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Corporation for National and Community Service: Learn and Serve America Higher Education
Internal Competition Completed
Principal Investigators Selected:
- Caswell Evans, Associate Dean of Prevention and Public Health Sciences, Dentistry
Program Summary
Subject to the availability of appropriations for fiscal year 2009, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) announces the anticipated availability of approximately $9.27 million to support higher education service-learning and community service programs that address community needs through local service projects. These funds will be awarded to both individual institutions and consortia. An estimated six to eight individual institution applicants will receive awards ranging from approximately $85,000 to $195,000 annually for a project period of up to three years. An estimated seven to nine consortia applicants will receive awards ranging from approximately $200,000 to $500,000 annually for a project period of up to three years.
The mission of CNCS is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. The purpose of Learn and Serve America Higher Education grants is to expand participation in community service and service-learning programs in colleges and universities serving as civic institutions to meet the human, educational, environmental or public safety needs of their local communities.
Key agency priorities for the 2009 Higher Education grant competition include:
- Creating and/or expanding initiatives engaging campuses and the communities they serve. Activities should focus on assisting with economic recovery and strengthening the vitality of the nonprofit and social service sectors
- Promoting student leadership through program models incorporating student-initiated and student-led service and service-learning activities addressing critical social needs, particularly those resulting from the economic downturn
Match Requirements: Higher Education grantees must provide 50 percent of the total cost (Corporation Share + Grantee Share) of carrying out the program.
UIC is not limited to the number of submissions as long as the activities described in each application are distinct. Nevertheless, whenever possible, an applicant should try to synthesize ideas in a collaborative effort instead of submitting multiple applications that compete with each other. In cases where a consortium submits an application, the members of the consortium remain eligible to apply separately, as long as activities described in each application are distinct.
Additional Information
http://www.learnandserve.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tbl_nofa_id=68
Deadlines
| UIC Internal Letter of Intent (mandatory) | March 5, 2009 |
| UIC Internal Competition | TBD |
| Sponsor Full Proposals | March 26, 2009, 5pm EST |
Letter of Intent Instructions
- By submitting this form, applicant attests that s/he has read and meets the sponsor's eligibility criteria for this program. The LOI can be emailed to RDS@uic.edu, Attn: Chang Lee.
- OVCR may reserve submission slots for previously submitted but unfunded proposals that
received highly competitive ratings from the external sponsor. These will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the Vice Chancellor. For consideration, scanned copies of your complete reviews (not just summary) must be included with LOI.
LOI form: http://tigger.uic.edu/depts/ovcr/research/funding/forms/0600.doc
Depending upon the number of LOIs submitted, OVCR might be required to facilitate an internal peer review process to select UIC’s submission(s) to this program. White paper instructions will be issued to those submitting LOIs, if necessary.
Please contact Chang Lee at clee10@uic.edu or 6-1961 with any questions.
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