[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20808-20809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11489]



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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Availability of Funds for New Learn and Serve America: K-12 
School-Based Programs for Indian Tribes and Territories

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 approximately $1.5 million to support 
grants for new Learn and Serve America: K-12 School-Based programs for 
Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories.

DATES: All applications must be received by 3:30 P.M., Eastern Daylight 
Time on June 11, 1996, to be eligible.


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ADDRESSES: Application materials may be requested from Ms. Southall, by 
telephone, (202) 606-5000, ext. 136, or in writing from Ms. Southall at 
the address provided below, or by facsimile, (202) 565-2781. 
Application materials must be submitted in writing to the Corporation 
for National Service, Attention: Tijuana Southall, by mail to 1201 New 
York Avenue, NW, Eighth Floor, Washington, D.C. 20525. Applications may 
not be submitted by facsimile. This notice may be requested in an 
alternative format for the visually impaired.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tijuana Southall at (202) 606-5000, 
ext. 136.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Learn and Serve America: K-12 program 
was created to help fund school- based and community-based service 
learning programs. The Learn and Serve America: K-12 program aims to 
increase the opportunities of school-age youth and allow them to 
develop their own capabilities through service learning. In fiscal year 
1996, a total of $32,250,000 will be available through different grant 
cycles to support new and continuing Learn and Serve America: K-12 
programs. Grantees that currently receive funding through the Learn and 
Serve America: K-12 program, including State Education Agencies (SEAs), 
Local Education Agencies (LEAs), State Commissions, Grantmaking 
Entities, and Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories, are eligible to apply 
for renewal.
    This notice announces the availability of funds for new grants (as 
opposed to requests for renewal of existing grants) for Indian Tribes 
and U.S. Territories for School- Based programs. Approximately $1.5 
million is available on a competitive basis to support new grants for 
Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories. These grants may be used for 
capacity-building activities, and for implementing, operating, or 
expanding service- learning programs or adult volunteer programs. 
Applicants should use the 1996 Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories: 
School-Based Programs Application.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.

    Dated: May 3, 1996
Terry Russell,
General Counsel, Corporation for National and Community Service.
[FR Doc. 96-11489 Filed 5-7-96; 8:45 am]
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