FY2018 AmeriCorps Indian Tribes Grants | CNCS 02 02 18

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The FY2018 AmeriCorps Indian Tribes Grants opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number CNCS 02 02 18) was a discretionary grant competition run by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that oversaw AmeriCorps at the time. The purpose of the opportunity was to fund community-based service programs that place AmeriCorps members into structured national service positions to address local needs and strengthen communities. Applicants were expected to propose interventions that were evidence-based or evidence-informed, meaning the core activities should be grounded in research, evaluation findings, or a clear, credible theory of change rather than being purely experimental or ad hoc.

At the center of the program model are AmeriCorps members, who are individuals serving in approved national service roles through a grantee-sponsored program. These members typically carry out direct service and capacity-building activities aligned to the funded project goals, and they may receive a living allowance and other benefits during their term of service. A key member benefit highlighted in the opportunity is the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award, which members earn after successfully completing service. The Education Award is provided through the National Service Trust and can be used to pay eligible higher education expenses or to repay qualified student loans, making the program both a community impact tool and a workforce/education support pathway for participants.

The grant was categorized broadly under Community Development and spanned multiple allowable focus areas, reflecting the range of community needs AmeriCorps programs can address. The funding activity categories listed include disaster prevention and relief, education, employment/labor and training, environment, food and nutrition, health, housing, and natural resources. The associated CFDA number was 94.006, which is the federal catalog listing historically used to track AmeriCorps assistance programs. While the source data does not specify an award ceiling or expected number of awards, it clearly frames the opportunity as a standard AmeriCorps grant mechanism intended to support program operations that deploy members into service.

Eligibility for this competition was broad and included many types of public, nonprofit, and higher education entities, with specific inclusion of Native-serving governments and organizations. Eligible applicants included federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations, along with state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those nonprofit categories). This wide eligibility set is typical of AmeriCorps competitions, but the title indicates a particular emphasis on Indian Tribes, suggesting the program was intended to support tribal communities and tribal-serving entities in building service programs that respond to community priorities.

Key administrative details in the posting include an original closing date of May 2, 2018, and a creation date of February 1, 2018. The funding instrument type was a grant, and the opportunity category was discretionary, meaning awards were made competitively based on the agency review and selection process rather than by formula. Overall, the opportunity aimed to expand or support AmeriCorps programming that delivers measurable community benefits through structured service while also providing tangible educational and financial benefits to the individuals who serve.

• The Corporation for National and Community Service in the community development, disaster prevention and relief, education, employment, labor and training, environment, food and nutrition, health, housing, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2018 AmeriCorps Indian Tribes Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 94.006.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2018-02-01.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-05-02. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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