[Federal Register: September 5, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 172)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Grants to
Support the Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Day Initiative
AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.
ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity.
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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service
(hereinafter the ``Corporation'') announces the anticipated
availability of funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 to award up to $500,000
in grant funds to pay for the Federal share of the cost of planning and
carrying out service opportunities in conjunction with the federal
legal holiday honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. on
January 19, 2004. The Corporation invites applications for these
grants. By law, any entity otherwise eligible for assistance under the
national service laws is eligible to receive a grant under this
announcement. The applicable laws include the National and Community
Service Act of 1990, as amended, and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973, as amended. The federal grants we provide for this project,
together with all other federal funds you use to plan or carry out the
service opportunity, may not exceed 30 percent of the total cost.
The purpose of the grants is to mobilize more Americans to observe
the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday as a day of service in
communities and to bring people together around the common focus of
service to others. To achieve this, depending upon appropriations
provided by the Congress for the Corporation, and based upon previous
allocations of funding for this activity, we intend to disburse up to
$500,000 in grant funds to support approved service opportunities.
Eligible organizations may apply for a grant to support national
service and community volunteering projects. Grant awards may range
from $2,500 to $7,500. We seek proposals that are cost effective, based
on the number of people serving and being served, and the service
performed.
This program announcement is subject to the appropriation of funds
and is a contingency action taken to ensure that, should funds become
available for this purpose, applications can be processed in an orderly
manner, and funds can be awarded in a timely fashion.
Note: This notice is not a complete description of the
activities to be funded or of the application requirements. For
supplementary information and application guidelines, including the
Corporation state office contact information, go to the
Corporation's Web site at http://www.cns.gov/whatshot/notices.html.
DATES: The Corporation generally requires applicants to apply through
eGrants, our on-line grants management system. The deadline for eGrants
applications is 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 2, 2003. If for some
legitimate reason it is necessary for you to submit a paper
application, please notify ahead of time the appropriate Corporation
for National and Community Service office that serves your state (see
supplementary information). All the applications must be received by 5
p.m. Eastern Time on October 2, 2003, at the Corporation for National
and Community Service in Washington, DC. We anticipate announcing
selections under this Notice no later than November 14, 2003.
ADDRESSES: You may access eGrants through our Web site at http://www.nationalservice.org/egrants/.
Please allow adequate time to access
and submit an application through eGrants. Technical assistance is
available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Eastern Time. If you
cannot submit an application electronically, please notify ahead of
time the appropriate Corporation office that is in your state or that
provides service to your state. Submit paper application to the
following address: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Corporation
for National and Community Service, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Room
8416-D, Washington DC 20525.
Due to delays in delivery of regular mail to government offices,
there is no
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guarantee that a paper application sent by regular mail will arrive in
time to be considered. We therefore suggest that, if submitting a paper
application, you use U.S.P.S. priority mail or a commercial overnight
delivery service to make sure that you meet the deadline. We will not
accept an application that is submitted via facsimile or email.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact the
person listed for the Corporation office in your state (see Note
above). You may request this notice in an alternative format for the
visually impaired by calling (202) 606-5000, ext. 278. The
Corporation's T.D.D. number is (202) 565-2799 and is operational
between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
Program Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12653(s).
Dated: September 2, 2003.
James F. Manning,
Acting Chief Executive Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-22660 Filed 9-4-03; 8:45 am]