[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77595-77600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31534]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Availability of Funds for National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service 
(hereinafter the ``Corporation'') announces the availability of 
approximately $300,000 to support the initial phase of a cooperative 
agreement of up to three years to provide National Service-Learning 
Clearinghouse services. We expect that the initial funding will 
represent roughly one-half of the first year's budget. The Corporation 
will enter into a cooperative agreement with the organization selected 
under this Notice to provide service-learning Clearinghouse services to 
grantees and subgrantees supported by the Corporation and to the 
service-learning field. This will include: (A) Overall Administration 
of the Clearinghouse activities; (B) Technology Management, which 
includes operation and staffing of toll-free telephone lines and 
assistance, databases, listservs, and a web site; and (C) Information 
Management, which includes library service functions such as: 
collecting, organizing, analyzing, abstracting and disseminating 
information and materials about service-learning principles, programs, 
effective practices, resources, and research.
    The Clearinghouse will collect and disseminate information and 
materials related to service-learning. Pertinent subtopics include 
service-learning in

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and partnerships among: K-12 schools; higher education institutions; 
community-based organizations; Indian Tribes and U.S. territories, 
especially Learn and Serve America grantees and subgrantees; and 
AmeriCorps, National Senior Service Corps and other programs and 
projects involved in service-learning.

    Note: This notice concerns the selection of an organization to 
provide service-learning Clearinghouse services. This is not a 
notice for program grant proposals.


DATES: Conference call: A conference call is scheduled for those who 
have questions related to this competition. The date and time is: 
Tuesday, December 19, 2000, 3 p.m. Eastern Time. To sign up for this 
conference call, please call Pat Carpenter at 1-202-606-5000, ext. 209 
by Friday, December 15, 2000, at 12 noon.
    Due date: Proposals must be received by the Corporation by 5 p.m. 
Eastern time on Friday, January 26, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit proposals to the Corporation for National and 
Community Service, Attention: Juanita Peoples, Room 8404-B, Box NSLC, 
1201 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20525.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad Lewis at the Corporation for 
National and Community Service, telephone (202) 606-5000, ext. 113, 
([email protected]), facsimile (202) 565-2781. This Notice is available on 
the Corporation's web site, at: http://www.nationalservice.org/whatshot/notices/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Corporation was established in 1993 to engage Americans of all 
ages and backgrounds in service to their communities. (See 42 U.S.C. 
12501, et seq.) The Corporation's national and community service 
programs provide opportunities for participants to serve full-time and 
part-time, with or without stipend, as individuals or as part of a 
team. Learn and Serve America integrates community service into the 
academic life or experiences of more than one and a half million youth 
from kindergarten through higher education in all 50 states, Indian 
Tribes and U.S. territories, through grants to state education 
agencies, community-based organizations, and higher education 
institutions and organizations. AmeriCorps*State, National, VISTA, and 
National Civilian Community Corps programs engage thousands of 
Americans on a full-time or part-time basis, at over 1,000 locations, 
to help communities meet their toughest challenges. The National Senior 
Service Corps utilizes the skills, talents and experience of over 
500,000 older Americans to help make communities stronger, safer, 
healthier and smarter. For additional information on the national 
service programs supported by the Corporation, see the ``Glossary of 
Terms'' in Section VI of this Notice or go to http://www.nationalservice.org.

II. Eligibility

    Public-sector agencies, non-profit organizations, institutions of 
higher education, and Indian Tribes that: (1) Have extensive experience 
with administering library and/or Clearinghouse services, and (2) have 
knowledge of service-learning, are eligible to apply. Pursuant to the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, an organization described in section 
501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(4), 
which engages in lobbying, is not eligible to apply.
    The successful applicant must be a strong administrative entity 
that offers Clearinghouse services to grantees and the public as ``one-
stop-shopping'' through a single comprehensive website and a toll-free 
telephone line. It may be necessary, therefore, for applicants to 
consider planning to work in conjunction with a small number of other 
organizations to obtain needed expertise. The Corporation wants to 
minimize the administrative time, effort, and cost associated with 
managing multiple agreements in the operation of the Clearinghouse and, 
therefore, values concentration of duties in a minimum number of 
organizations. Whatever the number of organizations involved, the 
Corporation requires that the successful applicant and the other 
organizations present the Clearinghouse to the public as a single 
entity funded by and working with the Corporation.
    A successful applicant must demonstrate an exemplary track record 
in all relevant areas outlined below, as well as the capacity to handle 
all tasks with or without contracting for needed services. An applicant 
that proposes to work in conjunction with others should outline a plan 
to select, monitor and administer those organizations, including 
assessing their expertise, and determining the role they will play in 
meeting the requirements of this Notice. For example (and this is only 
an example, not a recommendation or requirement), an applicant might 
have in-house exemplary expertise and capacity in library science and 
information technology, and may plan to select organizations with 
exemplary expertise and capacity in school-based service-learning 
(including tribal service-learning), higher education service-learning, 
and community-based service-learning. Alternatively, an applicant might 
have exemplary expertise and capacity in two or more of these areas, 
thereby reducing the number of organizations involved. In any case, an 
applicant must indicate in the application its intention to work with 
other organizations. We anticipate that the successful applicant will 
select any other organizations within three months of the award. All 
proposed arrangements with other organizations are subject to 
Corporation review and approval. Organizations may provide 
Clearinghouse services even if they are also receiving or applying for 
other Corporation funds.
    Based on previous Clearinghouse competitions and our estimate of 
potential applicants, we expect fewer than ten applications to be 
submitted.

III. Conditions

A. Legal Authority

    Section 118 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 12551, authorizes the Corporation to establish a 
Clearinghouse with respect to information about service-learning. 
Section 198 of the same Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 12653, authorizes 
the Corporation to provide training and technical assistance in support 
of activities under the national service laws.

B. Cooperative Agreements

    The award made under this Notice will be in the form of a 
cooperative agreement. Administration of cooperative agreements is 
pursuant to Uniform Administrative Requirements in Corporation 
regulations, 45 CFR Part 2541 (for agreements with state and local 
government agencies) and 45 CFR Part 2543 (for agreements with 
institutions of higher education, hospitals and other non-profit 
organizations). The awardee must comply with semi-annual program and 
fiscal reporting requirements, linking progress on deliverables to 
expenditures.

C. Time Frame and Funding

    The Corporation expects that activities funded under the agreement 
awarded through this Notice will commence on or about April 1, 2001, 
following the conclusion of the selection and award process. The 
Corporation will make an award covering a period not to exceed three 
years. Applications must include a

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proposed budget and proposed activities for three years, with a line-
item budget and detailed workplan for the first one-year budget period 
only. Of the funds available for this award $300,000 is presently 
available. We expect that the initial funding will represent roughly 
one-half of the first year's budget. If the Corporation approves an 
application and enters into a multi-year award agreement, at the outset 
it will provide funding based only on funds presently available for the 
first year's budget, with the balance of the funding for the first 
year's budget and the subsequent years pending the availability of 
funding from Congressional appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002 and 
subsequent years. Additional funding is contingent upon satisfactory 
performance, availability of funds, and any other criteria established 
in the award agreement.

D. Collection and Use of Materials--Reservation of Rights

    To ensure that Clearinghouse library materials collected and 
generated with Corporation funding for training and technical 
assistance purposes remain available to the public and readily 
accessible to grantees and sub-grantees: (1) The awardee will be the 
custodian of the materials purchased or otherwise obtained for the 
Clearinghouse library of service-learning information and only for the 
duration of the cooperative agreement; and (2) the Corporation retains 
royalty-free, non-exclusive, and irrevocable licenses to use, 
reproduce, publish, or disseminate publications and materials, 
including data, produced under the agreement, and to authorize others 
to do so. The awardee must agree to make publications and materials 
available to the national service field as identified by the 
Corporation at no cost or at the cost of reproduction. All materials 
collected and developed for the Corporation must comply with 
Corporation editorial and publication guidelines. The Clearinghouse is 
required to make reasonable accommodation for individuals with 
disabilities who seek to access the Clearinghouse.

IV. Scope of National Service-Learning Clearinghouse Activities To 
Be Supported

A. Essential Functions and Deliverables

    The organization selected under this Notice will provide service-
learning Clearinghouse services to Corporation grantees and their sub-
grantees, comprising Learn and Serve America programs, AmeriCorps and 
National Senior Service Corps programs, as well as the general public. 
This will include: (A) Overall Administration of the Clearinghouse 
activities; (B) Technology Management, which includes operation and 
staffing of toll-free telephone lines and assistance, databases, 
listservs, and a web site; and (C) Information Management, which 
includes library functions such as: collecting, organizing, analyzing, 
abstracting and disseminating information and materials about service-
learning principles, programs, effective practices, resources, and 
research. Specific essential functions and deliverables include:
    1. Library--Maintain, continuously expand and update the existing 
Clearinghouse library of high-quality service-learning program and 
training designs, supporting materials, videos, CD-Roms, curricula, 
models, effective practices, research and evaluation reports, books, 
monographs, and periodical literature (not necessarily all physically 
housed in one place) with web-accessible annotated bibliographies and 
abstracts.
    2. Web Site--Operate, maintain and improve a state-of-the-art, 
easily navigable World Wide Web site (the point of access for the 
majority of Clearinghouse users) providing service-learning resources 
including, but not limited to: a searchable database of abstracted 
archive holdings; on-line versions of available current printed 
materials (including papers, articles, essays and other media); a 
calendar of service-learning events; chat rooms or other web-based 
communication methods; a directory of Learn and Serve America grantee 
and subgrantee program information; and a user-friendly annotated list 
of links to other websites, thereby presenting the Clearinghouse as a 
primary resource for service-learning on the Web (current site: http://umn.edu/serve).
    3. Toll-free telephone lines--Operate and maintain toll-free 
telephone lines and assistance, accessible nationwide.
    4. Program Database--Maintain and update, in collaboration with the 
Corporation, the existing database of approximately 2,000 Learn and 
Serve America grantees and subgrantees, searchable through the 
Clearinghouse website, including program descriptions and aggregate 
program and participant characteristics.
    5. Listservs--Manage listservs of grantees and others with regular 
postings to stimulate service-learning conversation, share information, 
and draw attention to upcoming events and new publications (including 
approximately six lists currently being hosted) and maintain a 
searchable archive.
    6. Marketing--Develop and implement a proactive and cost-effective 
marketing plan and information dissemination plan for the Clearinghouse 
and build relationships with the client base. The Corporation expects 
the Clearinghouse provider to develop and execute effective strategies 
for working with key service-learning stakeholders, other federal 
initiatives, and the field.
    7. Frequently Asked Questions--Produce at least bi-weekly 
``Frequently Asked Questions'' (FAQs) and answers focusing on pertinent 
issues and available related resources; publish FAQs on appropriate 
listservs and make them available in archives on the website and 
hardcopy.
    8. Journal--Publish an annual service-learning journal or monograph 
with a circulation of at least 7,000, utilizing Learn and Serve America 
grantees as authors and editorial board members, focusing on themes 
around current issues in policy and practice in school-based, higher 
education, and/or community-based service-learning.
    9. Collaboration--Collaborate with the National Service-Learning 
Exchange (the Exchange) and other Corporation-funded national training 
and technical assistance providers to develop and maintain a system for 
referring Clearinghouse clients whose needs require training or 
technical assistance beyond the scope of Clearinghouse 
responsibilities. In addition, collaborate with the Exchange and other 
experts to identify and address the field's information needs and 
resources.
    10. Evaluation--Evaluate the impact of Clearinghouse services. 
Evaluation should focus on client satisfaction with both ease of access 
and usefulness of information. The evaluation should assess quality and 
quantity of Clearinghouse services provided, including, but not limited 
to: website effectiveness and use; on-line and telephone consultation; 
and materials dissemination in accordance with the essential functions 
and deliverables of this Notice.
    11. Accessible Materials and Services--Provide materials that are 
accessible to persons with disabilities, and incorporate into all 
activities planning for needs of clients without Internet access, by 
using accessible technology, providing materials in alternate formats 
upon request, captioning videos, and not relying solely on a non-voice-
over format, and, when indicating a telephone number, by including a 
non-voice telephone alternative such as TTY/TDD or e-mail.
    12. Wide Range of Materials and Services--Design services that 
cover a

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range of basic to advanced topics that can reach and benefit clients 
who are at different levels of expertise and who may come from a 
variety of organizations, including remote programs and/or programs in 
rural areas.
    13. Other Activities--Carry out such other activities as the 
Corporation and the provider reasonably determine to be appropriate.

B. Other Requirements

    1. Staff and Consultant Training--Train Clearinghouse staff and 
consultants as necessary in the background, approach, vocabulary, 
assets, needs, and objectives of the Corporation and each of its 
program streams and substreams. (See Section VI, ``Glossary of 
Terms.'')
    2. Independent Assessment--In addition to reviewing records 
submitted by the provider, the Corporation may conduct independent 
assessments of the provider's performance and expect the provider's 
cooperation with reasonable requests in this regard.
    3. Corporation Meetings--Participate as requested by the 
Corporation in the planning and implementation of meetings and training 
events.
    4. Collaboration with Others--Collaborate with and support the 
National Service-Learning Leader Schools program, and the President's 
Student Service Challenge program, wherever feasible and appropriate, 
and share effective practices with other providers through the training 
and technical assistance listserv and other mechanisms (e.g., the 
National Service Resource Center see: http://www.etr.org/NSRC/index.html), and coordinate with other providers in order to avoid 
duplication.
    5. Communications with Corporation Staff--With the Corporation's 
Clearinghouse Program Officer, develop a plan for on-going 
communication with the Corporation regarding Clearinghouse activities 
and the needs of the field.
    6. Attribution--Identify the Corporation for National Service as 
primary sponsor of all Clearinghouse materials and activities in all 
print, electronic and other communications.
    7. Adherence to Circulars--Adhere to all applicable Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) circulars.

V. Application Guidelines

A. Proposal Content and Submission.

    You must submit one (1) unbound, original proposal and two (2) 
copies. You must complete the Standard Form 424 (SF 424)--Application 
for Federal Assistance, Standard Form 424A (SF 424A)--Budget Forms, and 
Standard Form 424B (SF 424B)--Assurances. These forms are available on 
the web at: http://www.nationalservice.org/whatshot/notices. An 
outline, which must be included, is limited to two pages, while the 
remainder of this section may be up to 20 additional double-spaced, 
single-sided, typed pages with at least one inch margins and no smaller 
than 12-point font. Proposals may not be submitted by facsimile. 
Proposals must include the following:
1. Outline.
    A one-to-two page outline of all proposed Clearinghouse activities 
and materials including a schematic diagram outlining the task and 
information flow for the proposed design.
2. Information Collection/Organization/Marketing/Dissemination Plan.
    Applications must include:
    a. Proposed Strategy: The applicant's proposed strategy and 
supporting rationale for providing service-learning Clearinghouse 
services to a diverse national audience. The applicant should address 
the specific deliverables and requirements outlined in Section IV--
Scope of National Service-Learning Clearinghouse Activities of this 
Notice. An application that proposes to work in conjunction with other 
organizations must outline a plan to select, monitor and administer 
these organizations, including assessing the organization's expertise, 
and determining the role they will play in meeting the requirements of 
this Notice.
    b. Work Plan: A detailed one-year work plan and timeline for 
completing all Clearinghouse activities. The work plan should include 
all deliverables and the tasks leading to them. The work plan should 
account for necessary start-up activities, including the transfer of 
the Clearinghouse collection of print, video, and other library 
materials, as well as electronic files, from the current provider.
    c. Evaluation Plan: A plan for regularly evaluating performance and 
reporting findings and proposed improvements to the Corporation.
3. Description of Organizational Capacity
    a. Organizational Chart: An organizational chart that clearly shows 
the place of the Clearinghouse provider in its parent organization's 
structure, as well as that of other relevant units of the parent 
organization, and the proposed relationship of any organizations to the 
provider.
    b. Organizational Capacity Narrative:
    Describe your:
    i. capacity to provide nationwide Clearinghouse services, as 
outlined in this notice, under the direction of a single administrative 
entity;
    ii. capacity to collect and disseminate information and materials 
related to service-learning or plan to contract with organizations 
having specific recognized capacity to complement the provider's 
experience to address all essential functions effectively;
    iii. capacity in modern information systems, including website 
design and management, listserv management, database management, fax on 
demand and print-scanning capacity, or a plan to contract with 
organizations having specific recognized capacity to provide these 
services;
    iv. knowledge of and/or experience with service-learning in: K-12 
schools; higher education institutions; community-based organizations; 
Tribes and U.S. territories, especially Learn and Serve America 
grantees and subgrantees; and AmeriCorps, National Senior Service Corps 
and other programs and projects involved in service-learning;
    v. financial management capacity to operate the Clearinghouse; and
    vi. staff strengths and backgrounds. (Resumes shall be included in 
an appendix; this information is not subject to the page limits that 
are otherwise applicable.)
4. Budget
    Include a detailed, line-item budget for the first year with hours 
and costs organized by activities and deliverables outlined in the main 
strategy and work plan narrative, and a projected overall budget for 
the second and third years. Use Standard Form 424B for the first year 
budget information. This form does not count towards the 20-page limit. 
Financial reporting throughout the term of the cooperative agreement 
must be organized so that all costs are attributed to specific 
activities and deliverables. Costs in proposed budgets must consist 
solely of costs allowable under applicable cost principles found in OMB 
Circulars A-21, A-122, and/or A-87, as appropriate. [OMB website:--
http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/Circulars/index.html] Provider match is 
not required. The Corporation welcomes, however, any evidence that its 
funding leverages other resources.
5. Budget Narrative
    Provide a budget narrative that is organized to parallel all items 
in the line-item budget and that includes the explanation and cost 
basis for all cost estimates that appear in the line-item budget. The 
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show how each cost was derived, using equations to reflect all factors 
considered, including unit costs of deliverables, where applicable.
6. Appendices (No more than 5 items.)
    Items may include:
    i. A list of references that can be contacted related to this work;
    ii. Referral to the address of an applicant-designed web site;
    iii. A brochure or other publicity item, and/or
    iv. Staff resumes.
    (Do not submit video or cassette tapes.)

B. Selection Criteria

    To ensure fairness to all applicants, the Corporation reserves the 
right to disqualify any proposal that fails to comply with the 
requirements relating to submission deadline, page limits, line 
spacing, margins and font size. The Corporation will assess qualified 
applications based on the criteria listed below. Staff may conduct 
interviews in person or through conference calls before recommending an 
organization for approval. Following the review process, we will notify 
applicants of their status in writing.
1. Quality of Plan (30%)
    The Corporation will consider the quality of the proposed 
activities based on:
    a. Soundness of Proposed Strategy: Evidence of the cost-
effectiveness, comprehensiveness, and creativity of applicant's 
approach to providing services as described in this Notice.
    b. Understanding of the Corporation's Programs: Evidence of the 
applicant's understanding and ability to meet the Corporation's 
service-learning Clearinghouse essential functions as outlined in this 
Notice, the goals of the Department of Service-Learning, and the goals 
of the Corporation for National Service (see Section VI. ``Glossary'' 
and the Corporation for National Service website: 
www.nationalservice.org).
2. Organizational and Personnel Capacity (40%)
    The Corporation will consider the organizational capacity of the 
applicant to deliver the proposed services based on:
    a. Organizational and Staff Experience: Evidence of organizational 
and staff capability and experience in administration, delivery of 
high-quality information services in a flexible, responsive, 
collaborative and creative manner, and experience or knowledge of 
service-learning.
    b. Grant Experience: Demonstrated ability either to manage federal 
funding or to otherwise apply sound fiscal management principles to 
grants and cost accounting.
3. Evaluation (10%)
    The Corporation will consider how the applicant plans to evaluate 
its work based on:
    a. Scope of Plan--Assessment of the effectiveness of--and need 
for--its services and products delivered under the award, which may 
include a review of stakeholder satisfaction, a survey of users, and/or 
a feedback section on the website.
    b. Continuous Improvement--Plans to use assessments of its services 
and products to modify and improve subsequent services and products.
4. Budget (20%)
    The Corporation will consider the budget based on:
    a. Cost-effectiveness: Cost of each proposed activity in relation 
to the scope and depth of the services proposed. A demonstrated 
commitment to providing services in the most cost-effective manner 
possible will be a major consideration in the evaluation of proposals.
    b. Scope: Comprehensiveness of the budget related to the proposed 
Clearinghouse activity (e.g., publications, website improvements, 
listserv interventions, etc.).
    c. Clarity: The thoroughness of the budget and budget narrative, 
including the basis for all cost estimates (see specifications under 
``Budget Narrative'').

VI. Glossary of Terms

Department of Service-Learning Long-Term Goals

    The Corporation's Department of Service-Learning (DSL) long-term 
goals are to:
    DSL 1. Identify, enhance, and promote the direct and demonstrable 
``getting things done'' outcomes of student service and service-
learning.
    DSL 2. Identify, enhance, and promote the community-strengthening 
outcomes of student service and service-learning.
    DSL 3. Identify, enhance, and promote the participant development 
outcomes of student service and service-learning.
    DSL 4. Facilitate the progression from community service to quality 
service-learning within and across the sectors of Learn and Serve 
America, throughout the field of service-learning and within the 
streams of national service.
    DSL 5. Increase the number of individuals who participate in 
service-learning including but not limited to all relevant 
stakeholders, and especially the participation of students in service-
learning from kindergarten through higher education.
    DSL 6. Foster, strengthen, and identify civic participation as an 
outcome of service-learning.
    DSL 7. Improve the quality and practice of service-learning through 
professional and leadership development.
    DSL 8. Engage, support, and recognize youth and students as leaders 
in the design and implementation of effective student service and 
service-learning initiatives.
    While we refer to our participants as students, we encompass all 
youth, parents, educators and adult volunteers in our goals and 
priorities.

Grantees

    Entities funded directly by the Corporation. These include and are 
not limited to: state commissions; state education agencies; Indian 
Tribes and U.S. Territories; AmeriCorps National Direct parent 
organizations; institutions, consortia and organizations of higher 
education; local governments; and non-profit organizations. Many 
grantees also subgrant a significant portion of their funds to others 
(e.g., a State Commission conducts a competition and review process and 
funds AmeriCorps programs throughout a State; a State Education Agency 
(SEA) conducts a competition and review process and funds school 
systems throughout a state). None of the 1,300 Senior Corps grantees is 
permitted to subgrant.

National Service-Learning Exchange

    The National Service-Learning Exchange, led by the National Youth 
Leadership Council, supports service-learning programs in schools, 
institutions of higher education, and community organizations through 
peer-based training and technical assistance. The Exchange links 
programs with local peer mentors, refers programs to regional trainers, 
and informs programs of regional service-learning events and 
initiatives. http://www.lsaexchange.org/

National Service Resource Center (NSRC)

    The National Service Resource Center (NSRC) serves as a repository 
of information on all aspects of national service. The NSRC manages 
most of the Corporation's listservs and its web site includes a 
calendar of training events and links to all current providers. The 
NSRC also has a lending library. Training and technical assistance 
publications are posted or distributed by

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the NSRC. Providers must be required to submit copies of their training 
materials and training scripts to the National Service Resource Center. 
http://www.etr.org/NSRC/index.html.

Service-Learning

    The Corporation uses the definition provided in the National and 
Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (section 101 (23); 42 U.S.C. 12511 
(23)), which defines service-learning as an educational method:
     Under which students or participants learn and develop 
through active participation in thoughtfully organized service that is 
conducted in and meets the needs of a community;
     That is coordinated within an elementary school, secondary 
school, institution of higher education, or community service program, 
and with the community;
     That helps foster civic responsibility;
     That is integrated into and enhances the academic 
curriculum of the students, or the educational components of the 
community service program in which the participant is enrolled; and
     That provides structured time for the students or 
participants to reflect on the service experience.

Streams of Service

    Refers to the Corporation's three main programs: AmeriCorps, Learn 
and Serve America and National Senior Service Corps.

Subgrantees

    Many Corporation grantees competitively award a significant portion 
of their funds to other entities known as subgrantees. State 
Commissions, for example, subgrant to local non-profit organizations. 
Senior Corps programs do not subgrant (see ``Grantees'').

Substream of Service

    Refers to the categories within each of the above streams and 
includes the following:
    AmeriCorps: AmeriCorps*State; AmeriCorps*National Direct; 
AmeriCorps*VISTA; AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps.
    Learn and Serve America: Learn and Serve America K-12 School-Based, 
Community-Based Programs and Tribal Programs; Learn and Serve America 
Higher Education Programs.
    National Senior Service Corps: Foster Grandparent Program; Retired 
and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP); Senior Companion Program.
    Training and Technical Assistance Listserv: Currently managed by 
the National Service Resource Center, the training and technical 
assistance listserv is one of the ways providers share best practices 
with one another. Providers also share effective practices through the 
National Service Resource Center and the National Service-Learning 
Clearinghouse.


(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: #94.004 Learn and Serve 
America--School- and Community-Based Programs. #94.005 Learn and 
Serve America--Higher Education)
    Dated: December 6, 2000.
Amy Cohen,
Acting Director, Department of Service-Learning, Corporation for 
National and Community Service.
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