Learn and Serve America offers grantees and prospective grantees a number of resources to help with the grant application process and with the effective management of awarded grants.

Visit the following resource links for more information:

• General Resources
• Guidance from the Office of the General Counsel
• Civil Rights / Equal Opportunity Requirements
• Help and Contact Information
• eGrants
• Learn and Serve America Forms
• Closeout Documents and Instructions
• Notices of Funds Availability / Notices of Funding Opportunities

2006-2008 Learn and Serve America Provisions

• Higher Education
• State Education Agencies
• School-Based Grantmaking Entities
• Community-Based, State Commissions, and Grantmaking Entities
• Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories

2004-2005 Learn and Serve America Provisions

• General School-Based and Community-Based Programs
• Higher Education
• State Education Agencies
• School-Based Grantmaking Entity
• Community-Based, State Commissions, and Grantmaking Entity
• Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories

Corporation Monitoring Planning Assessments

The Corporation is responsible for ensuring all federal resources are appropriately managed, which includes conducting monitoring visits to award recipients (e.g., grantees, cooperative agreement recipients, sponsors). The Corporation moved to a standardized system in Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 to help prioritize monitoring activities and more generally allocate Corporation resources for appropriate levels of monitoring, oversight, and technical assistance. As part of this process, we identified a standard set of criteria as being good indicators of potential programmatic or financial vulnerability in the management of federal funds, and we conduct a yearly assessment of each Corporation award using these assessment criteria.

• View the Corporation Assessment Criteria

Closeout Documents and Instructions

CNCS grants usually are awarded for a 3 year Project Period, consisting of three yearly budget periods. CNCS direct grantees are responsible for meeting the submission deadlines for closeout. Closeout documents are due to your corporation Grants Officer no later than 90 days after the expiration of the Project Period.

• Closeout Instructions (PDF)

eGrants

For technical assistance with eGrants, contact the eGrants helpdesk at 1-888-677-7849 (extension 533 if needed) or egrantshelp@cns.gov. Hours of operation: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Eastern time, Monday through Friday.