Next Generation Grants FY 2005

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General Information


Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-042205-001
Posted Date: Apr 29, 2005
Original Due Date for Applications: Jun 07, 2005
This Notice, with the complete application, guidelines and other relevant material, is available on the Corporation’s website at: http://www.nationalservice.org/ under “Funding and Initiatives”. The TDD number is 202–565–2799. For further information or for a printed copy of this NOFA and the supplementary information and application guidelines please leave a message at (202) 606-5000 x309, or send an e-mail to NextGeneration@cns.gov.
The deadline for eGrants submissions is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 7, 2005. If you are unable to submit your application using eGrants, a paper application along with a diskette or CD Rom with an exact duplicate of your application must be received at the Corporation for National and Community Service, 1201 New York Avenue, NW, Attn: Next Generation Grants, Washington, DC 20525 by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 7, 2005. If there are differences between the paper application and the diskette/CD Rom, we will use the diskette/CD Rom version.

Current Due Date for Applications: Jun 07, 2005
This Notice, with the complete application, guidelines and other relevant material, is available on the Corporation’s website at: http://www.nationalservice.org/ under “Funding and Initiatives”. The TDD number is 202–565–2799. For further information or for a printed copy of this NOFA and the supplementary information and application guidelines please leave a message at (202) 606-5000 x309, or send an e-mail to NextGeneration@cns.gov.
The deadline for eGrants submissions is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 7, 2005. If you are unable to submit your application using eGrants, a paper application along with a diskette or CD Rom with an exact duplicate of your application must be received at the Corporation for National and Community Service, 1201 New York Avenue, NW, Attn: Next Generation Grants, Washington, DC 20525 by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 7, 2005. If there are differences between the paper application and the diskette/CD Rom, we will use the diskette/CD Rom version.

Archive Date: Jun 14, 2005
Funding Instrument Type: Grant

Category of Funding Activity: Community Development
Education
Employment, Labor and Training
Environment
Health
Housing
Law, Justice and Legal Services
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)

Explanation of "Other" Category of Funding Activity: Consistent with its mission to support service to meet the nation’s needs in communities throughout the country, and mindful of the intent of Congress for the use of these funds, the Corporation is making Next Generation Grants available to support innovative and demonstration national and community service proposals throughout the country. The intent of this funding is to help organizations implement innovative strategies or programs through service.
An applicant’s proposal must include one or both of the following strategies:
1. Engaging adults age 50+ in part-time and full-time service opportunities; and
2. Improving the lives of disadvantaged youth through service and mentoring.
Applicants who have received any previous grant award from the Corporation are not eligible for a Next Generation Grant. Applicants must also be able to develop programs that have the potential to become national in scope, or provide a compelling case that the model could be replicated in other locations. Applicants must propose one or both of the strategies listed above.

Expected Number of Awards: 5
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,488,000.00
Award Ceiling: $300,000.00
Award Floor: $100,000.00
CFDA Number: 94.007 -- Planning and Program Development Grants

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Eligible Applicants
State governments

County governments

City or township governments

Special district governments

Independent school districts

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities

Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Private institutions of higher education

Agency Name
Corporation for National & Community Service, Office of Grants Management, Washington, DC
Description
The Corporation