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The grants being announced today are “new and recompete” grants, which means the competition was open to organizations that are new to AmeriCorps or are “recompeting” after completing one or more previous three-year grant cycles. The grants will fund recipients for three years, with second- and third-year funding contingent on performance and Congressional appropriations. Click here to read the full press release.
AmeriCorps continuation grants for 2008 were announced on March 5, 2008. These grants, which are for organizations that are completing their second or third year of their grant cycle, totaled $151 million in and went to 261 organizations to support 43,228 AmeriCorps members. Click here to see a listing of grants.
AmeriCorps grants are made in two general categories: “state grants” made either to governor-appointed state service commissions or to organizations nominated by those commissions; and “national grants” made directly by the Corporation to organizations operating in multiple states, institutions of higher education, and American Indian tribes.
AmeriCorps State Grants
- AmeriCorps State Competitive Grants - New and Recompete: These 49 grants are awarded to organizations nominated to participate in a nationwide competition by Governor-appointed state service commissions. A total of $14,580,446 will be awarded in this category to support 1,773 members.
AmeriCorps National Grants
- AmeriCorps National Direct Competitive Grants - New and Recompete: These grants go to organizations that operate in more than one state. A total of $6,383,586 will be awarded in this category for 8 grants to support 1,260 members.
- AmeriCorps National Direct Education Award Program (EAP) Grants - New and Recompete: Under this program, organizations operating in more than one state, or institutions of higher education, receive a small administrative grant—approximately $600 for each full-time member—and most use their own or other resources to cover AmeriCorps members’ living allowance and other program costs. Six grants totaling $1,603,020 will support 6,427 members.
- AmeriCorps Indian Tribes Grants - New and Recompete: A grant of $125,946 in this category will support 10 AmeriCorps members serving with Santee Sioux Nation.
- AmeriCorps National Direct Professional Corps Grants - New and Recompete: AmeriCorps Professional Corps program engage AmeriCorps members in service where insufficient numbers of qualified professionals exist to serve critical needs. A total of $939,483 will be awarded for three grants to support 595 AmeriCorps members.
- AmeriCorps National Planning Grants: This grant for $45,489 provides one-year funding to help the Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation explore and demonstrate program viability. Since the grant is for planning purposes, it does not directly support AmeriCorps member service.
AmeriCorps State Competitive Grants - New and Recompete
| CA |
Prevent Child Abuse California |
$478,078 |
38 |
$179,550 |
| CA |
San Diego State Univ. Foundation |
$454,042 |
38 |
$160,650 |
| CT |
Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership |
$133,465 |
45 |
$50,227 |
| DC |
Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc. |
$351,285 |
200 |
$189,000 |
| FL |
City Year, Inc. |
$618,800 |
52 |
$245,700 |
| FL |
Public Allies, Inc. |
$188,655 |
15 |
$70,875 |
| IA |
Iowa Legal Aid |
$125,800 |
11 |
$47,250 |
| IA |
Linn County Conservation |
$184,794 |
17 |
$70,875 |
| IL |
Logan Square Neighborhood Association |
$113,397 |
24 |
$42,525 |
| IN |
Harmony School Corporation |
$150,000 |
12 |
$56,700 |
| KS |
Wichita Public Schools |
$299,301 |
24 |
$113,400 |
| KY |
Morehead State University |
$378,000 |
30 |
$141,750 |
| KY |
Operation UNITE |
$126,000 |
10 |
$47,250 |
| KY |
Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services |
$315,000 |
25 |
$118,125 |
| LA |
Louisiana Delta Service Corps |
$566,510 |
45 |
$212,625 |
| MA |
Citizen Schools, Inc. |
$243,463 |
21 |
$99,225 |
| MA |
Northeastern University |
$377,919 |
30 |
$141,750 |
| MA |
Friends of the Children Boston |
$202,800 |
16 |
$75,600 |
| MA |
The Mass Mentoring Partnership Inc. |
$251,969 |
20 |
$94,500 |
| MN |
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, Inc. |
$406,229 |
33 |
$155,925 |
| MN |
CommonBond Communities |
$453,564 |
36 |
$170,100 |
| MN |
Duluth Public Schools |
$755,978 |
60 |
$283,500 |
| MN |
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation |
$251,997 |
20 |
$94,500 |
| MO |
Butler Co. Community Resource Council |
$224,640 |
37 |
$85,050 |
| MS |
Points of Light & Hands On Network - Hands On Gulf Coast |
$338,814 |
37 |
$129,465 |
| NE |
City of Lincoln - Finance for Parks & Recreation, Libraries |
$264,590 |
25 |
$99,225 |
| NM |
San Juan County Partnership |
$67,828 |
18 |
$31,185 |
| NV |
Great Basin Institute |
$617,500 |
125 |
$307,125 |
| NY |
Research Foundation of SUNY on behalf of and in conjunction with SUNY Cortland |
$148,489 |
13 |
$51,975 |
| NY |
Grand Street Settlement |
$260,002 |
40 |
$94,500 |
| NY |
Groundwork, Inc. |
$151,875 |
25 |
$53,156 |
| NY |
Public Allies, Inc. |
$251,980 |
20 |
$94,500 |
| OH |
City Year, Inc. |
$145,200 |
12 |
$56,700 |
| OK |
Okeene Public School |
$389,985 |
42 |
$146,239 |
| PA |
Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc. |
$320,540 |
174 |
$171,045 |
| RI |
Mt. Hope Learning Center |
$204,466 |
15 |
$70,875 |
| RI |
Providence Children's Museum |
$177,070 |
13 |
$61,425 |
| RI |
Brown University |
$192,132 |
22 |
$66,150 |
| TN |
Tennessee's Community Assistance Corp. |
$378,000 |
30 |
$141,750 |
| TX |
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Texas |
$503,999 |
37 |
$151,200 |
| UT |
Association for Utah Community Health |
$277,199 |
23 |
$103,950 |
| UT |
Ogden CIty School District |
$656,725 |
83 |
$288,225 |
| VT |
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board |
$378,001 |
34 |
$141,750 |
| WA |
Solid Ground |
$428,386 |
34 |
$160,650 |
| WI |
YMCA of Metro Milwaukee |
$214,200 |
17 |
$80,325 |
| WI |
Wausau Area Hmong Mutual Association |
$124,000 |
20 |
$47,250 |
| WI |
Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council. |
$123,020 |
20 |
$47,250 |
| WI |
Community Action, Inc. of Rock and Walworth Counties |
$126,000 |
20 |
$47,250 |
| WY |
Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault |
$188,759 |
15 |
$70,875 |
AmeriCorps National Direct Competitive Grants - New and Recompete
| Civic Ventures |
$1,650,714 |
546 |
$618,975 |
| Rebuilding Together, Inc. |
$499,048 |
44 |
$207,900 |
| Operation REACH, Inc. |
$389,731 |
67 |
$146,475 |
| Citizen Schools, Inc. |
$1,233,523 |
109 |
$515,025 |
| University of Maryland Center on Aging |
$1,134,000 |
360 |
$425,250 |
| Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services |
$911,000 |
75 |
$354,375 |
| Christian Reformed World Relief Committee |
$319,880 |
33 |
$122,850 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope |
$245,690 |
26 |
$92,138 |
AmeriCorps National Direct Education Award Program (EAP) Grants - New and Recompete
| Maricopa County Community College District |
$96,000 |
425 |
$756,000 |
| Regis University-Colorado Campus Compact |
$744,000 |
4,511 |
$5,859,000 |
| Catholic Network of Volunteer Service |
$610,020 |
1,180 |
$4,803,908 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope of St. Louis National Office |
$10,200 |
17 |
$80,325 |
| Mississippi Department of Education |
$120,000 |
200 |
$945,000 |
| University of New Mexico |
$22,800 |
94 |
$179,550 |
AmeriCorps National Direct Indian Tribal Grants
| Santee Sioux Nation |
$125,946 |
10 |
$47,250 |
AmeriCorps National Direct Professional Corps Grants - New and Recompete
| University of San Francisco - School of Education |
$617,518 |
400 |
$1,890,000 |
| University of Notre Dame - ACE |
$270,000 |
180 |
$850,500 |
| Public Allies, Inc. |
$51,965 |
15 |
$70,875 |
AmeriCorps National Direct Planning Grants
| Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation |
$45,489 |
N/A |
N/A |
* Grant funding amount does not include Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards earned by AmeriCorps members. Funding amounts could change during grant negotiation.
** This figure represents the maximum total amount of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that can be earned by AmeriCorps members serving in this program. At the end of a successful full-time term of service, AmeriCorps members earn an Segal AmeriCorps Education Award of $4,725 that they can use to pay for college or to pay back qualified student loans. Part-time members earn awards in "pro-rated" amounts.
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