The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Amigos De Las Americas $219,319.86 under the AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service to America (VISTA) federal grant program (CFDA 94.013) to support the 2022-23 VISTA Support Program Project Grant. The grant will fund Amigos De Las Americas' efforts from January 16, 2022 through January 14, 2023 to alleviate poverty by engaging individuals in a year of full-time national service with community organizations and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $128,600 Community Facilities Loans and Grants (CFDA 10.766) project grant to Plenitud Iniciativas Ecoeducativas, Inc., a non-profit, minority-owned community development corporation located in Las Marias, Puerto Rico. The grant funding will support the construction and improvement of critical community facilities and infrastructure for rural residents in the region. Plenitud Iniciativas Ecoeducativas has also received...
This Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management provides $284,227 to Megiddo Dream Station through the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP 94.002). Over three years, approximately 75 senior volunteers will deliver workforce development services including hands-on job and personal skills training, financial literacy classes, tax preparation assistance, and GED preparation to economically disadvantaged...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Unidosus a $22.76 million project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to bolster economies in Puerto Rico and Denver through workforce training initiatives. In Puerto Rico, Unidosus will partner with the local One Stop Career Center to train residents for in-demand construction and aerospace roles through September 2026. In Denver, Unidosus will partner with Mi Casa Resource Center to train residents for...
This $299,990 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.216 - 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants) supports a partnership between Alcorn State University (ASU), Alabama A&M University (AAMU), and the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez (UPRM) to implement a multicultural educational internship and experiential learning program. The goal is to broaden and strengthen undergraduate training in food, agriculture, tropical agriculture, nutrition,...
The federal Project Grant award of $173,864.40 was granted to Rural Dynamics Inc. (RDI), a non-profit organization, by the Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service to America (VISTA) program (CFDA 94.013). The award, effective August 25, 2024, supports RDI's capacity to provide supervision, benefits, criminal history checks, and supervisor travel for its VISTA program participants during Fiscal Year 2024. This funding will enable RDI to expand its efforts...
This $315,790 Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management, under the AmeriCorps State and National 94.006 program, funds planning activities for Partners For Rural Impact, Inc. to prepare for a future full-cost AmeriCorps program grant. The purpose is to allow Partners For Rural Impact, Inc. to develop its program design and member positions to address an unmet community need through AmeriCorps members recruited over the one-year period...
The Corporation for National and Community Service awarded Lead For America a $9.3 million project grant under the AmeriCorps State and National program (CFDA 94.006) to support 65 AmeriCorps members providing capacity building services from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The AmeriCorps members will build organizational capacity, increase meaningful community engagement, and establish recruitment infrastructure for young leaders and civic entrepreneurs in rural, tribal, and low-wealth urban...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $250,000 Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) Project Grant to Centro Para La Reconstruccion Del Habitat Inc., a non-profit organization based in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The grant, awarded on September 18, 2024, will fund the organization's provision of technical assistance and capacity building services to support housing, community facilities, and economic development projects in rural Puerto Rican communities over...
The Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus (UAGM-C) will deliver a four-year sustainable agriculture non-formal education program called EXPLORA-AG through a $749,999 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). EXPLORA-AG aims to foster the development of technology-savvy youth and enhance critical thinking and workforce skills in the food and agriculture sectors. Key...