[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 47893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23079]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service (the 
Corporation) announces the convening of a meeting to be held on 
September 19, 1996, at 11:00 a.m. in the Corporation's Washington 
Office. Members of the public are invited to participate.
    The purpose of this meeting is to provide information regarding the 
following initiatives: (1) the new AmeriCorps Education Awards Program; 
(2) the new National Service Scholarship Program.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 19, from 11:00 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Corporation for National 
Service, 1201 New York Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Room 8410, Washington, DC 
20525. Please RSVP to (202) 606-5000 ext. 260.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact 
Rhonda Taylor, Associate Director of Special Projects and Initiatives, 
Corporation for National Service at (202) 606-5000, ext. 282. TTD 
Number: (202) 606-5256. This notice may be requested in an alternative 
format for the visually impaired.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corporation is a federal government 
corporation that engages Americans of all ages and backgrounds in 
community-based service. This service addresses the nation's 
educational, 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.
    The Corporation seeks to expand opportunities for individuals to 
serve as AmeriCorps Members and earn educational benefits, broaden the 
network of national service programs and strategies, and increase the 
number of communities joining with AmeriCorps to better meet their 
needs. Accordingly, the Corporation announced the availability of up to 
5,000 education awards from the National Service Trust through a 
simplified application process for community service programs that can 
support all or most other program and Member support costs through 
other sources of funding. The education awards being made available may 
be earned by AmeriCorps Members successfully completing Full-time or 
Part-time terms in a community service program approved through the 
application process. Additional information about this program is 
contained in the Corporation's Notice of Availability of Educational 
Awards in the Federal Register of Wednesday, September 4, 1996.
    The National Service Scholarship Program was created to recognize 
high school juniors and seniors engaged in outstanding community 
service. Students selected for recognition will receive locally-funded 
scholarships, matched or supplemented with federal funds provided by 
the Corporation. Of the National Service Scholars, a small number 
selected at the State level will receive special recognition and larger 
scholarships, and an even smaller number selected at the national level 
will receive special recognition and still larger scholarships. The 
Corporation's goal in this effort is to highlight the outstanding 
community service performed by high school students across the country, 
to recognize the particularly noteworthy service accomplishments of 
outstanding young individuals, and to assist those individuals in 
pursuing higher education. In order to accomplish this, the Corporation 
is interested in selecting an organization to provide administrative 
and technical support related to this program. Additional information 
about this program is contained in the Corporation's Notice of 
Availability of Funds in the Federal Register of Wednesday, September 
4, 1996.

    Dated: September 3, 1996.
Barry W. Stevens,
Acting General Counsel, Corporation for National and Community Service.
[FR Doc. 96-23079 Filed 9-10-96; 8:45 am]
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