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2008-2009
Competitive Application Requests
The Corporation for National and Community Service
and the Hawaii Commission for National and Community
Service announces the availability of AmeriCorps*State
Competitive funds for the 2008-2009 program year.
AmeriCorps, "the domestic Peace Corps," is a
national service program, which engages Americans of
all ages and backgrounds in team-based,
results-driven service in the areas of public
safety, education, literacy and tutoring, the
environment, basic human needs and Homeland
Security. In exchange for their service, AmeriCorps
members receive a living stipend and an education
award for post-secondary education expenses upon
completion of their term of service. AmeriCorps and
the Hawaii Commission strive to strengthen
citizenship and the ethic of service by assisting
communities in addressing their toughest challenges.
Through the AmeriCorps Program Grant, agencies
sponsor AmeriCorps members who serve to implement
community service initiatives. Eligible agencies
include community based non-profit organizations,
faith-based organizations, state and local
government entities, and school districts. Agencies
that apply must be able to demonstrate the capacity
to administer a federal program, have a detailed
plan of action, strong connections to the community
it is planning to serve, a real need for the
proposed service within the community, and the
ability to raise the required matching funds.
Applications for funding request should include a
minimum of 20 full time equivalent (FTE) members and
a minimum of $250,000. All
applications must be submitted to the
Hawaii Commission for National and
Community Service by November 2, 2007.
For more information, please contact the Hawaii
Commission staff at 956-8145. |
