[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 43 (Monday, March 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 12203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5396]



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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Special Demonstration Project, Availability of Funds

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National Service (the Corporation) 
announces the availability of up to $100,000 for service/development 
projects to meet significant human needs in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta 
of Alaska. Any Indian tribe, public or private non-profit organization, 
or institution of higher education that has formed a partnership with 
the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation and/or the Alaska Village 
Council Presidents is eligible to apply. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health 
Corporation and the Alaska Village Council Presidents are also eligible 
to apply.

DATES: Applications must be received by 3:30 p.m. Daylight Savings 
Time, April 20, 1995, to be eligible.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be mailed to the attention of Peg 
Rosenberry, PO Box YK, Corporation for National Service, 1201 New York 
Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20525. Facsimiles will not be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about the 
application process or you would like to receive an application packet, 
you may call or write Lisa Bloch at the Corporation for National 
Service, 1201 New York Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20525. Phone: (202) 
606-5000 ext. 140.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corporation announces the availability 
of up to $100,000 for service/development projects to meet significant 
human needs in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Alaska. These programs 
should meet the needs of the region in health, education, environmental 
revitalization and/or public safety. Specific strategies must be 
developed in cooperation with the Yupi'k speaking population residing 
in the Delta for comprehensive and intensive community development. 
Organizations wishing to incorporate AmeriCorps*VISTA or AmeriCorps*USA 
Members into their plans should request the requirements for these 
programs from the Corporation through the phone number listed above. 
Organizations can apply for funds to plan and/or operate programs. 
Grants may cover a period of six months to one year, depending on the 
nature (planning or operating) and scope of the projects. Additional 
funds for longer-term operation may be available in early Fall and will 
be announced in the Federal Register.
    The Corporation will accept applications from any Indian tribe, 
public or private non-profit organization, or institution of higher 
education that has formed a partnership with the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health 
Corporation and/or the Alaska Village Council Presidents. The 
applications should describe a plan to implement comprehensive and 
intensive community development/ community service programs by using 
AmeriCorps*VISTA Members, individuals who have served in the Peace 
Corps, and other qualified individuals. The applications should take 
into consideration (1) the primarily non-cash economy of the region; 
and (2) the needs and desires of residents of the local communities in 
the region.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.

    Dated: March 1, 1995.
Terry Russell,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 95-5396 Filed 3-3-95; 8:45 am]
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