[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15468-15470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8176]
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Availability of Funds for Grants to Support the Seniors for
Schools Initiative
AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.
ACTION: Notice of availability funds.
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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service
(``Corporation'') announces the availability of up to $3,000,000 for
grants to support its Seniors for Schools Initiative. The purpose of
this initiative is to mobilize the time, talent, experience, and
resources of seniors to tutor and mentor public school children in
kindergarten through third grade. This initiative will (1) build on the
experience of the Foster Grandparent Program and the Retired and Senior
Volunteer Program; and (2) recruit adults over the age of 55, without
regard to their economic status, to work in teams with young children
in a variety of roles, including helping them to read independently by
the end of the third grade.
DATES: All applications must be received by 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time, May 15, 1997. Facsimiles will not be accepted.
ADDRESSES: Applications may be requested by contacting the appropriate
Corporation State Office. A list of the Corporation's State Offices is
provided below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For further information, contact Tess Scannell
at (202) 606-5000, ext. 190. This notice may be requested in an
alternative format for the visually impaired.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Corporation is a federal government corporation that encourages
Americans of all ages and backgrounds to engage in community-based
service. This service addresses the nation's educational, public
safety, environmental, and other human needs to achieve direct and
demonstrable results. In supporting service programs, 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.
On August 27, 1996, President Clinton announced the America Reads
Challenge, which includes a vital national service component. The goal
of this campaign is to ensure that every child can read independently
by the end of the third grade. To achieve this goal, the President has
called for a substantial increase in the number of tutors and mentors
available to young children.
Under the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended,
42 U.S.C. Sec. 12501 et seq., the Corporation may ``support innovative
and model programs.'' Under this authority, the Corporation intends to
meet the America Reads Challenge by adopting the goals of this
initiative and helping to mobilize thousands of volunteers to serve as
tutors. One of the Corporation's efforts will be the Seniors for
Schools Initiative, which will involve recruiting men and women over
the age of 55, without regard to their economic status, to work in
teams and make a significant commitment to help children learn to read.
This initiative will place special emphasis on (1) demonstrating that
the service activities performed by seniors directly affect student
outcomes, especially those related to reading and literacy; and (2)
developing effective mechanisms for attracting adults, age 55 years and
older, to provide leadership and intensive, sustained service that
helps meet critical community needs. The Seniors for Schools Initiative
will build on the experience of the Foster Grandparent Program and
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program--programs that have worked
extensively with children in school settings for many years.
Eligible Applicants
Current Corporation grantees--including AmeriCorps*VISTA projects
sponsors; National Senior Service Corps project sponsors; and
organizations that operate a Learn and Serve America: School or
Community-Based program; a Learn and Serve America: Higher Education
program; or an AmeriCorps*State, National, Indian Tribes or Territories
program--are eligible to apply.
Estimated Number of Awards
The Corporation intends to fund eight to ten programs, each
implementing the Seniors for Schools Initiative in a different
community.
Suggested Amounts of Awards
The Corporation suggests that applicants limit their budget
requests to no more than $225,000.
Program Period of Performance
The program period for all grants is up to 24 months, contingent
upon performance and availability of appropriations.
Selection Criteria
The Corporation will initially determine whether the organization
is eligible and whether the application contains the information
required in the application materials. After this initial screening,
the Corporation will assess applications based on the following
criteria:
1. The capacity of the applicant to implement the program and
accomplish the purposes of the demonstration.
2. The cost-effectiveness of the proposed program and the program's
ability to leverage significant additional resources from non-federal
sources.
3. The geographic location of the program (to ensure that funded
programs are geographically diverse and include programs in urban and
rural areas).
Applicable Regulations
Regulations governing the Seniors for Schools Initiative are
located in 45 CFR parts 2531 and 2540.
Program Authority
Corporation authority to make these grants is codified in 42 U.S.C.
12653.
Dated: March 26, 1997.
Barry W. Stevens,
Acting General Counsel.
Corporation State Offices
Alabama
John D. Timmons, Director, Medical-Forum, 950 22nd Street North
Suite Room 428, Birmingham, AL 35203, (205) 731-0027, (205) 731-0031
Fax
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Alaska
Billy Joe Caldwell, Director, 915 2nd Avenue, Suite 3190, Seattle,
WA 98174-1103, (206) 553-1558, (206) 553-4415 Fax
Arizona
Richard Persely, Director, 522 North Central, Rm. 205A, Phoenix, AZ
85004, (602) 379-4825, (602) 379-4030 Fax
Arkansas
Robert Torvestad, Director, Federal Building, Rm 2506, 700 West
Capitol Street, Little Rock, AR 72201, (501) 324-5234, (501) 324-
6949 Fax
California
Gayle A. Hawkins, Director, Federal Bldg., Room 11221, 11000
Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024-3671, (310) 235-7421, (310)
235-7422 Fax
California Satellite Office
Gayle A. Hawkins, Director, 5967 Moraga Ave., Room 386, P.O. Box
29996, Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129, (415)561-5967, (415)561-
5970 Fax
Colorado
Gayle Schladale, Director, 140 E. 19th Ave., Suite 120, Denver, CO
80203-1167, (303) 866-1070, (303) 866-1081 Fax
Connecticut
Vincent Marzullo, Acting Director, 1 Commercial Plaza, 21st Fl.,
Hartford, CT 06103-3510, (860) 240-3237, (860) 240-3238 Fax
Delaware (and MD)
Jerry E. Yates, Director, 300 West Lexington Street, Box 5-Suite
702, Baltimore, MD 21201-3418, (410) 962-4443, (410) 962-3201 Fax
District of Columbia (and VA)
Thomas Harmon, Director, 400 North 8th St., Rm T012, P.O. Box 10066,
Richmond, VA 23240, (804) 771-2197, (804) 771-2157 Fax
Florida
Henry Jibaja, Director, 3165 McCrory Place, Suite 115, Orlando, FL
32803-3750, (407) 648-6117, (407) 648-6116 Fax
Georgia
David A. Dammann, Director, 75 Piedmont Ave., N.E., Suite 462,
Atlanta, GA 30303-2587, (404) 331-4646, (404) 331-2898 Fax
Hawaii/Guam/American Samoa
Lynn Dunn, Director, P.O. Box 50024, 300 Ala Moana Blvd. #6326,
Honolulu, HI 96850-0001, (808) 541-2832, (808) 541-3603 Fax
Idaho
Van Kent Griffitts, Director, 304 North 8th St., Rm. 344, Boise, ID
83702, (208) 334-1707, (208) 334-1421 Fax
Illinois
Timothy Krieger, Director, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 442,
Chicago, IL 60604-3511, (312) 353-3622, (312) 353-5343 Fax
Indiana
Thomas L. Haskett, Director, 46 East Ohio St., Room 457,
Indianapolis, IN 46204-1922, (317) 226-6724, (317) 226-5437 Fax
Iowa
Joel Weinstein, Director, 210 Walnut--Room 917, Des Moines, IA
50309, (515) 284-4817, (515) 284-6640 Fax
Kansas
James M. Byrnes, Director, Frank Carlson Federal Building, 444 SE
Quincy--Room 147, Topeka, KS 66683-3572, (913) 295-2540, (913) 295-
2596 Fax
Kentucky
Betsy Irvin Wells, Director, Federal Building, Room 372K, 600 Martin
Luther King Jr. Pl., Louisville, KY 40202-2230, (502) 582-6384,
(502) 582-6386 Fax
Louisiana
Willard L. Labrie, Director, 640 Main Street, Suite 102, Baton
Rouge, LA 70801-1910, (504) 389-0471, (504) 389-0510 Fax
Maine (NH)
Peter Bender, Acting Director, The Whitebridge, 91-93 North State
St., Concord, NH 03301, 603 225-1450 (Phone), 603 225-1459 Fax
Maryland (and DE)
Jerry E. Yates, Director, 300 West Lexington Street, Box 5--Suite
702, Baltimore, MD 21201-3418, (410) 962-4443, (410) 962-3201 Fax
Massachusetts
Peter Bender, Acting Director, 10 Causeway Street, Rm 472, Boston,
MA 02222-1039, (617) 565-7000, (617) 565-7011Fax
Michigan
Mary Pfeiler, Director, 211 West Fort Street, Suite 1408, Detroit,
MI 48226, (313) 226-7848, (313) 226-2557 Fax
Minnesota
Robert Jackson, Director, 431 South 7th Street, Room 2480,
Minneapolis, MN 55415, (612) 334-4083, (612) 334-4084 or 4081 Fax
Mississippi
Rocktabija Abdul-Azeez, Director, Dr. A. H. McCoy, Federal Building,
Rm. 1005-A, 100 West Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269-1092, (601)
965-5664, (601) 965-4617 Fax
Missouri
John J. McDonald, Director, 801 Walnut St., Room 504, Kansas City,
MO 64106, (816) 374-6300, (816) 374-6305 Fax
Montana
Joe R. Lovelady, Director, Capitol One Center, 208 North Montana
Avenue, Suite 206, Helena, MT 59601-3837, (406) 449-5404, (406) 449-
5412 Fax
Nebraska
Anne C. Johnson, Director, Federal Building, Room 156, 100
Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508-3896, (402) 437-5493, (402)
437-5495 Fax
Nevada
Craig R. Warner, Director, 4600 Kietzke Lane, Suite E-141, Reno, NV
89502-5033, (702) 784-5314, (702) 784-5026 Fax
New Hampshire (and VT)
Peter Bender, Director, The Whitebridge, 91--93 North State St.,
Concord, NH 03301-3939, (603) 225-1450, (603) 225-1459 Fax
New Jersey
Stanley Gorland, Director, 44 South Clinton Ave., # 702, Trenton, NJ
08609, (609) 989-2243/46, (609) 989-2304 Fax
New Mexico
Ernesto Ramos, Director, 120 S. Federal Place, # 315, Santa Fe, NM
87501-2026, (505) 988-6577, (505) 988-6661 Fax
New York
Bernard A. Conte, Director, 6 World Trade Center, Room 758, New
York, NY 10048-0206, (212) 466-4471, (212) 466-4195 Fax
New York Satellite Office
Bernard A. Conte, Director, Lea O'Brien Federal Bldg. Rm. 818,
Clinton Ave. & Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207, (518) 431-4150, (518)
431-4154 Fax
North Carolina
Robert L. Winston, Director, P.O. Century Station, Federal Building,
300 Fayetteville Street Mall, Room 131, Raleigh, NC 27601, (919)
856-4731, (919) 856-4738 Fax
North Dakota (and SD)
John Pohlman, Director, Federal Building, 225 S. Pierre Street, Room
225, Pierre, SD 57501-2452, (605) 224-5996, (605) 224-9201 Fax
Ohio
Paul Schrader, Director, 51 North High Street, Room 451, Columbus,
OH 43215, (614) 469-7441, (614) 469-2125 Fax
Oklahoma
H. Zeke Rodriguez, Director, 215 Dean A. McGee, Suite 234, Oklahoma
City, OK 73102, (405) 231-5201, (405) 231-4329 Fax
Oregon
Robin Sutherland, Director, 2010 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR 97232,
(503) 231-2103, (503) 231-2106 Fax
Pennsylvania
Jorina Ahmed, Director, Gateway Building, 3535 Market Street, Room
2460, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (215) 596-4080, (215) 596-4072 Fax
Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands
Loretta DeCordova, Director, U.S. Federal Building #662, 150 Carlos
Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, PR 00918-1737, (809) 766-5314, (809) 766-
5189 Fax
Rhode Island
Vincent Marzullo, Director, 400 Westminster St., Rm. 203,
Providence, RI 02903-3215, (401) 528-5426, (401) 528-5220 Fax
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South Carolina
Jerome J. Davis, Director, Federal Building, Suite 872, 1835
Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29201-2430, (803) 765-5771, (803) 765-
5777 Fax
South Dakota (and ND)
John C. Pohlman, Director, 225 South Pierre Street, Room 225,
Pierre, SD 57501-2452, (605) 224-5996, (605) 224-9201 Fax
Tennessee
Alfred E. Johnson, Director, 265 Cumberland Bend Drive, Nashville,
TN 37228, (615) 736-5561, (615) 736-7937 Fax
Texas
Jerry G. Thompson, Director, 903 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 130,
Austin, TX 78701, (512) 916-5671, (512) 916-5806 Fax
Utah
Rick Crawford, Director, U.S. Courthouse, 350 South Main St., Rm.
504, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, (801) 524-5411, (801) 524-3599 Fax
Vermont (and NH)
Peter Bender, Director, 91-93 North State Street, Concord, NH 03301-
3939, (603) 225-1450, (603) 225-1459 Fax
Virginia (and DC)
Thomas Harmon, Director, 400 North 8th St., Rm T012, P.O. Box 10066,
Richmond, VA 23240, (804) 771-2197, (804) 771-2157 Fax
Washington
John A. Miller, Director, Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second
Avenue, Suite 3190, Seattle, WA 98174, (206) 220-7745, (206) 553-
4415 Fax
West Virginia
Judith Russell, Director, One Bridge Place, Suite 203, #10 Hale
Street, Charleston, WV 25301, (304) 347-5246, (304) 347-5464 Fax
Wisconsin
Michael P. Murphy, Director, Henry Reuss Federal Plaza, 310 W.
Wisconsin Ave., Room 1240E, Milwaukee, WI 53203, (414) 297-1118,
(414) 297-1863 Fax
Wyoming
Patrick Gallizzi, Director, 2120 Capitol Avenue, Rm. 1110, Cheyenne,
WY 82001-3649, (307) 772-2385, (307) 772-2389 Fax
[FR Doc. 97-8176 Filed 3-31-97; 8:45 am]
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