[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 130 (Friday, July 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35382-35383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16770]



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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Availability of Funds for Evaluation Training and Technical 
Assistance

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National Service (the Corporation) 
announces the availability of up to $1.5 million for an evaluation 
training and technical assistance (T/TA) program. A single award will 
be made. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing 
evaluation training and technical assistance to AmeriCorps*National and 
AmeriCorps*State and Learn & Serve America: Higher Education programs. 
This program is subject to the availability of funds.

DATES: Application materials will be available beginning on Friday, 
July 7, 1995. Deadline for submission of applications is 3:00 P.M. 
Eastern Standard Time on Friday, August 11, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted to: Corporation for National 
Service, 1201 New York Avenue NW, Ninth Floor, Washington, D.C. 20525, 
Attention: Patricia L. Holliday. Applications may not be submitted by 
facsimile. This notice may be requested in an alternative format for 
the visually impaired.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain applications, contact the 
Corporation in writing via facsimile at (202) 565-2786. For further 
information, contact Patricia L. Holliday, Grants and Contracts 
Officer, at (202) 606-5000, ext. 187.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Corporation is a federal government corporation that engages 

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    Americans of all ages and backgrounds in community-based service. This 
service addresses the nation's education, public safety, human, and 
environmental needs to achieve direct and demonstrable results. In 
doing so, the Corporation fosters civic responsibility, strengthens the 
ties that bind us together as a people, and provides educational 
opportunity for those who make a substantial commitment to service.
    Pursuant to the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as 
amended, the Corporation ``shall provide . . . for the continuing 
evaluation'' of its programs. 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12639. Through a 
cooperative agreement, the Corporation will make one award to provide 
evaluation training and technical assistance to AmeriCorps*National and 
& *State and Learn & Serve America: Higher Education programs. The 
Corporation anticipates that in program year 1995-96, there will be up 
to 450 AmeriCorps grant programs serving through over 1100 operating 
sites. The Corporation also anticipates that in program year 1995-96 
there will be up to 116 Learn & Serve America: Higher Education 
grantees. Some of the grantees will make subgrants, so there may be 
approximately 250 local programs (local programs are generally located 
at the college/university level).

Period of Support

    The cooperative agreement period will be approximately 18 months, 
with implementation beginning approximately in late September 1995, 
with the possibility of renewal.

Eligible Applicants

    Applicants must be a non-profit organization, an educational 
institution, or a for-profit organization.

Program Elements

    The required work will include, but will not be limited to:
    1. Helping programs create outcome-oriented community service and 
participant development objectives;
    2. Helping programs create and use systems for keeping track of 
numbers of service recipients (e.g., number of people tutored) and 
numbers or volumes of services (e.g., number of hours of tutoring, 
miles of trail cleared, etc.);
    3. Helping programs develop and employ strategies for assessing the 
impact of their services (e.g., improved reading skills, increased 
civic responsibility);
    4. Helping programs collect and use stakeholder feedback;
    5. Helping programs analyze and make use of their evaluation 
efforts;
    6. Helping State Commissions and national non-profit ``parent-
organization'' develop evaluations and evaluation infrastructure.

Corporation Involvement

    Substantial involvement is expected between the Corporation and the 
successful applicant when carrying out the program. The applicant must 
keep relevant Corporation staff informed of its activities; work with 
Corporation staff during development, delivery and assessment of 
training; and attend meetings and conferences at the Corporation's 
request.

Overview of Application Requirements

    Application requirements will be set forth in detail in the 
application materials. Each applicant must submit one original and 
three copies of its application package. The requirements will include 
a completed application form, a narrative section, an implementation 
timeline, a staffing plan, a description of how instrumentation and 
methodology will be catalogued, a self-assessment plan, budget 
information, certifications and assurances pertaining to recipients of 
federal funding.

Application Review

    Initially all applications will be reviewed to confirm that the 
applicant is an eligible recipient and to ensure that the application 
complies with the application instructions and contains all the 
information required. The Corporation will assess applications based on 
the criteria listed below (in descending order of importance):

(1) Quality
(2) Organizational Capacity
(3) Coordination Plans
(4) Evaluation Design and Documentation Plans
(5) Knowledge and Understanding of AmeriCorps Local Evaluation 
Requirements
(6) Proposed Costs

    Dated: July 3, 1995.
Terry Russell,
General Counsel, Corporation for National Service.
[FR Doc. 95-16770 Filed 7-6-95; 8:45 am]
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