2013 RSVP Competition
APPLICATION DUE:
Applications are due Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time.
THE FULL NOTICE IS AVAILABLE ON THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES WEBSITE:
WWW.NATIONALSERVICE.GOV.
A.
Purpose of RSVP Re-competition Funding Established in 1971 and now one of the largest senior volunteer programs in the nation, RSVP offers a diverse range of volunteer activities that serve communities to create measurable impact, benefit volunteers through the service experience, and create community capacity.
RSVP volunteers serve with commitments ranging from a few hours to 40 hours per week.
Click here for RSVP Program Regulations.
Through this competition the Corporation for National and Community Service seeks to increase the impact of national service in 264 specific communities across the country.
CNCS intends to fund RSVP grants that support volunteers 55 years and older serving in a diverse range of activities that meet specific community needs and that respond to National Performance Measures.
Applicants must propose to serve the entire geographic service area associated with the funding opportunity for which they are applying listed in Appendix A.
Available funding opportunities are listed in Appendix A.
Detailed summaries of the activities of each of the 264 available funding opportunities are available on the Senior Corps website at:
http://www.seniorcorps.gov/for_organizations/funding/index.asp RSVP grant applications must:
Serve all the counties in the geographic service area associated with the funding opportunities listed in Part 1 or Part 2 of Appendix A; Support at least 80% of the number of volunteers listed in Part 1 or Part 2 of Appendix A; Meet the National Performance Measure requirements and other criteria established in this Notice; and Minimize, to the extent possible, disruptions to the current volunteers associated with any incumbent project.
Please see Appendix C for more information on how new and incumbent applicants must describe how they plan to minimize the disruption of volunteers if they propose graduating* volunteer stations that are included in an incumbent project.
B.
2013 RSVP Re-competition Funding Priorities In alignment with the SAA and the CNCS Strategic Plan, this Notice will focus grant making for fiscal year 2013 in the following six Focus Areas:
Education Healthy Futures Veterans and Military Families Environmental Stewardship Economic Opportunity Disaster Services This Notice especially seeks to prioritize:
1. Programs that have a well-articulated plan to strengthen communities through service in a Primary Focus Area selected from one of the six Focus Areas.
2. Alignment of the following programming elements in the Primary Focus Area:
Persuasive evidence of community need(s).
Highly effective management of RSVP volunteers and volunteer stations.
Service activities that lead to National Performance Measure outputs or outcomes.
3. Investments that lead to outcomes that can be measured by National Performance Measures.
4. Investments that serve veterans and military families or engage veterans and military family members as national service participants.
These priorities are reflected in the application selection criteria described in the Notice.
Applications that reflect these priorities are not guaranteed funding.
Applications are due Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time.
THE FULL NOTICE IS AVAILABLE ON THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES WEBSITE:
WWW.NATIONALSERVICE.GOV.
A.
Purpose of RSVP Re-competition Funding Established in 1971 and now one of the largest senior volunteer programs in the nation, RSVP offers a diverse range of volunteer activities that serve communities to create measurable impact, benefit volunteers through the service experience, and create community capacity.
RSVP volunteers serve with commitments ranging from a few hours to 40 hours per week.
Click here for RSVP Program Regulations.
Through this competition the Corporation for National and Community Service seeks to increase the impact of national service in 264 specific communities across the country.
CNCS intends to fund RSVP grants that support volunteers 55 years and older serving in a diverse range of activities that meet specific community needs and that respond to National Performance Measures.
Applicants must propose to serve the entire geographic service area associated with the funding opportunity for which they are applying listed in Appendix A.
Available funding opportunities are listed in Appendix A.
Detailed summaries of the activities of each of the 264 available funding opportunities are available on the Senior Corps website at:
http://www.seniorcorps.gov/for_organizations/funding/index.asp RSVP grant applications must:
Serve all the counties in the geographic service area associated with the funding opportunities listed in Part 1 or Part 2 of Appendix A; Support at least 80% of the number of volunteers listed in Part 1 or Part 2 of Appendix A; Meet the National Performance Measure requirements and other criteria established in this Notice; and Minimize, to the extent possible, disruptions to the current volunteers associated with any incumbent project.
Please see Appendix C for more information on how new and incumbent applicants must describe how they plan to minimize the disruption of volunteers if they propose graduating* volunteer stations that are included in an incumbent project.
B.
2013 RSVP Re-competition Funding Priorities In alignment with the SAA and the CNCS Strategic Plan, this Notice will focus grant making for fiscal year 2013 in the following six Focus Areas:
Education Healthy Futures Veterans and Military Families Environmental Stewardship Economic Opportunity Disaster Services This Notice especially seeks to prioritize:
1. Programs that have a well-articulated plan to strengthen communities through service in a Primary Focus Area selected from one of the six Focus Areas.
2. Alignment of the following programming elements in the Primary Focus Area:
Persuasive evidence of community need(s).
Highly effective management of RSVP volunteers and volunteer stations.
Service activities that lead to National Performance Measure outputs or outcomes.
3. Investments that lead to outcomes that can be measured by National Performance Measures.
4. Investments that serve veterans and military families or engage veterans and military family members as national service participants.
These priorities are reflected in the application selection criteria described in the Notice.
Applications that reflect these priorities are not guaranteed funding.
Who's Eligible
Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Full Notice of Funding
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Existing RSVP grantees are also eligible to apply under this Notice.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.seniorcorps.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tbl_nofa_id=97
Contact:
Katharine GreggSenior Program OfficerPhone 202-606-6965
Agency Email Description:
Grants Review Specialist
Agency Email:
astinelli@cns.gov
Date Posted:
2012-08-14
Application Due Date:
2012-10-18
Archive Date:
2012-11-01
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