[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 47893] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-23079] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Notice of Public Meeting AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the convening of a meeting to be held on September 19, 1996, at 11:00 a.m. in the Corporation's Washington Office. Members of the public are invited to participate. The purpose of this meeting is to provide information regarding the following initiatives: (1) the new AmeriCorps Education Awards Program; (2) the new National Service Scholarship Program. DATES: The meeting will be held on September 19, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Corporation for National Service, 1201 New York Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Room 8410, Washington, DC 20525. Please RSVP to (202) 606-5000 ext. 260. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact Rhonda Taylor, Associate Director of Special Projects and Initiatives, Corporation for National Service at (202) 606-5000, ext. 282. TTD Number: (202) 606-5256. This notice may be requested in an alternative format for the visually impaired. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corporation is a federal government corporation that engages Americans of all ages and backgrounds in community-based service. This service addresses the nation's educational, public safety, human, and environmental needs to achieve direct and demonstrable results. In doing so, 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. The Corporation seeks to expand opportunities for individuals to serve as AmeriCorps Members and earn educational benefits, broaden the network of national service programs and strategies, and increase the number of communities joining with AmeriCorps to better meet their needs. Accordingly, the Corporation announced the availability of up to 5,000 education awards from the National Service Trust through a simplified application process for community service programs that can support all or most other program and Member support costs through other sources of funding. The education awards being made available may be earned by AmeriCorps Members successfully completing Full-time or Part-time terms in a community service program approved through the application process. Additional information about this program is contained in the Corporation's Notice of Availability of Educational Awards in the Federal Register of Wednesday, September 4, 1996. The National Service Scholarship Program was created to recognize high school juniors and seniors engaged in outstanding community service. Students selected for recognition will receive locally-funded scholarships, matched or supplemented with federal funds provided by the Corporation. Of the National Service Scholars, a small number selected at the State level will receive special recognition and larger scholarships, and an even smaller number selected at the national level will receive special recognition and still larger scholarships. The Corporation's goal in this effort is to highlight the outstanding community service performed by high school students across the country, to recognize the particularly noteworthy service accomplishments of outstanding young individuals, and to assist those individuals in pursuing higher education. In order to accomplish this, the Corporation is interested in selecting an organization to provide administrative and technical support related to this program. Additional information about this program is contained in the Corporation's Notice of Availability of Funds in the Federal Register of Wednesday, September 4, 1996. Dated: September 3, 1996. Barry W. Stevens, Acting General Counsel, Corporation for National and Community Service. [FR Doc. 96-23079 Filed 9-10-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6050-28-P