[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15708-15709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7626]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Availability of Funds for an Organization To Administer the 
President's Volunteer Service Awards

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds and request for proposals.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service 
(hereinafter ``the Corporation'') will enter into a cooperative 
agreement of up to three years with a single organization selected 
under this Notice to provide administrative and technical support in 
the development and implementation of the President's Volunteer Service 
Awards program. The Corporation seeks an organization that has, or can 
contract with others to acquire, expertise in marketing and publicity, 
awards fulfillment, database management, production and distribution of 
identity items, and event management. Commercial organizations, non-
profit organizations, state and local government entities, institutions 
of higher education and Indian tribal organizations are all eligible to 
apply. The Executive Director of the President's Council on Service and 
Civic Participation at the Corporation (hereinafter the ``Executive 
Director'') will oversee the President's Volunteer Service Awards 
program. The Executive Director will work with the organization 
selected under this Notice and others to develop strategic partnerships 
that can build awareness, understanding, and distribution of the 
Awards.
    The Corporation expects to provide approximately $100,000 in year 
one, and contingent upon performance and availability of funding, to 
provide up to approximately $250,000 in year two and up to 
approximately $250,000 in year three to the selected organization for 
technical and administrative assistance for the President's Volunteer 
Service Awards program. The selected organization must meet stated 
financial goals for all years that the cooperative agreement is in 
effect. Funding beyond year one is contingent upon satisfactory 
performance on financial and award fulfillment goals and the 
availability of appropriations for this purpose.

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DATES: Proposals must be received by the Corporation by 5 p.m. Eastern 
time on April 25, 2003. The Corporation will not accept applications 
that are submitted by facsimile. Due to delays in delivery of regular 
U.S.P.S. mail to government offices, your application may not arrive in 
time to be considered. We suggest that you use U.S.P.S. priority mail 
or a commercial overnight delivery service to make sure that you meet 
the deadline.

ADDRESSES: Submit proposals to the Corporation at the following 
address: Corporation for National and Community Service, Attention: 
Christine Benero, Room 8419, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20525.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Benero at the Corporation, 
telephone (202) 606-5000, ext. 193, ([email protected]), facsimile (202) 
575-2784, T.D.D. (202) 565-2799. 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. Upon request, this 
information will be made available in alternate formats for people with 
disabilities.

    Dated: March 26, 2003.
Sandy Scott,
Deputy Director, Office of Public Affairs.
[FR Doc. 03-7626 Filed 3-31-03; 8:45 am]
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