OSMRE VISTA Program
The OSMRE/VISTA Program is designed to partner with eligible applicants that have access to AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (hereinafter referred to as VISTA) positions through partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service, or other intermediary organization, to administer
the OSMRE/VISTA Program.
The OSMRE/AmeriCorps Program was developed to provide an opportunity for OSMRE to increase its engagement with young people with skills and interest in activities aligned with the OSMRE mission.
Recipients of OSMRE/VISTA Program financial assistance will support an innovative partnership, working directly with OSMRE in the following areas:
(1) community and environmental reclamation, (2) community environmental stewardship, (3) economic improvement, (4) educational opportunities, (5) research, and more.
The program places mission-oriented adults as VISTAs in communities impacted by pre-regulatory mining practices to serve for a period of one (1) year.
A VISTA is an individual who engages in national service through an activity approved by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), or an intermediate organization.
VISTAs receive a living allowance and other benefits while serving.
Upon successful completion of their service, VISTAs may earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award from the National Service Trust that they can use to pay for higher education expenses or apply to qualified student loans, or a cash stipend.
VISTAs who successfully complete their term of service also receive non-competitive eligibility for Federal jobs.
The OSMRE/AmeriCorps Program was developed to provide an opportunity for OSMRE to increase its engagement with young people with skills and interest in activities aligned with the OSMRE mission.
Recipients of OSMRE/VISTA Program financial assistance will support an innovative partnership, working directly with OSMRE in the following areas:
(1) community and environmental reclamation, (2) community environmental stewardship, (3) economic improvement, (4) educational opportunities, (5) research, and more.
The program places mission-oriented adults as VISTAs in communities impacted by pre-regulatory mining practices to serve for a period of one (1) year.
A VISTA is an individual who engages in national service through an activity approved by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), or an intermediate organization.
VISTAs receive a living allowance and other benefits while serving.
Upon successful completion of their service, VISTAs may earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award from the National Service Trust that they can use to pay for higher education expenses or apply to qualified student loans, or a cash stipend.
VISTAs who successfully complete their term of service also receive non-competitive eligibility for Federal jobs.
Related ProgramsDepartment of the Interior
Applied Science Program Cooperative Agreements Related to Coal Mining and Reclamation
Department of the Interior
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
U.S. Mission Maldives website
Additional Information of Eligibility:
DOI’s Minority Serving Institutions are encouraged to apply for funding.
An Eligible Applicant is limited to not-for-profit IRS 501(c)(3) status organizations that meets the following conditions: (a) Provide proof of non-profit IRS 501(c)(3) status as determined by the Internal Revenue Service of non-profit organizations and institutions.
(b) Demonstrate established access to AmeriCorps positions through partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service or other intermediary organization.
(c) Manage and carry out all administrative functions associated with projects funded under this program, including maintaining all administrative records required for operation and management of the program.
(d) Exhibit the organizational capacity to oversee AmeriCorps participants locally and across the country.
(e) Demonstrate established access to AmeriCorps positions through partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service or other intermediary organization.
(f) Demonstrate a history of overseeing national teams or programs.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://mv.usmission.gov/category/news/
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Date Posted:
2022-07-19
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2022-10-19
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