Nevada 2008 - 2009

Information on the 2008 - 2009 program year current as of March 4, 2009

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 400 individuals the opportunity to

provide intensive, results-driven service to meet education, environmental, public safety and other

pressing needs in communities across Nevada. Roughly three-quarters of all 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 the Corporation

directly to multi-state 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 of up to $4,725 that can be used to pay for

college or to pay back qualified student loans. Since 1994, more than 1,700 Nevada residents have

qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $5,100,000. 

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

and nonprofit groups to engage more than 220 Nevada students in community service linked to

academic achievement and the development of civic skills. This type of learning, called service-learning,

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

meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 45 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 $5,600,000 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

2,100 young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 1,200 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 improves lives, strengthens communitites, and fosters civic

engagement through service and volunteering. Each year the Corporation engages more than four million Americans in

service to meet local needs through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America. To learn visit

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

Information on the 2008 - 2009 program year current as of March 4, 2009

41 400 $2,092,086

AmeriCorps*State (Competitive)

AmeriCorps*State (Formula)

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*NCCC

Education Awards Program (National)

AmeriCorps

1

4

9

18

3

6

Program Sites

 125

 65

 145

 31

N/A

 34

Participants 

 $617,500

 $672,416

 $244,675

 $543,895

N/A

 $13,600

Program

Funding

AmeriCorps Total

 7 3,146 $1,664,594

Foster Grandparent Program

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Corps

 2

 3

 2

Projects

 313

 2,555

 278

 $896,679

 $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 Fernley, Boulder City and Reno.

1

1

2

This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2008 - 2009 program year. For AmeriCorps*VISTA

and the Education Awards Program, this represents the actual number of AmeriCorps members in active service.

Participants

 2 225 $173,566

K-12 School-Based

K-12 Community-Based

Learn and Serve America

 2

Grantees

 225

N/A

Participants

 $173,566

N/A

Program

Funding

Learn and Serve America Total

Program Totals 50 3,771 $4,241,424

 4

 1

 5

 $312,625

 $255,150

 $570,313

 $146,475

N/A

 $160,650

 $1,445,213

3

2

Education

 Award 

3

Disability Outreach

Program Development & Technical Assistance

State Commission Administration

Administrative Funds

 $48,750

 $84,000

 $178,428

N/A $311,178

Program

Funding

 $1,445,213

Total Corporation Funding (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $5,686,637

Senior Corps Total

Administrative Funds Total

Subgrantees
Senior Corps in Nevada

Information on the 2008 - 2009 program year current as of March 4, 2009

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

SCP of Nevada

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

Number of Program Type

Participants

 1,000

 136

 700

 143

 855

 177

 135

Total Number of Senior Corps Volunteers 3,146

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 2008 - 2009 program year current as of March 4, 2009

Lend A Hand

Student Conservation Association

Nevada Division of Emergency Management

Nevada Natural Resource Education Council

Nevada Rural Counties RSVP Inc.

Nevada Rural Counties RSVP Inc.

Family TIES of Nevada

Nevada Volunteers

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Student Conservation Association

Student Conservation Association

Student Conservation Association

Parasol Foundation

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Boys Hope Girls Hope Nativity of San Jose

Boys Hope Girls Hope of St. Louis National Office

Clark County Emergency Management

Communities In Schools of Southern Nevada

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Lend a Hand

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

AZ-NV Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Project

NNREC

NV Rural Counties RSVP Program, Inc.

Nevada Legacy Corps-Respite

VISTA Youth Transition Project

Strengthening Nevada Through Service

BGC of Henderson

Southern Great Basin and Northern Mojave Desert

Western Ecological Research Center

Yosemite Field Station

Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation AmeriCorps

Program

BGC of Las Vegas

Boys Hope Girls Hope of Las Vegas

Boys Hope Girls Hope of Nevada

AZ-NV Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Project

Communities In Schools

Program Name

 2

 1

 1

 2

 31

 1

 1

 1

N/A

 6

 14

 1

 14

N/A

 1

 1

 1

 3

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*State

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*National

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Program Type

Boulder City

Boulder City

Carson City

Carson City

Carson City

Carson City

Fallon

Fernley

Henderson

Henderson

Henderson

Henderson

Incline Village

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Nevada

Information on the 2008 - 2009 program year current as of March 4, 2009

Family TIES of Nevada

Teach For America Las Vegas

U.S. Veterans Initiative, Inc.

United Way of Southern Nevada

North Las Vegas Housing Authority

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Family TIES of Nevada

Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada

Great Basin Institute

Great Basin Institute / Nevada Convervation Corps

National Association of Service & Conservation

Corps

Nevada Natural Resource Education Council

Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence

Nevada Volunteers

Northern Nevada Chapter-American Red Cross

United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra

Washoe County Emergency Management

Sponsor Organization (if different)

VISTA Youth Transition Project

Expanding the Impact of Teach For America - Las

Vegas

Nevada Collaboration for Homeless Veterans

United Way of Southern Nevada AmeriCorps

Program

UNITE (Uniting Individual Neighborhoods through

Empowerment)

BGC of Truckee Meadows

VISTA Youth Transition Project

GSSN Outreach Program

Nevada Conservation Corps AmeriCorps Program

Southwest Sustainable Forest Response Team

Nevada Conservation Corps

NNREC

Economic Justice Advocacy Project

Strengthening Nevada Through Service

AZ-NV Project - Reno

Early education resources and trainings project

AZ-NV Disaster Preparedness Project

Program Name

 1

 99

 19

 20

 2

N/A

 5

 1

 125

 9

 11

 1

 1

 2

 1

 1

 2

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*National

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

Program Type

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

North Las Vegas

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Reno

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Nevada

Information on the 2008 - 2009 program year current as of March 4, 2009

Total Number of AmeriCorps Members 400

WA State Employment Security Department

Nevada Outdoor School

Nevada Outdoor School

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Washington Service Corps

Nevada Outdoor School

Nevada Outdoor School's AmeriCorps Program

Northern Nevada Community Sustainabilty Program

Winnemucca Community Garden

BGC of Mason Valley

Program Name

 1

 2

 12

 2

 2

N/A

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

Program Type

Sparks

Winnemucca

Winnemucca

Winnemucca

Winnemucca

Yerington

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 2008 - 2009 program year current as of March 4, 2009

Primary City Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

Carson City

Gerlach

Las Vegas

McDermitt

Panaca

Reno

Smith

Nevada Department of Education

Gerlach High School

Chaparral High School

Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe

Lincoln County High School

High Sierra Nevada AHEC

Smith Valley High School

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 Community-Based

K-12 School-Based

Notes:

N/A

N/A

 175

 50

N/A

N/A

Total Number of Learn and Serve Participants 225

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.
Contacts

Nevada

Nevada State Office

400 S. Virginia Street

Suite 548

Reno, NV 89501-2116

775-784-7474 775-784-7476

CWarner@cns.gov

Pacific Region - Sacramento, CA

3427 Laurel Street

Sacramento, CA 95652-1014

916-640-0310 916-640-0318

Heather Dye

700 East 5th Street

Carson City, NV 89710

(775) 687-9246 (775) 687-9114 

hdye@doe.nv.gov

CNCS Headquarters

1201 New York Avenue NW, Rm 9314

Washington, DC 20005-3917

202-606-6834 202-565-2743

enash@cns.gov

639 Isbell Road #220

Reno, NV 89507-2820

(775) 825-1900 (775) 825-1901 

shawn@nevadavolunteers.org

Shawn Rene Lecker-Pomaville

Elson Nash

Craig Warner

Jim Phipps

Nevada Department of Education

Nevada Volunteers

For more information about AmeriCorps and Community-based Learn and Serve programs, contact:

For more information about AmeriCorps*VISTA and Senior Corps programs, contact:

For more information about Learn and Serve America Higher Education programs, contact:

For more information about AmeriCorps*NCCC efforts, contact the regional campus:

For more information about Learn and Serve America School Based K-12 programs,contact:

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For further information, please visit www.nationalservice.gov