Expanding Research on Volunteerism and National Service Cooperative Agreement

Post Date

May 2nd 2008

Application Due Date

June 13th 2008

The deadline for applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 13, 2008. Applications submitted by hardcopy or fax will not be accepted. Submit your application as four attachments to an e-mail message addressed to research@cns.gov . Attach the 4

Funding Opportunity Number

CNCS-COOP-050208-001

CFDA Number(s)

94.007

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Community Development
Education
Information and Statistics
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

This competition is open to institutions of higher education or higher education research partnerships. (Partnerships are a single application filed jointly from more than one institution of higher education.) Applicants must have a demonstrated track record in research in the fields of volunteering, community service or civic engagement. All applicants must also demonstrate an institutional capacity to manage large research projects and federal or other grants. In addition, we expect the successful applicant will demonstrate relationships with policymakers and practitioners.

Number of Awards

3

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

Individuals in partnership with insitutions of higher education. A technical assistance phone call to answer questions about this Notice will take place on Wednesday, May 14 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Please email research@cns.gov to sign up for the call and receive call-in information. This competition is open to institutions of higher education or higher education research partnerships. (Partnerships are a single application filed jointly from more than one institution of higher education.) Applicants must have a demonstrated track record in research in the fields of volunteering, community service or civic engagement. All applicants must also demonstrate an institutional capacity to manage large research projects and federal or other grants. In addition, we expect the successful applicant will demonstrate relationships with policymakers and practitioners.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $500000

• Award Range:

  $50000 - $300000

Grant Description

The Corporation for National and Community Service announces the availability of approximately $500,000 which will be used to make one to five awards, ranging from approximately $50,000 to $300,000 to expand scholarly and policy research in three areas: 1. Volunteering and civic engagement, using the Current Population Survey’s Annual Volunteer Supplement (CPS Volunteer Supplement); 2. The impact of national service on service participants, using datasets from Serving Country and Community: A Longitudinal Study of Service in AmeriCorps; and 3. Trends in the nonprofit sector that either impact or are created by national service. The goal is to increase the Nation’s understanding and knowledge about the importance and potential of volunteering, national and community service, and/or civic engagement in America. Applicants should submit a three year plan with the knowledge that funding for years two and three of the agreement is contingent upon the availability of funds and the recipient’s satisfactory progress towards agreed-upon objectives.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Corporation for National and Community Service

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  CNCS Special Initiatives Hotline
  (202) 606-7507
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Official email box for this competition

• Agency Email Address:

  research@cns.gov

• More Information:

  Full and complete announcement of this competition.