Nevada 2009 - 2010

Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of March 10, 2010

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 420 individuals the opportunity to 

provide intensive, results-driven service to meet education, environmental, health, economic and other 

pressing needs in communities across Nevada. Most AmeriCorps grant funding goes to the Governorappointed Nevada Volunteers, which in turn awards grants to nonprofit groups to respond to local 

needs. Most of the remainder of the grant funding is distributed by the Corporation directly to multistate and national organizations through a competitive grants process. Other individuals will serve 

through AmeriCorps VISTA, whose members help bring individuals and communities out of poverty 

by serving full-time to fight illiteracy, improve health services, create businesses and increase housing 

opportunities, and AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps), a 10-month, full time 

residential program for men and women between the ages of 18 and 24. In exchange for their service, 

AmeriCorps members earn an education award that can be used to pay for college or to pay back 

qualified student loans. Since 1994, more than 2,500 Nevada residents have served more than 3 

million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than 

$5,700,000. 

Learn and Serve America: Learn and Serve America provides grants to schools, colleges, 

and nonprofit groups to engage more than 430 Nevada students in community service linked to 

academic achievement and the development of civic skills. This type of learning, called servicelearning, improves communities while preparing young people for a lifetime of responsible citizenship. 

Learn and Serve America also provides curricula and other resources to teachers, faculty members, 

schools, and community groups.

Meeting community needs in Nevada. More than 3,900 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to 

meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 41 national service projects across 

Nevada. Serving with national and local nonprofits, schools, faith-based organizations and other groups, these citizens 

tutor and mentor children, coordinate after-school programs, build homes, conduct neighborhood patrols, restore the 

environment, respond to disasters, build nonprofit capacity and recruit and manage volunteers. This year, the 

Corporation for National and Community Service will commit more than $5,200,000 to support Nevada communities 

through three national service initiatives: 

Senior Corps: More than 3,100 seniors in Nevada contribute their time and talents in one of three

Senior Corps programs. Foster Grandparents serve one-on-one as tutors and mentors to more than 

2,490 young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 840 homebound 

seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own homes. RSVP volunteers conduct safety 

patrols for local police departments, protect the environment, tutor and mentor youth, respond to natural

disasters, and provide other services through more than 440 groups across Nevada.

The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communitites,

and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. The Corporation anually engages more than five million

Americans in service to meet local needs through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America, and leads 

President Obama's national call to service initiative, United We Serve. To learn more visit NationalService.gov or 

Serve.gov or call 202-606-5000 or TTY 202-565-2799.
Nevada At a Glance

Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of March 10, 2010

32 427 $2,796,163

AmeriCorps State Competitive

AmeriCorps State Formula

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps NCCC

AmeriCorps VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps

1

5

5

3

16

2

Program Sites

 125

 85

 137

N/A

 73

 7

Participants 

 $617,500

 $673,848

 $191,764

N/A

 $1,313,051

N/A

Program

Funding

AmeriCorps Total

 7 3,124 $1,641,024

Foster Grandparent Program

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Corps

 2

 3

 2

Projects

 292

 2,582

 250

 $873,109

 $405,560

 $362,355

Program

Funding

This figure represents the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that can be earned by AmeriCorps 

members serving in Nevada. The award can be used in any state to pay for college, graduate school, vocational training, or to pay 

back student loans. The education award total is included in total Corporation funding.

Nevada is served by the AmeriCorps NCCC campus located in Sacramento, California. 

In the past year, AmeriCorps NCCC teams have served on projects in Fallon and Reno.

2

2

3

This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2009 - 2010 program year excluding Recovery 

Act positions. For AmeriCorps VISTA and the Education Awards Program, this represents the actual number of AmeriCorps 

members in active service.

Participants

 2 436 $122,953

K-12 School-Based

K-12 Community-Based

Learn and Serve America

 2

Grantees

 432

 4

Participants

 $122,953

N/A

Program

Funding

Learn and Serve America Total

Program Totals 41 3,987 $4,905,405

 4

 1

 5

 $312,625

 $256,250

 $1,257,138

N/A

 $344,925

 $13,700

 $2,184,638

4

3

Education

 Award 

4

Disability Outreach

Program Development & Technical Assistance

State Commission Administration

Administrative Funds

 $80,750

 $102,989

 $161,526

N/A $345,265

Program

Funding

 $2,184,638

Total Corporation Funding (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $7,090,043

Senior Corps Total

Administrative Funds Total

Subgrantees

1

This chart does not include AmeriCorps sites, participants, or funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

1
Senior Corps in Nevada

Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of January 26, 2010

Carson City

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Reno

Sparks

Sparks

Primary City

Nevada 15 Rural Counties Retired & Senior 

Volunteer Program

Foster Grandparent Program

Retired & Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Northern Nevada FGP

Senior Companion Program of Northern Nevada

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

Number of Program Type

Participants

 986

 115

 741

 143

 855

 177

 107

Total Number of Senior Corps Volunteers 3,124

Program Name

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Nevada Rural Counties RSVP Inc.

Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada

Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada

Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada

Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of 

Nevada, Reno

Elvirita Lewis Forum

Elvirita Lewis Forum
AmeriCorps in Nevada

Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of March 9, 2010

Lend A Hand

Nevada Rural Counties RSVP Inc.

Nevada Natural Resource Education Council

Nevada Rural Counties RSVP Inc.

ESL In-Home Program of Northern Nevada

Parasol Foundation

Washington Campus Compact

Teach For America

Boys Hope Girls Hope

United Way of Southern Nevada

U.S. Veterans Initiative, Inc.

The Salvation Army, Clark County, Nevada

Communities In Schools of Southern Nevada

United Way of Southern Nevada

Carson Valley Children's Center Austin's House

Great Basin Institute / Nevada Conservation Corps

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Lend a Hand

NV Rural Counties RSVP Program, Inc.

Sierra Nevada Journeys

NV Rural Counties RSVP Respite Care Program

ESL In-Home Program Expansion

Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation AmeriCorps 

Program

NV - Sierra Nevada College

Expanding the Impact of Teach For America - Las 

Vegas

Boys Hope Girls Hope of Las Vegas

United Way of Southern Nevada AmeriCorps 

Program

Luz Community Development Coalition

Nevada Collaboration for Homeless Veterans

Emergency Disaster Services Capacity Building

Communities In Schools

Southern Nevada Capacity Building Project

Volunteer Coordinator

Southwest Sustainable Forest Response Team

Program Name

 2

 28

 10

 2

 1

 15

 2

 99

 1

 24

 34

N/A

 2

 8

 9

 1

 9

# of

Members

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps National

Program Type

Boulder City

Carson City

Carson City

Carson City

Carson City

Incline Village

Incline Village

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Minden

Reno

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Nevada

Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of March 9, 2010

Total Number of AmeriCorps Members 427

Great Basin Institute

Nevada Volunteers

United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra

Family TIES of Nevada

Nevada Youth Empowerment Project

Women & Children's Center of the Sierras

Washoe County School District, Volunteer Services

National Association of Service & Conservation 

Corps

Nevada Outdoor School

Nevada Outdoor School

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Nevada Conservation Corps AmeriCorps Program

Strengthening Nevada Through Service

Early education resources and trainings project

VISTA Youth Transition Project

VISTA

Women & Children's Center Capacity Strengthening

Volunteer Improvement Project

Nevada Conservation Corps

Nevada Outdoor Schools AmeriCorps Program

Winnemucca Community Garden

Northern Nevada Community Sustainabilty Program

Program Name

 125

 7

 5

 8

 2

 1

 4

 5

 12

 3

 8

# of

Members

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program Type

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Winnemucca

Winnemucca

Winnemucca

Primary City

Notes: If there are programs with identical names in separate entries, they are different grants to the same organization. If no members 

are shown, either the grant is for planning or technical assistance, or enrollment data was not available at the time of printing.
Learn and Serve America in Nevada

Information on the 2009 - 2010 program year current as of February 16, 2010

Primary City Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

Carson City

Elko

Fallon

Gerlach

Henderson

McDermitt

Reno

Nevada Department of Education

Elko County School District

Churchill High School

Gerlach High School

Foothill High School

Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe

High Sierra Area Health Educators Center

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 Community-Based

Notes:

 151

 36

 45

 200

 148

 4

Total Number of Learn and Serve Participants 584

If no participants are shown, either the grant is for planning or technical assistance, or enrollment data was not available at the 

time of printing, or the organization listed is the primary grantee and the participants are listed by its subgrantees.