[1st-mile-nm] $6 Million Available to Provide Training and Technical Assistance to National Service Programs

[Richard Lowenberg]

Please feel free to distribute this to others who might be interested.  This
competition is only run every three years.  It is to provide training to
AmeriCorps programs across the country.  There is currently a lot of interest
in how Web 2.0 can facilitate this training.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                         
CONTACT: Susan Schechter
June 12, 2008                                                                   
             (202) 606-7515, TTANOFA at cns.gov

$6 Million Available to Provide Training and Technical Assistance to National
Service Programs

(Washington, DC) ? The Corporation for National and Community Service is
seeking organizations to apply for $6 million in funding to provide training
and technical assistance to increase the capacity of national service programs
to meet community needs through service and volunteering.

The Corporation anticipates awarding cooperative agreements in eight categories
to organizations with the capacity and expertise to deliver training and
technical assistance to grantees and potential grantees, subgrantees,
sponsoring organizations and projects, and participants and members of the
Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, VISTA, National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), and
Learn and Serve America programs and in support of other special initiatives of
the Corporation.

?High quality training and technical assistance is critical to our support of
local service and volunteer programs as they tackle tough problems and meet
critical local needs,? said David Eisner, CEO of the Corporation.  ?We
encourage qualified organizations to apply for this funding to bolster our
efforts to improve lives and strengthen communities through service and
volunteering.?

Selected grantees will use their technical expertise and capacity to deliver
services primarily through Web-based and other distance learning approaches
either directly through or in coordination with the Resource Center
(www.NationalService.gov/resources), the VISTA Campus (to be launched July
2008), the National Service Learning Clearinghouse (www.ServiceLearning.org)
and any future on-line resources and delivery systems.

The eight categories are: Member Training and Development; Sustainability and
Partnership Development; Performance Measurement and Reporting; Educational
Success and Youth Development; Disaster Services Support; Disability Inclusion;
Special Initiatives and Projects; and Financial and Grants Management Support.

The grant competition is open to state and local government entities, non-profit
organizations, including faith- and community-based organizations, higher
education institutions, Indian tribes, and commercial entities. Organizations
that operate or intend to operate Corporation supported programs are also
eligible to apply.

The deadline for eGrants submissions is 5 p.m. Eastern Time, July 10, 2008. For
further information, visit http://www.nationalservice.gov and click on ?New
Funding Opportunities? under the ?For Organizations? tab to review the
complete notice, which includes an application, or contact Susan Schechter at
(202) 606-7515, email TTANOFA at cns.gov. The TDD number is (202) 565?2799.
The Corporation for National and Community Service improves lives, strengthens
communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering.
Each year the Corporation engages more than four million Americans of all ages
and backgrounds in service to meet local needs through its Senior Corps,
AmeriCorps, VISTA, NCCC, and Learn and Serve America programs. For more
information, visit www.NationalService.gov .


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Richard Lowenberg
1st-Mile Institute
P.O. Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-989-9110;   505-603-5200 cell
rl at 1st-mile.com  www.1st-mile.com


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