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              FY 2021 AmeriCorps State and National Grants
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2021 AmeriCorps Funding PrioritiesApplication DeadlineState Commission Competition Contacts and Due DatesFunding Announcement, Mandatory Supplemental Information, Application InstructionsPerformance Measure InstructionsOperational and Financial Management Survey (OFMS)ClarificationTechnical Assistance Information and DocumentsTechnical Assistance Calls and Webinars

2021 AmeriCorps Funding Priorities

CNCS seeks to prioritize the investment of national service resources in the following areas:

Efforts to help local communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicants may propose programming in any CNCS focus area to aid communities as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
	Programs that actively engage in removing structural racial inequities, advancing racial equality, and increasing opportunity in order to achieve sustainable change in communities.
	Economic Opportunity – a program model that increases economic opportunities for communities by preparing people for the workforce.
	Education – see sixth bullet.
	Healthy Futures – a program model that reduces and/or prevents prescription drug and opioid abuse.
	Evidence-based interventions on the AmeriCorps Evidence Exchangethat are assessed as having Moderate or Strong evidence.
	Veterans and Military Families – a program model that positively impacts the quality of life of veterans and improves military family strength.
	Rural intermediaries - organizations that demonstrate measurable impact and primarily serve rural communities with limited resources and organizational infrastructure.
	Faith-based organizations.
	Programs that reduce child poverty.
	Environmental stewardship.
	Economic Mobility Corps – a joint initiative with the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to place national service members at Certified Community Development Financial Institutions to enhance their capacity to provide financial literacy, financial planning, budgeting, saving, and other financial counseling activities in distressed and underserved areas.Application Deadline

The deadline for applications to the 2021 NOFO is **Wednesday, January 06, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.** Organizations that propose to operate in only one state must apply through the Governor-appointed State or Territory Commissions. Each state and territory administers its own selection process and puts forward to CNCS the applicants it selects to compete for funding. State applicants must contact their State Commissions to learn about their state or territory processes and deadlines which may be significantly before the CNCS deadlines and may have additional requirements.

**Single-state applicants from South Dakota** are eligible to apply directly to CNCS for the FY 2021 competition. If you are a potential applicant from South Dakota, please contact AmeriCorpsGrants@cns.gov for additional guidance.

State Commission Competition Contacts and Due Dates

Please visit https://www.americorps.gov/contact/state-service-commissions for State Commission contacts and information. **

Funding Announcement, Mandatory Supplemental Information, and Application Instructions

2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity (PDF)2021 Mandatory Supplemental Information (PDF)2021 Application Instructions (PDF)

Performance Measure Instructions

2021 Performance Measure Instructions (PDF)

Applicant Operational and Financial Management Survey (OFMS)

Applicant Operational and Financial Management Survey (OFMS)

All new and recompeting applicants regardless of funding level are required to submit an Operational and Financial Management Survey (OFMS).
	Some grantees may have completed a Financial Management Survey (FMS) in the past. The Operational and Financial Management Survey (OFMS) is a different document, and the old FMS will not be accepted in place of the OFMS.
	The form needs to be completed fully, a response for every question. If there are additional comments needed to explain certain responses, please utilize the ‘preparer’s comments’ section.
	The OFMS must be submitted as Word Document. All other formats, including PDF, will not be accepted.
	If possible, please limit the amount of times and locations the document is saved prior to submitting to CNCS. We’ve found that the macros used to extract data from the form can be corrupted by saving the file in different formats or locations.Clarification

The AmeriCorps State and National Grants Competition will include a Clarification period. During the Clarification period, applicants may be asked for clarifying information regarding issues of significance, and may be asked for corrections or changes to elements of the application and budget. The AmeriCorps State and National Grants process also includes a Resolution period for successful applicants. During the Resolution period, which will occur after applicants have been notified of the results of the competition, successful applicants will make corrections or changes to elements of the application, including Performance Measures, and provide additional requested information. Although not all applications will receive requests for clarification, it is imperative that staff involved in the development and submission of the application be available to respond to clarification, if requested.

Dates for these periods appear below. Single-state subapplicants should be aware that Commission Clarification periods may be shorter than those below.

**Clarification for New/Recompete Applicants:** *Coming Soon*

Technical Assistance Information

If you are having technical difficulties with creating an account or preparing or submitting the application in eGrants, please contact the National Service Hotline at (800) 942-2677 or via Questions.
For all other application questions, please contact AmeriCorpsGrants@cns.gov.

Technical Assistance Calls & Webinars

Community Development Financial Institutions Information Sessions:

AmeriCorps and the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) will be hosting live webinars to provide Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and other community development organizations with information on the new Economic Mobility Corps and applying for an AmeriCorps grant.

Advance registration is not required to participate in the webinars. Access the webinars by clicking the below links at least five minutes before the webinars begin. Viewing these webinars requires the use of WebEx. To download the WebEx Event Manager, see the instructions on Verizon's WebEx Downloads page.

**Session 1**
CDFI Fund 101
Date & Time: October 23, 2020 2:00-3:00 PM ET

Webinar Resources: CDFI Fund 101 PowerPoint

**Session 2**
AmeriCorps 101
Date & Time: October 29, 2020 2:00-3:00 pm ET

Webinar Resources: ASN 101 PowerPoint

**Session 3**
About the Economic Mobility Corps
Date & Time: November 5, 2020 2:00-3:00 pm ET

Webinar Resources: CDFI PowerPoint presentation

**2021 AmeriCorps State and National Technical Assistance Calls & Webinars:**

*The video recordings include external links to Youtube’s video platform. Youtube’s privacy and security practices and policies may differ from CNCS'. CNCS is not responsible for these links nor does it endorse the content of the third-party website (Read more).*

**2021 AmeriCorps State & National Grant Competition: Best Practices in Developing Performance Measures**
Pre-recorded webinar and live Q&A session about how to create high-quality performance measures that align with an applicant's program design and meet AmeriCorps State and National requirements. Applicable to new, recompeting and continuation applicants. Prior to attending the Q&A session, participants must watch the pre-recorded webinar and review the 2021 Performance Measure Instructions.**Pre-Recorded Webinar:** https://youtu.be/nnci_TuPHEE**Live Q&A Date & Time:** Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 2:30pm ET

**2021 AmeriCorps State & National Grant Competition: Best Practices in Demonstrating Evidence**
Pre-recorded webinar and live Q&A session about how to support a proposed program design with relevant high-quality data, studies, and/or evaluation reports. Applicable to new and recompeting applicants. Prior to attending the Q&A session, participants must watch the pre-recorded webinar and review the relevant sections of the 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity (Evidence section) and 2021 Mandatory Supplemental Information (Evidence Tier definitions).**Pre-Recorded Webinar:** https://youtu.be/SHn-CFvThaM**Live Q&A Date & Time:** Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 1pm ET

**2021 AmeriCorps State & National Grant Competition: Best Practices in Budget Development**
In this webinar, the Office of Grant Administration provides guidance about how to create a compliant grant budget for an AmeriCorps program. Participants are encouraged to review the Budget Instructions section of the Application Instructions, as well as resources available on the AmeriCorps Knowledge Network Financial and Grants Management webpage.**Webinar Resources:** Recording of 11/18/20 PresentationSample Budget

**2021 AmeriCorps State & National Grant Competition: Best Practices in Writing an Evaluation Plan***
Pre-recorded webinar that provides an overview of how to develop an evaluation plan that meets AmeriCorps’ requirements for recompeting applicants. Key components of the plan are reviewed, and examples of best practices and common challenges are presented.  AmeriCorps’ evaluation technical assistance provider, NORC, facilitates the webinar and describes the resources available to support evaluation plan development and implementation.**Pre-Recorded Webinar:** https://youtu.be/jnsX9unZi50 **Pre-Recorded Webinar Resources:** Best Practices in Writing an Evaluation Plan Handout, PowerPoint

**2021 AmeriCorps State & National Grant Competition: Best Practices in Evaluation Reporting***
Pre-recorded webinar that explains what information to include in an evaluation report and how to organize and present it effectively.  Applicable to recompeting applicants who are required to submit evaluation reports with their grant applications.  AmeriCorps’ evaluation technical assistance provider, NORC, facilitates the webinar and describes the resources available to support evaluation reporting.**Pre-Recorded Webinar:** https://youtu.be/Kz7mbkW_Spg**Pre-Recorded Webinar Resources:**PowerPoint

***Please note:** The Best Practices in Writing an Evaluation Plan and Best Practices in Evaluation Reporting webinars do not have a live Q&A session. If you have any questions after reviewing the pre-recorded webinars, please reach out to NORC via the Evaluation TA Portal or email AmeriCorpsEvaluationTA@norc.org.

*This page will be updated with additional calls and webinars as they are scheduled.*


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