[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14411-14412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6968]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Notice of Availability of Funds for Challenge Grants

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service 
(hereinafter ``the Corporation'') announces the availability of 
approximately $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2003 funds for eligible 
nonprofit organizations for challenge grants. The purpose of these 
challenge grants is to assist nonprofit organizations in securing 
previously untapped sources of private funds to build sustainable 
service and volunteer programs. Organizations receiving funds under 
this notice must either greatly expand services by engaging citizens in 
meeting community needs or offer new services through expanded citizen 
engagement. The funds are available for these challenge grants under 
authority provided of Public Law 108-7, the Omnibus Appropriations Act 
for Fiscal Year 2003. The Corporation anticipates making between 2 and 
12 challenge grants under this announcement, with the minimum grant 
level of $500,000 and the maximum grant level of $3,000,000. Applicants 
must provide at least two dollars in private funding for every Federal 
dollar. Matching funds must be cash. The Corporation will make awards 
covering a period not to exceed one year. Eligible nonprofit 
organizations, including those that have not applied for federal 
assistance from the Corporation in the past, as well as interested 
faith-based and community-based organizations, are encouraged to apply. 
The Corporation requires applicants to apply through its eGrant 
electronic system.

DATES: The deadline for applications is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight 
Time on April 10, 2003. However, if for some legitimate reason it is 
necessary for you to submit a paper application, we must receive it by 
5 p.m. on April 10, 2003. We anticipate announcing selections under 
this Notice no later than June 9, 2003.

ADDRESSES: You may access eGrants, the integrated, secure, Web-based 
system that we require for applications, through our Web site at http://www.cns.gov/egrants/index.html. If you cannot submit an application 
electronically, then you must obtain the Corporation's approval to 
submit a paper application. Submit paper application to the following 
address: Corporation for National and Community Service, 1201 New York 
Avenue NW., Box C.G., Washington, DC 20525. Due to delays in delivery 
of regular mail to government offices, there is no guarantee that a 
paper application sent by regular mail will arrive in time to be 
considered. We therefore suggest that, if submitting a paper 
application, you use U.S.P.S. priority mail or a commercial overnight 
delivery service to make sure that you meet the deadline. We will not 
accept an application that is submitted via facsimile.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thea Kachoris at (312) 353-5056 
([email protected]). This Notice, with the complete program application 
guidelines included, is available on the Corporation's Web site, at: 
http://www.cns.gov/whatshot/notices.html. For a printed copy of any of 
these materials, please contact Thea Kachoris at (312) 353-5056 
([email protected]). The TDD number is 202-565-2799. Upon request, this 
information will be made available in alternate formats for people with 
disabilities.


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    Dated: March 19, 2003.
Marlene Zakai,
Manager, Challenge Grants.
[FR Doc. 03-6968 Filed 3-24-03; 8:45 am]
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