Funding
Click
here to find the 2008-2009 AmeriCorps RFP, Application Instructions, and
related documents.
Is AmeriCorps
funding right for my organization? View the 2008-2009
AmeriCorps Funding in Wisconsin
Overview to find out more.
September 10, 2007
Dear Friend in Service:
Serve Wisconsin is pleased to
announce the availability of AmeriCorps funds for national service programs in
Wisconsin. Grants are available competitively to nonprofit organizations, state
and local units of government, colleges and universities, Indian tribes,
faith-based organizations, and partnerships or consortia comprised of any of
these entities.
AmeriCorps is a national
service program of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)
that provides thousands of Americans with education awards in exchange for a
year or two of community service. The community service may be performed on a
full- or part-time basis. Serve Wisconsin typically funds AmeriCorps programs in
Wisconsin that involve at least 20 AmeriCorps members. Programs must address the
most critical education, public safety, environment, homeland security, or other
human needs in Wisconsin's communities.
AmeriCorps also focuses on
recruiting and managing volunteers. In 2007, a national target of 950,000
volunteers has been set by CNCS for the 67,350 AmeriCorps members serving
nationwide or a ratio of 14.1 volunteers per AmeriCorps member. Wisconsin
AmeriCorps programs engaged volunteers at a ratio of 22.4 volunteers per
AmeriCorps member in 2004-2005 as compared to the national average of 23.4
volunteers per AmeriCorps member in that same program year. Volunteer
recruitment and management strategies should be considered within the context of
your application.
There are four types of
AmeriCorps grants available:
1. New and Recompete AmeriCorps program operating (competitive or formula)
grants;
2. New and Continuation Education Awards Program grants that provide members
with access to an education award and programs with up to $600 per full-time
equivalent member for operations;
3. Continuation Competitive AmeriCorps program operating grants; and
4. Continuation Formula AmeriCorps program operating grants.
On this site, you will find a
copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP) for 2008-2009 AmeriCorps Funds. If you
know of any other organizations that would like information about applying for
AmeriCorps funds, please instruct them to review the RFP materials at
www.servewisconsin.org or e-mail or fax a contact name, organization name,
mailing address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address in addition to a
request for RFP materials to Kristi Conway at conwak@dhfs.state.wi.us or fax
number (608) 266-9313.
Applications must be submitted
electronically via e-Grants. For more information about e-Grants visit
www.nationalservice.gov or contact Kristi Conway at 608-261-6604 or conwak@dhfs.state.wi.us
for technical assistance.
| Type of Application |
Closing Date |
| New or Recompete
Competitive Programs |
November 9, 2007, 4:00 PM
C.T. |
| New or Continuation
Education Awards Programs |
November 9, 2007, 4:00 PM
C.T. |
| Continuation Competitive
Programs |
November 9, 2007, 4:00 PM
C.T. |
| Continuation Formula
Programs |
April 11, 2008, 4:00 PM
C.T. |
If you need an alternative
format please e-mail a request and format type to conwak@dhfs.state.wi.us.
Please note that a Notice of
Intent to Apply form is due at the Board office by Friday, October 5, 2007.
This is an excellent
opportunity for Wisconsin communities to engage volunteers in addressing some of
their most pressing needs. If you have any questions about this opportunity,
please feel free to call Kristi Conway, AmeriCorps Program Officer at (608)
261-6604.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Groat, President
Wisconsin National and Community Service Board
Request for
Proposals (RFP) For 2008-2009 AmeriCorps Funds
Questions
& Answers posted 10/12/07
Questions
& Answers posted 10/26/07
Final
Questions & Answers posted 11/5/07
| 2008-2009
AmeriCorps*State RFP 0809WNCSB-AC
Amendment to 2008-2009
AmeriCorps*State RFP
As of 3/28/08 an
amendment has been made to the three appendices (B, C, & D) of the RFP
which detail our process for selecting AmeriCorps
Formula grants for funding. Within this process, we review several factors
of program performance, one of those being a Progress Report Peer
Review. Since the RFP was
released, the Corporation for National and Community
Service has changed the
format of progress reports and
we have
followed their lead with our own process. Accordingly, we have dropped
the Progress Report Peer
Review and replaced it with another review mechanism,
Performance Measures
Met/Unmet, to be in line with new Corporation procedures.
See Appendices B & C for further information. Appendix D, as it dealt
specifically with Rubric for the Progress Report Peer Review, has been
deleted. This modification will only affect
applicants in the Formula funding pool who have program performance data
for the 2006-2007 program year.
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Resources
for Completing an AmeriCorps Application
Application
tips - this is not official guidance, but this document contains some
useful tips for writing an AmeriCorps application.
To
review Code of Federal Regulations citations, visit www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr.
To
learn more about the Corporation for National and Community Service, visit www.nationalservice.gov.
If you have
questions about the 2008-2009 RFP process, please contact Kristi
Conway at 608.261.6604 or conwak@dhfs.state.wi.us.
