Nov 18, 2014
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has opened its 2015-16 funding cycle. Important Dates:
- Pre Proposal Conference on December 3, 2014.
- Must submit "Letter of Acknowledgement" by December 3, 2014 to be eligible to submit proposal.
- Grant Proposal will be due on January 5, 2015 (both submitted to the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions and entered into the CNCS eGrants System).
All questions regarding the RFP should be submitted in writing to Curtis Cannon, [email protected].
The mission of CNCS is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic participation through service and volunteering. CNCS -- through AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, the Social Innovation Fund, and the Volunteer Generation Fund -- has helped to engage millions of citizens in meeting community and national challenges through service and volunteer action.
In the FY 2015 AmeriCorps competition, CNCS seeks to prioritize the investment of national service resources in:
- Disaster Services -- improving community resiliency through disaster preparation, response, recovery, and mitigation
- Economic Opportunity -- increasing economic opportunities for communities, specifically opportunity youth, both as the population served and as AmeriCorps members.
- Education -- improving student academic performance including STEM
- Environment -- 21st Century Service Corps
- Veterans and Military Families -- positively impacting the quality of life of veterans and improving military family strength
- Governor and Mayor Initiatives
- Programing that supports My Brother’s Keeper
- Multi-focus intermediaries that demonstrate measureable impact and primarily serve communities with limited resources and organizational infrastructure. i.e. rural and other underserved communities.
A separate Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity for Indian Tribes for either fully operational or planning grants will be released later in the Fall with an application deadline of Spring 2015.