North Carolina To Receive $3.2 Million In Federal AmeriCorps Grants
Governor Bev Perdue today announced more than $3.2 million in federal grants for North Carolina nonprofits and government agencies to recruit AmeriCorps members to provide tutoring, mentoring, disaster services, environmental stewardship, education on healthy futures, job training and placement and aid to military families.
Nonprofits and Government Agencies Should Submit Applications by Feb. 25, 2011
The N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, housed in the Governor’s Office, will coordinate the grants.
“AmeriCorps members will have great opportunities through these nonprofits and government agencies to give back to North Carolina communities,” said Gov. Perdue.
To apply, interested organizations must attend a training and technical assistance session, which discusses administrative regulations and policies, as well as program and reporting requirements.
To register for one of these workshops, e-mail Alicia Hartsfield, chief AmeriCorps program officer, at alicia.hartsfield@nc.gov, or call 919-715-2278 at least three days prior to the session.
Fiscal and programming staff is required to attend. Exact locations will be emailed to you once you register.
The workshops are free and will be offered on the following dates:
- Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010—Raleigh
- Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010—Charlotte
- Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010—Winston-Salem
- Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011—New Bern
Grant applications are due to the N.C. Volunteer Commission by noon on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011.
Application forms are available on the N.C. Volunteer Commission’s website, www.volunteernc.org, or by calling the N.C. Volunteer Commission at 919-715-3470 or 1-800-820-4483.
Grants will be awarded based on community support, program design, organizational capacity, budget adequacy, sustainability and documented goals.
AmeriCorps is a domestic version of the Peace Corps that engages 75,000 Americans in intensive, result-driven service each year. AmeriCorps members tutor and mentor school-aged youth, improve the quality of childcare for preschool children, assist individuals with disabilities in gaining employment and provide new U.S. Citizens with interpretation and translation services.
The N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, a federal- and state-funded agency housed in the Governor’s Office, administers funding to 10 N.C. AmeriCorps programs for the 2010-2011 program year.
Since 1994, more than 12,153 individuals have participated in those national service programs in North Carolina.
For more information on the N.C. AmeriCorps programs, visit the N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service’s website at www.volunteernc.org or call 1-800-820-4483 (TTY: 1-877-877-1765).
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