Grant Alert Detail
Learn and Serve America School-Based Programs
Sponsor: Corporation for National and Community Service
Submitted: 1/23/2009 12:00:00 AM
Corporation for National and Community Service -- Learn and Serve America School-Based Programs
The Corporation for National and Community Service has made $5.7 million available for organizations implementing school-based service-learning projects. The Corporation supports programs designed to involve school-age youth in service learning projects that also support student develop and address community issues such as education, public safety, the environment, or other needs. Specifically, programs that use service-learning to address science, technology, engineering and math objectives in middle schools with disadvantaged youth, or that use service-learning to increase student’s motivation to learn or that address community needs, are of interest to the Corporation.
Eight to ten programs will be awarded approximately $300,000 to $450,000 annually for up to three years. Grantmaking Entities, State Education Agencies and Indian Tribes are eligible to apply for this grant opportunity.
Deadline: April 14, 2009
Please Note: The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) does not administer this funding opportunity.
Please contact the Corporation for National and Community Service directly for additional program information and application guidelines: http://www.cns.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tbl_nofa_id=69
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