2015 September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance Grants

 

â₏¢ The purpose of the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance grant funding is to mobilize more Americans to engage in service and remembrance activities that meet vital community needs and honor the sacrifice of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, or who rose in service as a result of that tragedy. â₏¢ CNCS will give priority consideration to organizations with applications that feature one or more of the following elements: o a focus on engaging and supporting Veterans and Military Families in September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance activities o a proposal to develop educational materials or curriculum for youth, including a plan for curriculum distribution and educating youth about service to honor September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance â₏¢ All grants awarded will support activities that: o are directly connected to the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance, and occur on or near that day, as well as reflect the tone and tenor of a national day of reflection and remembrance; o focus on honoring those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and those who rose in service as a result of that tragedy; o demonstrate opportunities to engage new and diverse groups in service; o leverage public-private partnerships; o meet an identified community need; o ensure that grant-supported activities focus on September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance and provide opportunities to connect to service beyond the holiday; o provide opportunities to connect to ongoing opportunities to serve; and/or emphasize community connections to Veteran Service Organizations and Military Service Organizations where they exist.

Deleted 05/29/2015 (Archived.) CNCS-04-16-15 Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service Grant 12 Veterans and Military Families Eligible applicants are capable of carrying out multi-state, nationally focused (10 or more states), or comprehensive regional initiatives. Regional initiatives are multiple cities in a region or are state-wide. If necessary, applicants may engage with other partners to accomplish these geographic initiatives. If engaging with other partners, applicant organizations must have the capability to manage and provide partner oversight, report on project accomplishments and performance measures, and remain accountable to CNCS for the achievement of the intended results set forth in their proposals 04/29/2015 This program has cost sharing or matching requirements. Patti Stengel
Senior Program Officer http://www.nationalservice.gov/build-your-capacity/grants/funding-opportunities/2015/2015-september-11th-national-day-service-and Sept11@cns.gov $600,000.00 Awards range from $50,000.00 to $300,000.00