Serve DC announces the availability of Learn and Serve America K-12 School-Based and Community-Based funds for mini-grants up to $7,500. Learn and Serve America is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service that supports service-learning in K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and community-based organizations. Service-learning activities engage young people as change agents and civic learners through addressing community needs. Proposed programs will strengthen communities through partnership development, address specific community needs, and promote positive youth development.
Community-Based Grants:
Awards will be made to up to twenty 501 (c) (3) non-profit organizations or community-based organizations in the District of Columbia to incorporate service-learning into summer programming in June-August 2007. Learn and Serve America Community-Based sub-grantees receiving Learn and Serve America funding during the mini-grant program period of May 29, 2007-August 31, 2007 are not eligible to apply. All eligible applicants must meet all applicable requirements contained in the application guidelines and instructions. The Request for Application (RFA) will be released on March 9, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. The deadline for submission to Serve DC is April 13, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. No late applications will be accepted.
School-Based Homeland Security Grants:
Awards will be made to up to eight K-12 public schools including charter schools in the District of Columbia to incorporate service-learning as an educational strategy in the classroom. This initiative will support program activities that focus on homeland security issues and disaster preparedness. Applicants will be required to develop service-learning programs in support of two national service days, One Day’s Pay (September 11, 2007) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 21, 2008). All eligible applicants must meet all of the applicable requirements contained in the application guidelines and instructions. The Request for Application (RFA) will be released on March 9, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. The deadline for submission to Serve DC is April 27, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. There will be no exceptions made for late applications.
Serve DC has scheduled three optional, recommended technical assistance sessions for mini-grant applicants. The schedule for technical assistance sessions is as follows: One Judiciary Square, 441 4th Street NW, Conference Room 1114 South, from 5:00-6:30 PM on March 21, 2007, March 26, 2007, and April 9, 2007. Frequently Asked Questions will be posted on the Serve DC website and updated throughout the application period. Applications can be obtained starting at 9:00 AM on March 9, 2007 from the Serve DC office at 441 4th Street NW, Suite 1140N, Washington, DC 20001 or downloaded from the Serve DC website. For additional information, or to RSVP for a training session, please contact Kristen Henry, Learn and Serve Coordinator, at (202) 727-8003.