AmeriCorps State Competitive Grant Competition

Serve DC announces the availability of AmeriCorps State Competitive funding for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 to eligible organizations. Subject to the availability of appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY2013) and release of Application Instructions by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), new applicants with high-quality proposals will compete nationally with other State and National programs for Competitive funds made available through Serve DC and CNCS. The total amount of an applicant’s grant request must not exceed $13,300 per Member Service Year. Applicants must request no less than five (5) Member Service Years and $66,500. For Professional Corps, the applicant’s grant request must not exceed $2,500 per Member Service Year and must request no less than five (5) Member Service Years and $12,500.

AmeriCorps is a national service network that provides full- and less than full-time opportunities for participants, called members, to serve their communities and build the capacity of nonprofit organizations to meet local environmental, educational, public safety, homeland security, or other human needs. Within these issue areas, programs may submit proposals that address specific problems of local communities.

UPDATE: 2013 AmeriCorps State Competitive Request for Applications (RFA) submission deadline is by 5:00 p.m. Friday, December 14, 2012.

Download the complete 2013 AmeriCorps State Competitive Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

Download the complete 2013 AmeriCorps State Competitive Request for Applications (RFA)

Please note: 2013 applicants must have attended an assistance sessions, which have completed for the 2013 grant competition.

For additional information, please email Sarah Watkins.