[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8931-8932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4943]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Presidio Leadership Center

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of customized leadership training.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National Service's Presidio Leadership 
Center invites organizations operating national service programs 
supported by the Corporation to request customized leadership training.

DATES: Organizations may request customized leadership training at any 
time following publication of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Responses to this notice should be sent to Lisa Spinali, 
Presidio Leadership Center, P.O. Box 29995, Building 386, The Presidio 
of San Francisco, CA 94129. Facsimile: (415) 561-5955.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Spinali at (415) 561-5950, ext. 
115. This notice may be requested in an alternative format for the 
visually impaired.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corporation for National Service 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, environmental, and other human 
needs to achieve direct and demonstrable results. In supporting 
national service programs, 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 supports several types of 
national service, including: AmeriCorps*State/National, 
AmeriCorps*VISTA, AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps; Learn 
and Serve America (K-12 and Higher Education); and the National Senior 
Service Corps (Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Foster Grandparent 
Program, Senior Companion Program).
    The Corporation provides training and technical assistance to 
national service programs in a variety of areas and uses the Presidio 
Leadership Center (PLC) for leadership training. The PLC currently 
provides an executive-level training program (the National Service 
Executive program) open to leaders of Corporation-funded programs by 
application only. The purpose of this notice is to make available the 
leadership training resources of the PLC to more national service 
programs by offering the opportunity for a limited number of programs 
to receive customized training at the PLC. The PLC is also prepared to 
accommodate requests to provide customized training at locations other 
than the PLC.
    Portions of the National Service Executive program curriculum--such 
as facilitative leadership, meeting skills management, situational 
leadership, building collaborative teams, customer service, managing 
change, and the use of different assessment instruments as a means of 
individual leadership development--are most appropriate for customized 
assistance. Training sessions could range from one to five days in 
length depending on the number of topics included. Topics and length of 
time necessary may need to be adjusted based upon the objectives for 
the training identified by the requestor.
    The PLC will incur its fixed costs associated with curriculum 
design and trainers. However, the requester will be responsible for 
trainer travel and lodging costs (for training sessions conducted at 
locations other than the PLC) and the cost of any necessary materials 
(i.e., handbooks, assessment instruments, etc.). The Corporation 
encourages requesters to involve individuals who have already been 
trained by the PLC (i.e., National Service Executive Program alumni and 
AmeriCorps Leaders) as a means of reducing costs.
    The PLC is committed to achieving the greatest impact possible 
through its limited resources, and therefore must exercise substantial 
discretion in acting on requests for this assistance. The PLC is 
particularly interested in providing training sessions for participants 
across all program streams within a State or a region, or for multiple 
similar programs within a State or region.
    Interested national service programs should make their request in 
writing to the PLC, describing: (1) The type of training requested; (2) 
the type of national service program or programs operated by the 
requesting or co-sponsoring organizations; (3) the preferred time 
frame; (4) the ability to cover necessary costs; and (5) the expected 
number and background of participants.
    The Corporation will consider requests for customized leadership 
training as they are received, taking into consideration the following 
factors:
    1. Achieving balance across program type and geographical area.
    2. Number of participants.
    3. Breadth of participating programs and organizations.
    4. Constraints on the PLC's resources.
    5. Non-duplication of training and technical assistance otherwise 
available.

    Dated: February 21, 1997.
Barry W. Stevens,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 97-4943 Filed 2-26-97; 8:45 am]
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