[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15468-15470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8176]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Availability of Funds for Grants to Support the Seniors for 
Schools Initiative

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability funds.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service 
(``Corporation'') announces the availability of up to $3,000,000 for 
grants to support its Seniors for Schools Initiative. The purpose of 
this initiative is to mobilize the time, talent, experience, and 
resources of seniors to tutor and mentor public school children in 
kindergarten through third grade. This initiative will (1) build on the 
experience of the Foster Grandparent Program and the Retired and Senior 
Volunteer Program; and (2) recruit adults over the age of 55, without 
regard to their economic status, to work in teams with young children 
in a variety of roles, including helping them to read independently by 
the end of the third grade.

DATES: All applications must be received by 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard 
Time, May 15, 1997. Facsimiles will not be accepted.

ADDRESSES: Applications may be requested by contacting the appropriate 
Corporation State Office. A list of the Corporation's State Offices is 
provided below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For further information, contact Tess Scannell 
at (202) 606-5000, ext. 190. This notice may be requested in an 
alternative format for the visually impaired.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Corporation is a federal government corporation that encourages 
Americans of all ages and backgrounds to engage in community-based 
service. This service addresses the nation's educational, public 
safety, environmental, and other human needs to achieve direct and 
demonstrable results. In supporting service programs, the Corporation 
fosters civic responsibility, strengthens the ties that bind us 
together as a people, and provides educational opportunity for those 
who make a substantial commitment to service.
    On August 27, 1996, President Clinton announced the America Reads 
Challenge, which includes a vital national service component. The goal 
of this campaign is to ensure that every child can read independently 
by the end of the third grade. To achieve this goal, the President has 
called for a substantial increase in the number of tutors and mentors 
available to young children.
    Under the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended, 
42 U.S.C. Sec. 12501 et seq., the Corporation may ``support innovative 
and model programs.'' Under this authority, the Corporation intends to 
meet the America Reads Challenge by adopting the goals of this 
initiative and helping to mobilize thousands of volunteers to serve as 
tutors. One of the Corporation's efforts will be the Seniors for 
Schools Initiative, which will involve recruiting men and women over 
the age of 55, without regard to their economic status, to work in 
teams and make a significant commitment to help children learn to read. 
This initiative will place special emphasis on (1) demonstrating that 
the service activities performed by seniors directly affect student 
outcomes, especially those related to reading and literacy; and (2) 
developing effective mechanisms for attracting adults, age 55 years and 
older, to provide leadership and intensive, sustained service that 
helps meet critical community needs. The Seniors for Schools Initiative 
will build on the experience of the Foster Grandparent Program and 
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program--programs that have worked 
extensively with children in school settings for many years.

Eligible Applicants

    Current Corporation grantees--including AmeriCorps*VISTA projects 
sponsors; National Senior Service Corps project sponsors; and 
organizations that operate a Learn and Serve America: School or 
Community-Based program; a Learn and Serve America: Higher Education 
program; or an AmeriCorps*State, National, Indian Tribes or Territories 
program--are eligible to apply.

Estimated Number of Awards

    The Corporation intends to fund eight to ten programs, each 
implementing the Seniors for Schools Initiative in a different 
community.

Suggested Amounts of Awards

    The Corporation suggests that applicants limit their budget 
requests to no more than $225,000.

Program Period of Performance

    The program period for all grants is up to 24 months, contingent 
upon performance and availability of appropriations.

Selection Criteria

    The Corporation will initially determine whether the organization 
is eligible and whether the application contains the information 
required in the application materials. After this initial screening, 
the Corporation will assess applications based on the following 
criteria:
    1. The capacity of the applicant to implement the program and 
accomplish the purposes of the demonstration.
    2. The cost-effectiveness of the proposed program and the program's 
ability to leverage significant additional resources from non-federal 
sources.
    3. The geographic location of the program (to ensure that funded 
programs are geographically diverse and include programs in urban and 
rural areas).

Applicable Regulations

    Regulations governing the Seniors for Schools Initiative are 
located in 45 CFR parts 2531 and 2540.

Program Authority

    Corporation authority to make these grants is codified in 42 U.S.C. 
12653.

    Dated: March 26, 1997.
Barry W. Stevens,
Acting General Counsel.

Corporation State Offices

Alabama

John D. Timmons, Director, Medical-Forum, 950 22nd Street North 
Suite Room 428, Birmingham, AL 35203, (205) 731-0027, (205) 731-0031 
Fax

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Alaska

Billy Joe Caldwell, Director, 915 2nd Avenue, Suite 3190, Seattle, 
WA 98174-1103, (206) 553-1558, (206) 553-4415 Fax

Arizona

Richard Persely, Director, 522 North Central, Rm. 205A, Phoenix, AZ 
85004, (602) 379-4825, (602) 379-4030 Fax

Arkansas

Robert Torvestad, Director, Federal Building, Rm 2506, 700 West 
Capitol Street, Little Rock, AR 72201, (501) 324-5234, (501) 324-
6949 Fax

California

Gayle A. Hawkins, Director, Federal Bldg., Room 11221, 11000 
Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024-3671, (310) 235-7421, (310) 
235-7422 Fax

California Satellite Office

Gayle A. Hawkins, Director, 5967 Moraga Ave., Room 386, P.O. Box 
29996, Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129, (415)561-5967, (415)561-
5970 Fax

Colorado

Gayle Schladale, Director, 140 E. 19th Ave., Suite 120, Denver, CO 
80203-1167, (303) 866-1070, (303) 866-1081 Fax

Connecticut

Vincent Marzullo, Acting Director, 1 Commercial Plaza, 21st Fl., 
Hartford, CT 06103-3510, (860) 240-3237, (860) 240-3238 Fax

Delaware (and MD)

Jerry E. Yates, Director, 300 West Lexington Street, Box 5-Suite 
702, Baltimore, MD 21201-3418, (410) 962-4443, (410) 962-3201 Fax

District of Columbia (and VA)

Thomas Harmon, Director, 400 North 8th St., Rm T012, P.O. Box 10066, 
Richmond, VA 23240, (804) 771-2197, (804) 771-2157 Fax

Florida

Henry Jibaja, Director, 3165 McCrory Place, Suite 115, Orlando, FL 
32803-3750, (407) 648-6117, (407) 648-6116 Fax

Georgia

David A. Dammann, Director, 75 Piedmont Ave., N.E., Suite 462, 
Atlanta, GA 30303-2587, (404) 331-4646, (404) 331-2898 Fax

Hawaii/Guam/American Samoa

Lynn Dunn, Director, P.O. Box 50024, 300 Ala Moana Blvd. #6326, 
Honolulu, HI 96850-0001, (808) 541-2832, (808) 541-3603 Fax

Idaho

Van Kent Griffitts, Director, 304 North 8th St., Rm. 344, Boise, ID 
83702, (208) 334-1707, (208) 334-1421 Fax

Illinois

Timothy Krieger, Director, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 442, 
Chicago, IL 60604-3511, (312) 353-3622, (312) 353-5343 Fax

Indiana

Thomas L. Haskett, Director, 46 East Ohio St., Room 457, 
Indianapolis, IN 46204-1922, (317) 226-6724, (317) 226-5437 Fax

Iowa

Joel Weinstein, Director, 210 Walnut--Room 917, Des Moines, IA 
50309, (515) 284-4817, (515) 284-6640 Fax

Kansas

James M. Byrnes, Director, Frank Carlson Federal Building, 444 SE 
Quincy--Room 147, Topeka, KS 66683-3572, (913) 295-2540, (913) 295-
2596 Fax

Kentucky

Betsy Irvin Wells, Director, Federal Building, Room 372K, 600 Martin 
Luther King Jr. Pl., Louisville, KY 40202-2230, (502) 582-6384, 
(502) 582-6386 Fax

Louisiana

Willard L. Labrie, Director, 640 Main Street, Suite 102, Baton 
Rouge, LA 70801-1910, (504) 389-0471, (504) 389-0510 Fax

Maine (NH)

Peter Bender, Acting Director, The Whitebridge, 91-93 North State 
St., Concord, NH 03301, 603 225-1450 (Phone), 603 225-1459 Fax

Maryland (and DE)

Jerry E. Yates, Director, 300 West Lexington Street, Box 5--Suite 
702, Baltimore, MD 21201-3418, (410) 962-4443, (410) 962-3201 Fax

Massachusetts

Peter Bender, Acting Director, 10 Causeway Street, Rm 472, Boston, 
MA 02222-1039, (617) 565-7000, (617) 565-7011Fax

Michigan

Mary Pfeiler, Director, 211 West Fort Street, Suite 1408, Detroit, 
MI 48226, (313) 226-7848, (313) 226-2557 Fax

Minnesota

Robert Jackson, Director, 431 South 7th Street, Room 2480, 
Minneapolis, MN 55415, (612) 334-4083, (612) 334-4084 or 4081 Fax

Mississippi

Rocktabija Abdul-Azeez, Director, Dr. A. H. McCoy, Federal Building, 
Rm. 1005-A, 100 West Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269-1092, (601) 
965-5664, (601) 965-4617 Fax

Missouri

John J. McDonald, Director, 801 Walnut St., Room 504, Kansas City, 
MO 64106, (816) 374-6300, (816) 374-6305 Fax

Montana

Joe R. Lovelady, Director, Capitol One Center, 208 North Montana 
Avenue, Suite 206, Helena, MT 59601-3837, (406) 449-5404, (406) 449-
5412 Fax

Nebraska

Anne C. Johnson, Director, Federal Building, Room 156, 100 
Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508-3896, (402) 437-5493, (402) 
437-5495 Fax

Nevada

Craig R. Warner, Director, 4600 Kietzke Lane, Suite E-141, Reno, NV 
89502-5033, (702) 784-5314, (702) 784-5026 Fax

New Hampshire (and VT)

Peter Bender, Director, The Whitebridge, 91--93 North State St., 
Concord, NH 03301-3939, (603) 225-1450, (603) 225-1459 Fax

New Jersey

Stanley Gorland, Director, 44 South Clinton Ave., # 702, Trenton, NJ 
08609, (609) 989-2243/46, (609) 989-2304 Fax

New Mexico

Ernesto Ramos, Director, 120 S. Federal Place, # 315, Santa Fe, NM 
87501-2026, (505) 988-6577, (505) 988-6661 Fax

New York

Bernard A. Conte, Director, 6 World Trade Center, Room 758, New 
York, NY 10048-0206, (212) 466-4471, (212) 466-4195 Fax

New York Satellite Office

Bernard A. Conte, Director, Lea O'Brien Federal Bldg. Rm. 818, 
Clinton Ave. & Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207, (518) 431-4150, (518) 
431-4154 Fax

North Carolina

Robert L. Winston, Director, P.O. Century Station, Federal Building, 
300 Fayetteville Street Mall, Room 131, Raleigh, NC 27601, (919) 
856-4731, (919) 856-4738 Fax

North Dakota (and SD)

John Pohlman, Director, Federal Building, 225 S. Pierre Street, Room 
225, Pierre, SD 57501-2452, (605) 224-5996, (605) 224-9201 Fax

Ohio

Paul Schrader, Director, 51 North High Street, Room 451, Columbus, 
OH 43215, (614) 469-7441, (614) 469-2125 Fax

Oklahoma

H. Zeke Rodriguez, Director, 215 Dean A. McGee, Suite 234, Oklahoma 
City, OK 73102, (405) 231-5201, (405) 231-4329 Fax

Oregon

Robin Sutherland, Director, 2010 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR 97232, 
(503) 231-2103, (503) 231-2106 Fax

Pennsylvania

Jorina Ahmed, Director, Gateway Building, 3535 Market Street, Room 
2460, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (215) 596-4080, (215) 596-4072 Fax

Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands

Loretta DeCordova, Director, U.S. Federal Building #662, 150 Carlos 
Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, PR 00918-1737, (809) 766-5314, (809) 766-
5189 Fax

Rhode Island

Vincent Marzullo, Director, 400 Westminster St., Rm. 203, 
Providence, RI 02903-3215, (401) 528-5426, (401) 528-5220 Fax

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South Carolina

Jerome J. Davis, Director, Federal Building, Suite 872, 1835 
Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29201-2430, (803) 765-5771, (803) 765-
5777 Fax

South Dakota (and ND)

John C. Pohlman, Director, 225 South Pierre Street, Room 225, 
Pierre, SD 57501-2452, (605) 224-5996, (605) 224-9201 Fax

Tennessee

Alfred E. Johnson, Director, 265 Cumberland Bend Drive, Nashville, 
TN 37228, (615) 736-5561, (615) 736-7937 Fax

Texas

Jerry G. Thompson, Director, 903 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 130, 
Austin, TX 78701, (512) 916-5671, (512) 916-5806 Fax

Utah

Rick Crawford, Director, U.S. Courthouse, 350 South Main St., Rm. 
504, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, (801) 524-5411, (801) 524-3599 Fax

Vermont (and NH)

Peter Bender, Director, 91-93 North State Street, Concord, NH 03301-
3939, (603) 225-1450, (603) 225-1459 Fax

Virginia (and DC)

Thomas Harmon, Director, 400 North 8th St., Rm T012, P.O. Box 10066, 
Richmond, VA 23240, (804) 771-2197, (804) 771-2157 Fax

Washington

John A. Miller, Director, Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second 
Avenue, Suite 3190, Seattle, WA 98174, (206) 220-7745, (206) 553-
4415 Fax

West Virginia

Judith Russell, Director, One Bridge Place, Suite 203, #10 Hale 
Street, Charleston, WV 25301, (304) 347-5246, (304) 347-5464 Fax

Wisconsin

Michael P. Murphy, Director, Henry Reuss Federal Plaza, 310 W. 
Wisconsin Ave., Room 1240E, Milwaukee, WI 53203, (414) 297-1118, 
(414) 297-1863 Fax

Wyoming

Patrick Gallizzi, Director, 2120 Capitol Avenue, Rm. 1110, Cheyenne, 
WY 82001-3649, (307) 772-2385, (307) 772-2389 Fax

[FR Doc. 97-8176 Filed 3-31-97; 8:45 am]
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