Nevada 2010 - 2011

Information on the 2010 - 2011 program year current as of March 2, 2011

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 560 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 Governor-appointed 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 CNCS directly to

multi-state and national organizations through a competitive grants process. Other individuals 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 2,800 Nevada residents have served more than 3 million hours and have

qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $6,400,000. 

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

engage more than 250 Nevada students in community service linked to academic learning and the development of civic

skills. This type of learning, called service-learning, strengthens communities, improves academic engagement, and prepares

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 3,700 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to meet

local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through national service in Nevada. Serving with more

than 430 national and local nonprofits, schools, faith-based organizations and other groups, these citizens tutor and mentor

children, support veterans and military families, provide health services, restore the environment, respond to disasters,

increase economic opportunity, and recruit and manage volunteers. This year, the Corporation for National and Community

Service (CNCS) will commit more than $7,400,000 to support Nevada communities through national service initiatives

including: 

Senior Corps: More than 2,900 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 1,800 young people who have special

needs. Senior Companions help more than 430 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 390 groups across Nevada.

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

fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. CNCS annually 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 1-800-833-3722.
Nevada At a Glance

Information on the 2010 - 2011 program year current as of March 2, 2011

29 567 $3,162,700

AmeriCorps State Competitive

AmeriCorps State Formula

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps NCCC

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps

1

6

1

1

6

14

Program Sites

 125

 216

 28

N/A

 156

 42

Participants 

 $617,500

 $1,772,484

N/A

N/A

N/A

 $772,716

Program

Funding

AmeriCorps Total

 7 2,962 $1,801,024

Foster Grandparent Program

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Corps

 2

 3

 2

Projects

 315

 2,415

 232

 $1,015,507

 $417,727

 $367,790

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.

AmeriCorps National figures may include national programs headquartered in the state and/or operating sites of national programs

that are headquartered in other states. Some national organizations do not report operating site data, or it wasn’t available at time of

publishing, so figures may not reflect current conditions. 

2

2

3

This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2010 - 2011 program year excluding Recovery

Act positions. For AmeriCorps VISTA, this represents the actual number of AmeriCorps members in active service.

Participants

 1 255 $247,559

K-12 School-Based

Learn and Serve America

 1

Grantees

 255

Participants

 $247,559

Program

Funding

Learn and Serve America Total

Program Totals 40 3,784 $5,603,326

 $312,325

 $578,388

 $39,630

N/A

 $722,420

 $227,300

 $1,880,063

4

3

Education

 Award 

4

Disability Outreach

Program Development & Technical Assistance

State Commission Administration

Other Funding

 $60,125

 $81,918

 $250,000

N/A $392,043

Program

Funding

 $1,880,063

Total Corporation Funding (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $7,483,389

Senior Corps Total

Other Funding Total

1

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

1

1

1

1

3

Grantees

Education

 Award 

The data shown represents a snapshot in time. CNCS project sites, participants, and funding change throughout the year, so the data

may not reflect current conditions. 
Senior Corps in Nevada

Information on the 2010 - 2011 program year current as of March 2, 2011

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

 133

 741

 128

 688

 182

 104

Total Number of Senior Corps Volunteers 2,962

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

The city column refers to the location of sponsor organization. Volunteers may be serving in other locations than the city listed.
AmeriCorps in Nevada

Information on the 2010 - 2011 program year current as of March 2, 2011

Nevada Natural Resource Education Council

Nevada Rural Counties RSVP Inc.

ESL In-Home Program of Northern Nevada

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

Parasol Foundation

Teach For America

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

United Way of Southern Nevada

The Salvation Army, Clark County, Nevada

Communities in Schools of Nevada

United Way of Southern Nevada

The Corps Network

Coconino County Community Services

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Lend A Hand Inc.

Sierra Nevada Journeys

NV Rural Counties RSVP Respite Care Program

ESL In-Home Program Expansion

SCA Nevada

Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation AmeriCorps

Program

Teach For America - Las Vegas

SCA AmeriCorps National Direct Nevada

United Way of Southern Nevada AmeriCorps

Program

Luz Community Development Coalition

Emergency Disaster Services Capacity Building

Communities In Schools of Nevada

Southern Nevada Capacity Building Project

Nevada Conservation Corps

Nevada Conservation Corps

Program Name

 2

 3

 1

 2

 12

 20

 100

 8

 46

 62

 1

 7

 5

 18

 8

# of

Members

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

Program Type

Boulder City

Carson City

Carson City

Carson City

Henderson

Incline Village

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Reno

Reno

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Nevada

Information on the 2010 - 2011 program year current as of March 2, 2011

Total Number of AmeriCorps Members 567

Washington Campus Compact

Great Basin Institute

The Children's Cabinet

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

Nevada Outdoor School

Nevada Outdoor School

Sponsor Organization (if different)

NV - University of Nevada Reno

University of Nevada-Reno

Nevada Conservation Corps AmeriCorps Program

Childrens Cabinet AmeriCorps Program

Clean Energy Corps

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 Outdoor Schools AmeriCorps Program

Northern Nevada Community Sustainabilty Program

Program Name

 10

 28

 125

 48

 22

 2

 1

 10

 1

 1

 4

 18

 2

# of

Members

AmeriCorps Fixed Amount Grant

AmeriCorps National

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps State

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program Type

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

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. 

The city column refers to the location of the sponsor organization. AmeriCorps members may be serving in other locations than the city listed.
Learn and Serve America in Nevada

Information on the 2010 - 2011 program year current as of March 2, 2011

Primary City Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

Carson City

Carson City

Owyhee

Reno

Reno

Round Mountain

Wells

Nevada Department of Education

Nevada Department of Education

Owyhee High School

Academy of Arts, Careers, and Technology

Sierra Nevada Journeys

Round Mountain High School

Wells High School

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 School-Based

Notes:

 65

 40

 50

 50

 50

Total Number of Learn and Serve Participants 255

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.

The city column refers to the location of the sponsor organization. Participants may be serving in other locations than the city

listed.