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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!