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Friday, October 07, 2005 |
Office of the Director |
Dear National Service Colleagues,
It has been very inspiring to hear, see, and read about the engagement of AmeriCorps members across the country in important relief efforts after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. AmeriCorps members are making enormous impacts in the lives of those in need both in the Gulf region and in communities throughout our nation that have welcomed evacuees.
Additional Funds Available CNCS has been able to identify and make available additional funds to support current grantees in creating maximum impact in areas affected by the recent disasters. These funds are limited. We expect to have at least $15 million available. These funds are available to current AmeriCorps State and National competitive grantees. We are particularly interested in providing additional funds to the following types of programs:
We expect to announce a similar program for formula grantees within the week. Although a State may apply priorities different than those of the Corporation in funding its formula programs, we strongly encourage States to use these additional formula funds for hurricane recovery efforts. Criteria Requests for a budget amendment will be assessed against criteria, as reflected in the following questions:
Additional Consideration AmeriCorps staff will also evaluate past performance when making funding decisions. If an applicant is a recently funded grantee, staff will evaluate the quality of the current program design.
How to Request Additional Funds
State Programs Subgrantees will initiate their budget amendments to their current grants with the state commissions. The Corporation will consider a request for amendment from a commission subgrantee only if the state commission has first approved the request.
Approving Requests The Corporation plans to consider these requests for amendment on a rolling basis, in weekly batches. Our objective is to be able to deploy funds quickly and flexibly where the support can have the greatest positive impact. AmeriCorps will be sending out answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) in early October. If you have any questions, please contact your CNCS Program Officer. For additional information, please click here. Sincerely, Rosie Mauk
OMB No.: 3045-0113
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