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Community Development
ALERT! October 21, 2005 Deadline for Letters of Intent!
AmeriCorps State Program Letters of Intent
Due: October 21, 2005
The Washington Commission for National and Community Service (WCNCS) is announcing the availability of funds to operate AmeriCorps State programs in Washington State.
2006 Focus Areas: For the FY 2006 competition, the Commission will give special consideration to four additional strategic focus areas that meet critical needs of our state. They are:
- Ensure a brighter future for all of America’s youth: Children and youth who grow up in severely distressed communities are more likely to be at risk of school failure, unemployment, criminal behavior and persistent poverty. Among other interventions, AmeriCorps programs often bring positive change to the lives of these children and youth in one or both of two ways: engaging them in service and connecting them with caring adults such as mentors or tutors. AmeriCorps looks to build on this success in its 2006 program year.
- Harness experience to meet 21st century challenges: Baby Boomers are a highly educated, highly motivated group that could drive solutions to some of our most intractable social problems. Capturing their talents and experience, and engaging them in helping to solve critical social issue through service must become a high-priority goal for the nation in the coming years.
- Build the supply line for “America’s Armies of Compassion”: AmeriCorps programs provide unique support to volunteer connector organizations in communities. In 2006, AmeriCorps plans to build on this success through generating higher levels of volunteering through it subgrantees and through supporting programs that build or strengthen volunteering infrastructure in communities.
- Students in the community – building engaged citizens: Educational institutions (elementary, secondary, and higher education) are charged with the responsibility of educating students to become responsible citizens and leaders who use their education and life experiences to support the common good. Volunteering and service learning are important factors in this education experience and need to be incorporated on a more widespread basis. AmeriCorps is looking to expand its impact in generating service learning in the K-12 environment and to generate more students in higher education institutions serving needs in their community.
The RFP will be available for download on the Internet at the Commission website www.ofm.wa.gov/servewa. For technical questions regarding the RFP, please feel free to contact Brian Lock, Assistant Director, at (360) 902-0646 or brian.lock@ofm.wa.gov.
Applicant’s proposals must utilize AmeriCorps to address the most critical education, public safety, environmental, or human service needs in Washington’s communities.
The grant funds are matched with local funds to cover expenses directly related to the AmeriCorps program. For more information regarding AmeriCorps State programs, please visit the Commission web site at: www.ofm.wa.gov/servewa.
Letters of intent due: October 21, 2005
Send to:
WCNCS
PO Box 43113
Olympia, WA 98504-3113
denise.berns@ofm.wa.gov
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