Project Grant 18EDHWI001

THE PUBLIC ALLIES AMERICORPS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM PROPOSES TO HAVE 583 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES TO 350 ORGANIZATIONS IN PHOENIX, AZ, ORLANDO AND MIAMI, FL, CINCINNATI, OH, WILMINGTON, DE, ESTES PARK, CO, LOS ANGELES, SILICON VALLEY AND SAN FRANCISCO, CA, BALTIMORE, MD, ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE, NM, NEW YORK, NY, RALEIGH, DURHAM, GREENSBORO AND WINSTON-SALEM, NC, PITTSBURGH, PA, SAN ANTONIO, TX, ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, MN, WASHINGTON, DC, DETROIT, MI, JACKSON, MS AND NEW ORLEANS, LA. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMS IN AT LEAST 268 UNIQUE ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESSING ECONOMIC DISPARITY AND ASSIST 52 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS SECURE EMPLOYMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF COMPLETING SERVICE. IN ADDITION, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL LEVERAGE 11,500 VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE ENGAGED IN DIRECT SERVICES AT THE MEMBER HOST SITES. THIS PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THE CNCS FOCUS AREA(S) OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $7,579,000 WILL BE MATCHED WITH $9,483,696 IN PRIVATE FUNDING.