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AmeriCorps Grants Information Workshop
AmeriCorps State Formula Funding
Connecticut Commission on Community Service
Agenda
How AmeriCorps funding works
The roles of CNCS and CCCS
AmeriCorps State
AmeriCorps program management
Formula funding application process & timeline
Resources
Presentation includes original content and slides adapted from CNCS
AmeriCorps State & National Training Modules. http://www.nationalservice.gov/build-your-capacity/grants/funding-
opportunities/2016/americorps-state-and-national-grants-fy-2016
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This training will not …
Tell you how to become an AmeriCorps Member
Ensure that you are awarded an AmeriCorps or other CNCS grant
Inform you of every CCCS or CNCS funding opportunity
AmeriCorps is …
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AmeriCorps State & National
AmeriCorps State & National Grants …
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AmeriCorps State & National
What do AmeriCorps State & National Programs do?
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How to become an AmeriCorps State & National Program:
Multi-State AmeriCorps Programs
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Indian Tribes
Single-State AmeriCorps Programs
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State Service Commissions
Connecticut’s State Service Commission
The mission of the
Connecticut Commission on Community Service (CCCS)
is to foster a vibrant culture of service through volunteerism.
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AmeriCorps*State Formula Grants
AmeriCorps*State Program Funding
State commissions oversee two AmeriCorps*State funding streams:
AmeriCorps Competitive • Applications submitted by state service commissions • Funding determined by CNCS • Programs compete nationally • In Connecticut, open by invitation only
AmeriCorps Formula • Funding determined by state commissions • Programs compete statewide only • In Connecticu, open to all eligible entities proposing single-state
programs to operate in Connecticut only
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AmeriCorps*State Program Funding
CNCS receives funding annually through the federal budget-
making process. Those funds are then sub-granted to State
Service Commissions, including CCCS.
Connecticut Commission
on Community Service
(CCCS)
Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)
AmeriCorps Senior Corps
NCCC State VISTA
AmeriCorps*State Program Funding
Funding currently being accepted for the 2016-2017 program year.
One-year contract
Contract start date may either be 9/1/16 or 10/1/16 for new programs (non-negotiable)
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What programs are eligible for AmeriCorps*State Formula funding?
AmeriCorps*State Programs are:
Public or private non-profit organizations
Labor organizations
Community organizations
Faith-based organizations
Institutions of higher education
States, territories and other government entities
Indian Tribes
Partnerships of the above
AmeriCorps Program Design
AmeriCorps is based on economy of scale through a corps-based approach. Examples include:
Members provide their service with the organization receiving the AmeriCorps grant
Members are placed at community organizations by the grant recipient
Members serve as a team on a single project.
Members are placed individually or in small groups on various projects
Members serve as teachers, health care providers, police officers, engineers, or other professionals in communities where there is an inadequate number of such professionals
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AmeriCorps Program Design
You design a program that best meets identified local community needs.
A few things to consider:
Will the service activities take place in one state or more than one state?
Will your organization require funding from AmeriCorps to support members
during their term of service? Do you partner with other organizations who can supplement your program’s
funding needs … those elements of your program not supported by AmeriCorps formula funding?
AmeriCorps*State
Key Terms & Concepts
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AmeriCorps Terms and Concepts
AmeriCorps Terms & Concepts
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AmeriCorps Terms & Concepts
Performance Measures
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What cannot be done with AmeriCorps:
AmeriCorps Member Terminology
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Cost per MSY
Cost per MSY
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AmeriCorps Members
AmeriCorps Members
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AmeriCorps Members vs. Volunteers
Member Eligibility
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Member Terminology
Living Allowance
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Segal AmeriCorps Education Award
Segal AmeriCorps Education Award
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Terms of Service/Slot Type
Member Terms of Service
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Your Responsibilities to Members
Prohibited Activities
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Prohibited Activities
Prohibited Activities
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Prohibited Activities
Prohibited Activities
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AmeriCorps*State
Categories of AmeriCorps Grants
Overview
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AmeriCorps Grant Focus Areas
AmeriCorps Grant Funding
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Cost Reimbursement Grants
Cost Reimbursement Grants
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Types of Cost Reimbursement Grants
Professional Corps
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Fixed Amount Grant
Fixed Amount Grants
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Types of Fixed Amount Grants
Full-time Fixed Amount Grants
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Education Award Program (EAP)
Recap
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AmeriCorps*State
AmeriCorps Program Management & Design
Are you ready for AmeriCorps?
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Operating an AmeriCorps*CT Program
An awarded AmeriCorps*Connecticut program becomes a legal sub-grantee of
the Connecticut Commission on Community Service.
Responsibilities & Requirements
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An Effective AmeriCorps Program …
Program Management Structure
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Program Management Structure
Program Management Structure
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Theory of Change
Documenting the Need
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Evidence Basis
Evidence Basis
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Considerations
Outcomes
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Completing Your Program Design
AmeriCorps Grant Applications
Notice of Funding Opportunities and application instructions are provided by CCCS via www.ctohe.org/cccs.
Applications consist of:
• a community need,
• an evidence-based intervention that will utilize AmeriCorps members to impact the need,
• descriptions of organizational management systems to support the program,
• information on the organization’s capacity and a budget.
Budget, including member living allowance and benefits, member and staff training, personnel costs, supplies, and evaluation.
Applicants must demonstrate the capacity to administer and monitor a federal grant.
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AmeriCorps Grant Applications
All applications must
be submitted using
CNCS’s online grant
management system,
eGrants.
2016 AmeriCorps Formula Timeline
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Which AmeriCorps Grant is Right For You?
http://www.nationalservice.gov/build-your-capacity/new-national-service/fit-finder
For more information …
Contact:
Kate Scheuritzel
Senior Program Officer
Connecticut Commission on Community Service (CCCS)
Office of Higher Education (OHE)
61 Woodland St., Hartford, CT 06105-2326
Desk: (860) 947-1826
Fax: (860) 947-1310
kscheuritzel@ctohe.org
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Thank you!
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