(FOA)-Limited
Submission – Corporation for National and Community Service – FY 2020 Day of
Service Grants (CNCS-01-23-20); March 25, 2020
Purpose: The mission of the
Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is to improve lives,
strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and
volunteering. The CNCS FY 2020 Day of Service grant competition includes
funding for both September 11th Day of Service and Remembrance (September 11th)
and Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service (MLK). The purpose of the September
11th grant funding is to mobilize more Americans to engage in service and
remembrance activities that meet community needs and honor the sacrifice of
those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, or who rose in service
because of that tragedy. The purpose of the MLK grant funding is to mobilize
more Americans to observe the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday as a day
of service in communities, to encourage those who serve on this holiday to make
a long-term commitment to community service, and to bring people together to
focus on service to others.
CNCS
is looking for applications that feature major activities occurring on
September 11th or MLK Day in 2021 as applicable or within approximately one
week of the actual day and engage a significant number of volunteers. In order
to carry out Congress’s intent and to maximize the impact of investment in
national service, this Day of Service Notice prioritizes grant funding in
distinct areas for September 11th and MLK.
For
September 11th, CNCS will give priority consideration to applications that
include a central focus on:
•
engaging
and supporting Veterans and Military Families in September 11th National Day of
Service and Remembrance activities
•
developing
educational materials, educating and engaging youth in service to honor
September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance
•
training
volunteers who make a commitment for future service
•
preparing
communities for disasters.
For
MLK, CNCS will give priority consideration to applications that include a
central focus on:
•
providing
support and/or facilitating access to services and resources for economically
disadvantaged people
•
training
volunteers who make a commitment for future service.
Note: Awards will be on a
cost reimbursement basis.
Funding Amount/ Project
Period: $20,000-$200,000 for 3
years
Cost
Sharing/Match :
70% match for MLK projects only
(cash or in-kind contributions)
Link
to
Funding Opportunity Announcement
Institutional
Limit: 2
(1 for each Day of Service described above)
Internal
Competition: To
participate in the university’s selection process,please upload the
following,assembled
into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research via
this
portal
with a copy to your Associate Dean for Research by March 3,
2020:
·
Names
and departments or affiliations of the Project Director and other key personnel
or partners;
·
Title
of program and/or funding opportunity announcement number;
·
Intent
to apply for September 11th or MLK Day of
Service
·
Brief
project description (2 pages maximum);
·
Brief
biographical sketch;
·
Amount
of total budget request, including potential source of matching funds (for MLK
Day of Service only)
A committee will be
convened to review the material and make a recommendation.
For questions or issues
with submission through the portal, email the limited submission mailbox
(limitedsubmissions@uky.edu), or call 257-2861.
Agency
Deadline:
March 25, 2020