Alabama AmeriCorps State
The Alabama Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Volunteer Service (Serve Alabama) is the state office that manages programs and initiatives designed to increase the number of Alabamians engaged in service and volunteering. Each year, as the State Service Commission, Serve Alabama awards AmeriCorps grants to nonprofit and public agencies that identify unmet needs in Alabama’s communities. These needs are addressed by AmeriCorps members that the organization recruits, trains, and manages.
An AmeriCorps member is an individual who is enrolled in an approved national service position that engages in community service. Upon successful completion of their service, members receive an education award from the National Service Trust.
AmeriCorps grants provide funding for items such as program staff, member living allowances (stipends), health insurance for full-time AmeriCorps members, equipment, supplies and other associated program expenses. In the FY 2013 grant competition, the funding priorities are projects that address compelling, unmet needs in one or a combination of the following six national service Focus Areas:
- Disaster Services: Grants will help individuals and communities prepare, respond, recover, and mitigate disasters and increase community resiliency.
- Economic Opportunity: Grants will provide support and/or facilitate access to services and resources that contribute to the improved economic well-being and security of economically disadvantaged people.
- Education: Grants will provide support and/or facilitate access to services and resources that contribute to improved educational outcomes for economically disadvantaged people, especially children.
- Environmental Stewardship: Grants will provide direct services that contribute to increased energy and water efficiency, renewable energy use, or improving at-risk ecosystems, and support increased citizenbehavioral change leading to increased efficiency, renewable energy use, and ecosystem improvements particularly for economically disadvantaged households and economically disadvantaged communities.
- Healthy Futures: Grants will meet health needs within communities including access to care, aging in place, and addressing childhood obesity.
- Veterans and Military Families: Grants will positively impact the quality of life of veterans and improve military family strength.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FY2013 AMERICORPS NOTICE OF FUNDING
CLICK HERE FOR THE FY2013 AMERICORPS APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
*CLICK HERE FOR AMERICORPS STATE COMPETITIVE AND FORMULA ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS (This includes information on training, additional documents to include, match requirements, start dates and performance measures)
*CLICK HERE FOR AMERICORPS APPLICATION PRE-FUNDING WORKSHOP POWERPOINT - 2013
*CLICK HERE FOR SERVE ALABAMA FINANCIAL RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL (Word Doc)
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Serve Alabama Request for AmeriCorps Proposal Timeline
COMPETITIVE Applicants
December 21 Grant proposal due by 5pm (in eGrants and hard copy to Serve Alabama)
Dec 27 – January 3 Staff and Peer Review
January 7-11 Program Committee (and Commissioner Review) - Committee develops recommendation for Commission
January 14 (week of) Commission Meeting
January 21 (week of) Applicants notified of Commission’s decision
January 25 Reworks due in eGrants
February 6 Competitive Portfolio due to CNCS
Mid June Competitive Awards by CNCS
September 1 or October 1 Funded programs begins
Serve Alabama Request for AmeriCorps Proposal Timeline
FORMULA Applicants
January 15 Letter of intent due for new, recompete and continuation applicants
(to include brief overview of proposed program, locations served in state, approximate number of MSY and estimated funds that will be requested.)
March 1 Grant proposal due by 5pm (in eGrants and hard copy to Serve Alabama)
March 4-15 Staff and Peer Review
March 18-29 Program Committee (and Commissioner Review) - Committee develops recommendation for Commission
April Commission Meeting
Mid April Applicants notified of Commission’s decision
Late April Reworks due in eGrants
July Formula Portfolio due in eGrants
August Formula Awards by Serve Alabama
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ADDITIONAL AMERICORPS RESOURCES (PowerPoint Presentations):
National Service 101
Member Development and Support
Fiscal Literacy
Serve Alabama Pre-Funding Workshop
2013 National Direct Consultation Form
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Alabama PRIME’s E-Grants 2013-14
AmeriCorps State Competitive
Grant Application ID: 13AC145788
Grant #: 12ACHAL001
NOFA: Commission AmeriCorps State FY 2013
Type: Continuation
Status: Open for Subapplications
AmeriCorps State Formula
Grant Application ID: 13AC145792
Grant #: 11AFHAL001
NOFA: Commission AmeriCorps State FY 2013
Type: Continuation
Status: Open for Subapplications
AmeriCorps State Fixed Cost
Grant Application ID: 13ES145790
Grant #: 11FXHAL002
NOFA: Commission AmeriCorps State Fixed Amount Grants FY 2013
Type: Continuation
Status: Open for Subapplications
AmeriCorps State Fixed Cost
Grant Application ID: 13ES145791
Grant #: 11ESHAL001
NOFA: Commission AmeriCorps State Fixed Amount Grants FY 2013
Type: Continuation
Status: Open for Subapplications
