Specifications include, but are not limited to: Federal Agency Name: Corporation for National and Community Service Funding OpportunityTitle: AmeriCorps State and National Grants FY 2012Announcement Type: Initial announcementCFDA Number: 94.006Dates: Applications are due April 30, 2012 by Noon Mountain Standard Time to the Governor's Office ofCommunity Service for an initial review. Successful applicants will be notified by August, 2012.The mission of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is to improve lives, strengthencommunities, and foster civic participation through service and volunteering. For more than fifteen years,CNCS, through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America programs, has helped to engagemillions of citizens in meeting community and national challenges through service and volunteer action.On April 21, 2009, President Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, the most sweepingexpansion of national service in a generation. This landmark law not only expands service opportunities, butalso focuses national service on key outcomes builds the capacity of individuals, nonprofits, and communitiesto succeed and encourages innovative approaches to solving problems.In alignment with the Serve America Act, this AmeriCorps State and National (AmeriCorps) Notice of FederalFunding Opportunity will focus AmeriCorps grant making in six Focus Areas identified by the Act: Disaster Services Economic Opportunity Education Environmental Stewardship Healthy Futures Veterans and Military Families
