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Executive Summary text field

Enter in this field a description of your organization’s mission and history, and the beneficiaries of your organization’s programs, and describe the project An activity, or set of activities, carried out though a program that receives assistance under the Act, and which results in a specific identifiable service or improvement that otherwise would not be done with existing funds, and that does not duplicate the routine services or functions of the employer to whom participants are assigned. activities the requested AmeriCorps An umbrella term that refers to programs that are designated by the Corporation as national service programs and the participants in them. AmeriCorps includes AmeriCorps*State/National, AmeriCorps*VISTA, and AmeriCorps*NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps). VISTA Volunteers in Service to America, an AmeriCorps program. A Full-time, national service program for men and women ages 18 and older interested in developing lasting solutions to the problems of poverty in America. AmeriCorps*VISTA members serve nonprofit, faith-based, and community organizations and agencies to develop permanent infrastructure that aids and expands services, strengthens programs, and empowers low income individuals. AmeriCorps*VISTA is under the AmeriCorps umbrella and is administered out of the Corporation's State Offices. members Participants in AmeriCorps (including AmeriCorps NCCC,AmeriCorps VISTA, and AmeriCorps State and National programs) are referred to as members - not volunteers. will perform.

Strengthening Communities text field

Enter in this field a description of the specific poverty-related community need or needs the AmeriCorps VISTA project will address. Describe how the proposed project will strengthen your organization’s capacity to address the need or needs of the community.  What are the project’s anticipated outcomes?  What strategies will your organization employ to achieve these outcomes?  How will you measure your success in achieving these outcomes?

Program A coordinated group of activities linked by common elements such as recruitment, selection, an d training of participants, and staff, regular group activities, and assignment to projects organized for the purpose of achieving the mission and goals of national service, and carried out with the assistance provided under the Act. Management text field

Enter in this field a description of the estimated length of time required to complete the project. Identify the proposed number of AmeriCorps VISTA members. Describe how you will supervise the project and its members. Describe what type of training you will provide to AmeriCorps VISTA members in addition to that provided by the Corporation Corporation for National and Community Service for National Applies to a person residing away from the nation of which he or she is a citizen, or to a person under the protection of a specified nation. and Community Service.

Organization Capacity text field

Enter in this field a description  that addresses your organization’s capacity to manage the proposed project, including previous experience working with community volunteers and/or national service participants. Was your organization previously assigned AmeriCorps VISTA members? If so, specify the sponsoring organization (if different from your own), years, and number of members.  Briefly describe how the proposed service activity differs from what your members did previously. Also, if your agency is currently receiving other CNCS Corporation for National and Community Service. The independent federal agency that encompasses the work and staff of two previously existing agencies, the Commission on National and Community Service and ACTION. The Corporation was created by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. resources, specify which program and the number of members. Describe what resources are available to support the project. Identify the names of partner organizations. Please indicate if you are able to support a cost-share member (approximately $9,500 - $10,400/year).