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AmeriCorp Indian Tribes Planning Grants

 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 94.006
  The application deadline was changed from Oct. 19, 2009 to Jan. 26, 2010.
Program
web site
http://www.americorps.gov/for_organizations/fundin
g/nofa.asp
Sponsor Corporation for National and Community Service: For Faith-Based and Other Community Organizations
Deadlines January 26, 2010
Purpose The purpose of planning grants is to support the development of AmeriCorps programs so applicants are better prepared to compete for a multi-state AmeriCorps grant in the following grant cycle. These grants are awarded for 12 months. They may not be used to support AmeriCorps members.

Indian Tribes Planning Grant applicants must not have received an AmeriCorps grant in the past and must be an Indian Tribe as defined in Section 111 of the Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity.

Eligibility Indian Tribes are eligible to apply. Indian Tribe is defined as a federally recognized Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Corporation, as defined under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. § 1602), that the United States Government determines is eligible for special programs and services provided under federal law to Indians because of their status as Indians. Indian Tribes also include tribal organizations controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by one of the entities described above.
Geographic
coverage
Nationwide
Amount of
funding
A total of $250,000.
Application
process
Application instructions are available at: http://www.americorps.gov/pdf/09_0818_nofa_acplanning_inst.pdf.

The application is available through Grants.gov at: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=49391.

 

For more information contact:
For further information or for a printed copy of this Notice, call (202) 606-5000. You may also call (202) 606-7508 if you have questions about this grant program or send an e-mail to americorpsnational@cns.gov.

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.