The Operational grants provide funding for organizations who are ready to implement a full AmeriCorps program.
Donor Name: Serve Colorado
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/17/2022
Details:
AmeriCorps is the federal grantmaker of all AmeriCorps programming nationwide. The mission of AmeriCorps is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic participation through service and volunteerism. Through AmeriCorps, AmeriCorps Seniors, and other initiatives, AmeriCorps has helped to engage millions of Americans in meeting community and national challenges through service and volunteer action.
AmeriCorps Focus Areas
The National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended by the Serve America Act, emphasizes measuring the impact of service and focusing on a core set of issue areas. In order to maximize the impact of investment in national service, applicants are to propose programming that fit into one or more of the following AmeriCorps focus areas:
- Capacity Building
- Disaster Services
- Economic Opportunity
- Education
- Environmental Stewardship
- Healthy Futures
- Veterans and Military Families
Funding Priorities
Serve Colorado priorities:
- COVID-19 response and recovery
- Education
- Colorado Climate Corps
- Advancing Racial Equity
- Economic Mobility
- Health Care
Other Areas of Interest
Serve Colorado believes that AmeriCorps can be part of the solution for a wide range of community challenges and welcomes creative proposals addressing a broad range of community needs. In addition to the above priorities, Serve Colorado is also particularly interested in programs that aim to support:
- Development in rural and mountainous communities;
- Tribal governments and American Indian/Alaska Native communities;
- Immigrant and migrant communities;
- Veterans and military families;
- Workforce development and career pathways; and,
- Youth aging out of the foster care system.
Eligibility Criteria
The following non-federal entities (all of which are defined in 2 CFR 200.1) are eligible to apply:
- Federally Recognized Tribes
- Institutions of higher education
- Local governments
- Nonprofit organizations
- States.
For more information, visit Serve Colorado.