[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52753-52754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22660]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Announcement of Anticipated 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 funding opportunity.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service 
(hereinafter the ``Corporation'') announces the anticipated 
availability of funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 to award up to $500,000 
in grant funds 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 19, 2004. The Corporation invites applications for these 
grants. 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. The federal grants we provide for this project, 
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.
    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 based upon previous 
allocations of funding for this activity, we intend to disburse up to 
$500,000 in grant funds 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 to $7,500. We seek proposals that are cost effective, based 
on the number of people serving and being served, and the service 
performed.
    This program announcement is subject to the appropriation of funds 
and is a contingency action taken to ensure that, should funds become 
available for this purpose, applications can be processed in an orderly 
manner, and funds can be awarded in a timely fashion.

    Note: This notice is not a complete description of the 
activities to be funded or of the application requirements. For 
supplementary information and application guidelines, including the 
Corporation state office contact information, go to the 
Corporation's Web site at http://www.cns.gov/whatshot/notices.html.


DATES: The Corporation generally requires applicants to apply through 
eGrants, our on-line grants management system. The deadline for eGrants 
applications is 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 2, 2003. If for some 
legitimate reason it is necessary for you to submit a paper 
application, please notify ahead of time the appropriate Corporation 
for National and Community Service office that serves your state (see 
supplementary information). All the applications must be received by 5 
p.m. Eastern Time on October 2, 2003, at the Corporation for National 
and Community Service in Washington, DC. We anticipate announcing 
selections under this Notice no later than November 14, 2003.

ADDRESSES: You may access eGrants through our Web site at http://www.nationalservice.org/egrants/. Please allow adequate time to access 
and submit an application through eGrants. Technical assistance is 
available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Eastern Time. If you 
cannot submit an application electronically, please notify ahead of 
time the appropriate Corporation office that is in your state or that 
provides service to your state. Submit paper application to the 
following address: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Corporation 
for National and Community Service, 1201 New York Avenue NW., Room 
8416-D, Washington DC 20525.
    Due to delays in delivery of regular mail to government offices, 
there is no

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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 or email.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact the 
person listed for the Corporation office in your state (see Note 
above). 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 Time.

    Program Authority:  42 U.S.C. 12653(s).

    Dated: September 2, 2003.
James F. Manning,
Acting Chief Executive Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-22660 Filed 9-4-03; 8:45 am]
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