[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41204-41208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19682]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Availability of Funds for Grants to Support the Martin Luther 
King, Jr. Service Day Initiative

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 (the 
Corporation), invites applications for grants to pay for the federal 
share of the cost of planning and carrying out service opportunities in 
conjunction with the federal legal holiday honoring the birthday of 
Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 21, 2002.
    The purpose of the grants is to mobilize more Americans to observe 
the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday as a day of service in 
communities and to bring people together around the common focus of 
service to others. To achieve this, depending upon appropriations 
provided by the Congress for the Corporation and previous allocations 
of funding for this activity, we will make approximately $500,000 in 
grant funds available to support approved service opportunities. 
Eligible organizations may apply for a grant to support national 
service and community volunteering projects. Grant awards may range 
from $2,500 up to $7,500. Proposals must be cost effective based on the 
number of people serving and being served.

DATES: The deadline for submission of applications is September 13, 
2001, no later than 5 p.m. local time.

ADDRESSES: Obtain applications from and return them to the Corporation 
state office in your state unless otherwise noted. See Supplementary 
Information section for Corporation state office addresses. Address the 
application to: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Corporation for 
National Service (Appropriate State Address).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact the 
person listed for the Corporation office in your state, unless 
otherwise noted. You may request this notice in an alternative format 
for the visually impaired by calling (202) 606-5000, ext. 278. The 
Corporation's T.D.D. number is (202) 565-2799 and is operational 
between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Corporation is a federal government corporation, established by 
Congress in the 1993 amendments to the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (the Act) that engages Americans of all ages and 
backgrounds in service to communities. This service addresses the 
nation's education, public safety, environmental, or other human needs 
to achieve direct and demonstrable results with special consideration 
to service that affects the needs of children. 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 
supports a range of national service programs including AmeriCorps, 
Learn and Serve America, and the National Senior Service Corps. The 
King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc. also supports activities 
in honor of Dr. King's birth through the ``Beloved Community.'' The 
``Beloved Community'' is a network of partners, organizations and 
entities that promote the King Holiday or work of Dr. King by 
disseminating his philosophy, providing direct service, nonviolence 
training, education or programs ensuring the continuance of Dr. King's 
work. For more information about the Corporation and the programs it 
supports, go to http://www.nationalservice.org. For more information 
about the King Center, go to http://www.thekingcenter.org.
    Section 12653(s) of the Act, as amended in 1994, authorizes the 
Corporation to make grants to share the cost of planning and carrying 
out service opportunities in conjunction with the federal legal holiday 
honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. We will fund grants to 
support activities that will (1) get necessary things done in 
communities, (2) strengthen the communities engaged in the service 
activity, (3) reflect the life and teaching of Martin Luther King, Jr., 
(4) respond to one or more of the goals set forth at the Presidents' 
Summit for America's Future and include young people as service 
providers, not just recipients of service, and (5) begin or occur in

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significant part on the federal legal holiday (January 21, 2002).
    Getting things done means that projects funded under the Martin 
Luther King Jr. holiday grant will help communities meet education, 
public safety, environmental, or other human needs through direct 
service and effective citizen action. Accordingly, we expect well 
designed activities that meet compelling community needs and lead to 
measurable outcomes and impact.
    Strengthening communities means bringing people together in pursuit 
of a common objective that is of value to the community. Projects 
should seek to engage a wide range of local partners in the communities 
served. You should design, implement, and evaluate projects with 
partners, including local and state King Holiday Commissions; the King 
Center's Beloved Community network; national service programs 
(AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America, and the National Senior Service 
Corps); state and local organizations affiliated with the campaign for 
children and youth launched at the Presidents' Summit for America's 
Future and carried forward by America's Promise--the Alliance for 
Youth; community-based agencies; schools and school districts; 
Volunteer Centers of the Points of Light Foundation and other volunteer 
organizations; local United Ways, non-profit organizations meeting 
urgent community needs, particularly those serving young people; 
communities of faith; businesses; foundations; state and local 
governments; labor organizations; and colleges and universities.
    Reflecting the life and teaching of Martin Luther King, Jr. means 
demonstrating his proposition that, ``Everybody can be great because 
everybody can serve.'' Dr. King's concept of greatness, when expressed 
through acts of service, offers everyone an opportunity to experience a 
sense of worth and dignity. His example encourages all ages, races, 
colors, ethnic groups, genders, nationalities, and abilities to respond 
to those in need. We are challenged to adopt his philosophy in 
addressing the evils of discrimination, poverty and violence. Dr. 
King's abiding faith and earnest belief in the ``American Dream'' is 
exemplified by his commitment to justice and his willingness to serve 
unselfishly as is evident by his statement, ``I can never be what I 
ought to be until you are what you ought to be.'' Dr. King's strategies 
and determination to use nonviolence as a means to transform the hearts 
of millions should be used as a rousing force to encourage others in 
their desire to be socially responsible through nonviolent direct 
actions--direct service. You should consider service opportunities for 
this program that foster cooperation and understanding among racial and 
ethnic groups, nonviolent conflict resolution, equal economic and 
educational opportunities, and social justice.
    Respond to one or more of the goals of the Presidents' Summit and 
include young people as service providers, not just recipients of 
service means that service projects should be designed to help achieve 
the five basic promises for all children and youth declared at the 
Presidents' Summit for America's Future and carried forward by 
America's Promise `` the Alliance for Youth. Those five ``promises'' 
for young people are: an ongoing relationship with a caring adult `` 
mentor, tutor, coach; safe spaces and structured activities during non-
school hours; a healthy start; an effective education that equips with 
marketable skills; and an opportunity to give back to their communities 
through their own service. Particularly important is the fifth goal: To 
challenge and inspire young people to give back to their communities 
through service. All young people must see themselves `` and be seen by 
others `` as resources and leaders. Therefore, you should include young 
people as service providers and resources in project planning, not just 
as the recipients of service.
    Begin or occur in significant part on the federal legal holiday 
means that a significant portion of the community service activities 
supported by the grant should occur on the holiday itself to strengthen 
the link between the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.''s birthday, 
the federal legal holiday (January 21, 2002), and service that reflects 
his life and teaching.
    The direct service you will do on and in connection with the King 
holiday may include, but is not limited to, the following types of 
activities: tutoring children or adults, training tutors, feeding the 
hungry, packing lunches, delivering meals, stocking a food or clothing 
pantry, repairing a school and adding to its resources, translating 
books and documents into other languages, recording books for the 
visually impaired, restoring a public space, organizing a blood drive, 
registering bone marrow and organ donors, renovating low-income or 
senior housing, building a playground, removing graffiti and painting a 
mural, renovating or creating safe spaces for children who are out of 
school and whose parents are working, collecting oral histories of 
elders, running health fairs that provide health screenings, 
distributing immunization and health insurance information, gleaning 
and distributing fruits and vegetables, etc. Since involving young 
people in service is a priority of the Corporation for National 
Service, you might consider challenging each young person serving to 
pledge to give back 100 hours of service in the next year, therefore 
qualifying for a President's Student Service Award.
    Although celebrations, parades, and recognition ceremonies may be a 
part of the activities that you plan on the holiday and lead to or 
celebrate a commitment to service, these activities do not constitute 
direct service under this grant and the grant will not fund such 
activities.
    Other service activities we will consider in grant applications 
include, but are not limited to, the following: A day-of-service you 
design to produce a sustained long-term service commitment; community-
wide servathons that bring a broad cross-section of people together in 
a burst of energy on one day of service, including schools or school 
districts that seek to involve all students and teachers in joint 
service; service-learning projects that link student service in schools 
and universities with community-based organizations; faith-based 
service collaborations that bring together communities of faith and 
secular human service programs (subject to the limitations listed 
below); and service projects that include a pledge or commitment for 
continued service throughout the year.
    Grant funding will be available on a one-time, non-renewable basis 
for a budget period not to exceed seven months, beginning no sooner 
than November 1, 2001 and ending no later than June 30, 2002. By 
statute, the grants we provide for this program, together with all 
other federal funds you use to plan or carry out the service 
opportunity, may not exceed 30 percent of the total cost.
    For example, if you request $2,500 in federal dollars you must have 
a non-federal match of at least 5833 (cash and/or in-kind 
contributions) and a total projected cost of at least $8333. If you 
request $7,500 in federal dollars you must have a non-federal match of 
at least $17,500 (cash and/or in-kind contributions) and a total 
projected cost of at least $25,000. In other words the total project 
cost multiplied by .30 is the maximum amount of money you can request 
from the federal government. (Total project cost minus federal dollars 
requested equals the required match). It may assist in the calculation 
to apply the formula as follows:


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Total Project Cost  x  .30 = Maximum Federal Contribution.
Total Project Cost - Federal Dollars Requested = Non-Federal Match.

    The non-federal match may include cash and in-kind contributions 
(including, but not limited to, supplies, staff time, trainers, food, 
transportation, facilities, equipment, and services) necessary to plan 
and carry out the service opportunity. Grants under this program 
constitute federal assistance and therefore may not be used primarily 
to inhibit or advance religion in a material way. You may not use any 
part of an award from the Corporation to fund religious instruction, 
worship or proselytization. You may not use any part of an award to pay 
honoraria or fees for speakers. You may not use any part of an award to 
support a celebration banquet or other activity that is not connected 
to the actual service.
    The total amount of grant funds we will provide under this Notice 
will depend on the quality of applications and the availability of 
appropriated funds for this purpose.

Eligible Applicants

    By law, any entity otherwise eligible for assistance under the 
national service laws is eligible to receive a grant under this 
announcement. The applicable laws include the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990, as amended, and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973, as amended.
    Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to: nonprofit 
organizations, state commissions on service, volunteer centers, 
institutions of higher education, local education agencies, educational 
institutions, faith-based institutions, local or state governments, and 
private organizations that intend to utilize volunteers in carrying out 
the purposes of this program.
    We especially invite applications from organizations with 
experience in--and commitment to--fostering service on Martin Luther 
King, Jr. Day, including state and local Martin Luther King, Jr. 
Commissions, the King Center's Beloved Community network, local 
education agencies, faith-based partnerships, Volunteer Centers of the 
Points of Light Foundation, United Ways, Boys and Girls Clubs, Campfire 
Boys and Girls and other community-based agencies.
    Any grant recipient from the 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service Initiatives will be ineligible 
if it has been determined to be non-compliant with the terms of those 
grant awards.
    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 activities, is not 
eligible.

Overview of Application Requirements

    Applicants should submit the following standard components for 
federal grants:
    1. An Application for Federal Assistance, Standard Form 424.
    2. A Project Narrative describing:
    a. The types of service activities (that lead to measurable 
outcomes) that you plan in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 
which must take place significantly on the legal federal holiday 
(January 21, 2002), but which may extend for the budget period 
(November 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002);
    b. Partnerships in the local community, city, state or region that 
you are engaging in support of the service activities;
    c. Your organization's background and capacity to carry out this 
program; and
    d. How you propose to staff the activity.
    The project narrative portion of the application may be no longer 
than 10 single-sided pages. You must type double-spaced in a font no 
smaller than 12 point and number each page.
    3. A Budget Narrative (specific instructions are provided in the 
application materials).
    4. Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs (SF 424A) form in 
the application package.
    5. A signed Assurances--Non-Construction Programs (SF 424B) form 
incorporating conditions attendant to the receipt of federal funding.
    6. Three complete copies (one signed original and two copies) of 
the application.
    We must receive all applications by 5 p.m. local time, September 
13, 2001 at the Corporation office in your state, unless otherwise 
noted, addressed as follows:
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Corporation for National 
Service (appropriate state office address; see list of addresses 
provided below). You may not submit an application by facsimile.
    To ensure fairness to all applicants, we reserve the right to take 
action, up to and including disqualification, in the event that your 
application fails to comply with the requirements relating to page 
limits, line-spacing, font size, and application deadlines.

Budget

    Detailed instructions about the budget information you must provide 
are in the application materials.

Selection Process and Criteria

    We will review the applications initially to confirm that you are 
an eligible recipient and to ensure that your application contains the 
information we require and otherwise complies with the requirements of 
this notice. We will assess the quality of applications' responsiveness 
to the objectives included in this announcement based on the following 
criteria listed below:
    1. Program Design (60%) The proposal must demonstrate your ability 
to get necessary things done, strengthen communities, reflect the life 
and teaching of Martin Luther King Jr., respond to one or more of the 
goals set forth at the Presidents' Summit for America's Future and 
include young people as service providers, not just recipients of 
service, and begin or occur in significant part on the federal legal 
holiday, January 21, 2002.
    2. Organizational Capacity (25%) Your application must demonstrate 
your organization's ability to carry out the activities described in 
the proposal, including the use of highly qualified staff.
    3. Budget/Cost Effectiveness (15%) You must demonstrate how you 
will use this grant effectively, including the sources and uses of 
matching support. Estimates on the numbers of people serving and to be 
served must be included.
    After evaluating the overall quality of proposals and their 
responsiveness to the criteria noted above, we will seek to ensure that 
applications we select represent a portfolio that is: (1) 
Geographically diverse, including projects throughout the five 
geographical clusters as designated by the Corporation; (2) 
representative of different population tracts, i.e. rural, urban, 
suburban; (3) representative of a range of models of service projects.

Awards

    We anticipate making selections under this announcement no later 
than November 1, 2001.

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                                                     Corporation for National Service State Offices
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           State                         Name                                   Address                                          Phone
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AK........................  Billie Caldwell..............  Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue,       (206) 220-7736
                                                            Suite 3190, Seattle, WA 98174-1103.
AL........................  Al Johnson...................  Medical Forum, 950 22nd St., N., Suite 428,        (205) 731-0027
                                                            Birmingham, AL 35203.
AR........................  Opal Sims....................  Federal Building, Room 2506, 700 West Capitol      (501) 324-5234
                                                            Street, Little Rock, AR 72201.
AZ........................  Richard Persely..............  522 North Central Room 205A, Phoenix, AZ 85004-    (602) 379-4825
                                                            2190.
CA........................  Amy Dailey...................  11150 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 670, Los Angeles,    (310) 235-7421
                                                            CA 90064.
CO........................  Bruce Cline..................  999 Eighteenth Street, Suite 1440 South, Denver,   (303) 312-7950
                                                            CO 80202.
CT........................  Romero Cherry................  1 Commercial Plaza, 21st Floor, Hartford, CT       (860) 240-3237
                                                            06103-3510.
DC........................  Rosetta Freeman-Busby........  1201 New York Ave., NW., Suite 9107, Washington,   (202) 606-5000, x485
                                                            DC 20525.
DE........................  Jerry Yates..................  Fallon Federal Bldg., 31 Hopkins Plaza, Suite 400- (410) 962-4443
                                                            B, Baltimore, MD 21201.
FL........................  Warren Smith.................  3165 McCrory Street, Suite 115, Orlando, FL 32803- (407) 648-6117
                                                            3750.
GA........................  Daryl James..................  75 Piedmont Avenue, N.E., Room 902, Atlanta, GA    (404) 331-4646
                                                            30303-2587.
HI........................  Lynn Dunn....................  300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 6213, Honolulu, HI       (808) 541-2832
                                                            96850-0001.
IA........................  Joel Weinstein...............  Federal Building, Room 917, 210 Walnut Street,     (515) 284-4816
                                                            Des Moines, IA 50309-2195.
ID........................  V. Kent Griffitts............  304 North 8th Street, Room 344, Boise, ID 83702-
                                                            5835.
IL........................  Timothy Krieger..............  77 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 442, Chicago, IL  (312) 353-3622
                                                            60604-3511.
IN........................  Thomas Haskett...............  46 East Ohio Street, Room 226, Indianapolis, IN    (317) 226-6724
                                                            46204-4317.
KS........................  Bruce Cline..................  444 S.E. Quincy, Room 260, Topeka, KS 66683-3572.  (785) 295-2540
KY........................  Betsy Wells..................  600 Martin L. King Place, Room 372-D, Louisville,  (502) 582-6384
                                                            KY 40202-2230.
LA........................  Willard Labrie...............  707 Florida Street, Suite 316, Baton Rouge, LA     (225) 389-0473
                                                            70801.
MA........................  Malcolm Coles................  10 Causeway Street, Room 473, Boston, MA 02222-    (617) 565-7001
                                                            1038.
MD........................  Jerry Yates..................  Fallon Federal Bldg., 31 Hopkins Plaza, Suite 400- (410) 962-4443
                                                            B, Baltimore, MD 21201.
ME........................  Shireen Tilley...............  1 Pillsbury Street, Suite 201, Concord, NH 03301-  (603) 225-1450
                                                            3556.
MI........................  Mary Pfeiler.................  211 West Fort Street, Suite 1408, Detroit, MI      (313) 226-7848
                                                            48226-2799.
MN........................  Robert Jackson...............  431 South 7th Street, Room 2480, Minneapolis, MN   (612) 334-4083
                                                            55415-1854.
MO........................  John McDonald................  801 Walnut Street, Suite 504, Kansas City, MO      (816) 374-6300
                                                            64106.
MS........................  R Abdul-Azeez................  100 West Capitol Street, Room 1005A, Jackson, MS   (601) 965-5664
                                                            39269-1092.
MT........................  John Allen...................  208 North Montana Avenue, Suite 206, Helena, MT    (406) 449-5404
                                                            59601-3837.
NC........................  Robert Winston...............  300 Fayetteville Street Mall, Room 131, Raleigh,   (605) 224-5996
                                                            NC 27601-1739.
ND........................  John Pohlman.................  225 S. Pierre Street, Room 225, Pierre, SD 57501-  (605) 224-5996
                                                            2452.
NE........................  Anne Johnson.................  Federal Building, Room 156, 100 Centennial Mall    (402) 437-5493
                                                            North, Lincoln, NE 68508-3896.
NH........................  Shireen Tilley...............  1 Pillsbury Street, Suite 201, Concord, NH 03301-  (603) 225-1450
                                                            3556.
NJ........................  Stanley Gorland..............  Scotch Plaza, 1239 Parkway Ave., Ewing Township,   (609) 989-2243
                                                            NJ 08628.
NM........................  Ernesto Ramos................  120 S. Federal Place, Room 315, Sante Fe, NM       (505) 988-6577
                                                            87501-2026.
NV........................  Craig Warner.................  4600 Kietzke Lane, Suite E-141, Reno, NV 89502-    (775) 784-5314
                                                            5033.
NY........................  Donna Smith..................  Leo O'Brien Federal Bldg., 1 Clinton Square,       (518) 431-4150
                                                            Suite 900, Albany, NY 12207.
OH........................  Paul Schrader................  51 North High Street, Suite 451, Columbus, OH      (614) 469-7441
                                                            43215.
OK........................  Zeke Rodriguez...............  215 Dean A. McGee, Suite 324, Oklahoma City, OK    (405) 231-5201
                                                            73102.
OR........................  Robin Sutherland.............  2010 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR 97232............  (503) 231-2103
PA........................  Jorina Ahmed.................  Robert N.C. Nix Federal Bldg., 900 Market St., Rm  (215) 597-2806
                                                            229, P.O. Box 04121, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
PR........................  Loretta Cordova..............  150 Carlos Chardon Ave., Suite 662, San Juan, PR   (787) 766-5314
                                                            00918-1737.
RI........................  Vincent Marzullo.............  400 Westminster Street, Room 203, Providence, RI   (401) 528-5426
                                                            02903.
SC........................  Jerome Davis.................  1835 Assembly Street, Suite 872, Columbia, SC      (803) 765-5771
                                                            29201-2430.
SD........................  John Pohlman.................  225 S. Pierre Street, Room 225, Pierre, SD 57501-  (605) 224-5996
                                                            2452.
TN........................  Jerry Herman.................  233 Cumberland Bend Dr., Suite 112, Nashville, TN  (615) 736-5561
                                                            37228-1806.
TX........................  Jerry Thompson...............  300 East 8th Street, Suite G-100, Austin, TX       (512) 916-5671
                                                            78701.
UT........................  Rick Crawford................  350 S. Main Street, Room 504, Salt Lake City, UT   (801) 524-5411
                                                            84101-2198.
VA........................  Thomas Harmon................  400 North 8th Street, Suite 446, P.O. Box 10066,   (804) 771-2197
                                                            Richmond, VA 23240-1832.
VI........................  Loretta Cordova..............  150 Carlos Chardon Ave., Suite 662, San Juan, PR   (787) 766-5314
                                                            00918-1137.
VT........................  Shireen Tilley...............  1 Pillsbury Street, Suite 201, Concord, NH 03301-  (603) 225-1450
                                                            3556.
WA........................  John Miller..................  Jackson Federal Bldg., Suite 3190, 915 Second      (206) 220-7745
                                                            Ave., Seattle, WA 98174-1103.
WI........................  Linda Sunde..................  310 W. Wisconsin Ave., Room 1240, Milwaukee, WI    (414) 297-1118
                                                            53203.

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WV........................  Judith Russell...............  10 Hale Street, Suite 203, Charleston, WV 25301-   (304) 347-5246
                                                            1409.
WY........................  Patrick Gallizzi.............  308 West 21st Street, Room 206, Cheyenne, WY       (307) 772-2385
                                                            82001-3663.
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Gary Kowalczyk,
Coordinator of National Service Programs, Corporation for National and 
Community Service.
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