for the States without Commissions grants are due January 13, 2009, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Applicants will be notified by May 31, 2009.
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