AmeriCorps State Competitive/Formula Application Checklist
 

o               SF424 Face sheet (Applicant Information and Application Information Section)

o               Program Model, Design, Location and Focus (Applicant Information Section)

o               Narrative

 

Narrative Item

Maximum Number of Characters

(including spaces and punctuation)

A.   Executive Summary

4,000 characters

B.    Summary of Accomplishments and Outcomes

      (if applicable)

8,000 characters

C.   Program Design (50%)

            1)  Rationale and Approach (10%) 

            2)  Member Outputs and Outcomes (20%)

            3)  Community Outputs and Outcomes (20%)

71,000 characters

for Sections C, D, and E combined

 

 

 

Important Note:  In eGrants, enter text for C, D and E into the fields for Rationale and Approach, Member Outputs and Outcomes, Community Outputs and Outcomes, Organizational Capability, and Cost Effectiveness and Budget Adequacy.  Each of these fields has a 32,000 character limit.  This allows for some flexibility in how you split your narrative between these fields.  You may not exceed 71,000 characters in total for Sections C, D and E combined.  

 

D.   Organizational Capability (25%)

E.    Cost Effectiveness and Budget Adequacy (25%)

            1)  Cost Effectiveness (15%)

            2)  Budget Adequacy (10%)

Total Maximum Number of Characters per Application

83,000

 

o       Evaluation Summary or Plan (Evaluation Summary or Plan Section)

o       Service Categories (Performance Measures Section)

o       Performance Measures (Performance Measures Section)

            At least one set of aligned performance measures in the primary service category.

o       Documents

            A.  Audit (send copy of most recent Audit to HI Commission)

            B.  Completed Evaluation Report (If Applicable)

o               Budget (Budget Section)

o               Appendix I: Budget Analysis Checklist

o               Appendix K: Assurance and Certifications

o               Appendix L: Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants