The NJ Commission on National and Community Service, NJ Department of State, announces funding opportunities for 2023 AmeriCorps Public Health AmeriCorps grants.
Donor Name: New Jersey Commission on National and Community Service
State: New Jersey
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $28,800
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
AmeriCorps is a federally-funded national service program. Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the NJ Commission seeks to identify evidence-based program models. Projects will deploy a cadre of AmeriCorps participants to solve significant community problems. In return for their service, participants benefit from a living allowance of starting at $17,600 (F/T) and an educational award for college attendance or to pay back existing federal loans (about $6,495 for F/T service).
This competition invites applications that address the AmeriCorps and NJ’s State Service Plan within the priority areas of:
- Helping local communities respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic;
- Creating pathways to good-quality public health-related careers through on-site experience and training;
- Serving in communities with concentrated poverty, rural communities, tribal communities, and those organizations serving historically underrepresented and under-served individuals.
Funding Information
This is a two-year grant; no cost share or match required; maximum MSY $28,800.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible agencies include:
- Indian Tribes;
- institutions of higher education;
- local governments;
- public health departments;
- nonprofit organizations;
- state service commissions.
For more information, visit NJCNCS.
