The Department of Social Innovation presents a grant opportunity for grantmaking institutions to support community-based nonprofit organizations in implementing evidence-based programs in healthy futures, economic opportunity, and youth development. Intermediaries are tasked with selecting and providing grants to nonprofits, who must match the funds received. This grant competition aims to foster impactful projects and requires a one-to-one cash match from non-federal sources. Deadline for applications: March 17, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 271934
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | CNCS-GRANTS-01232015 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | 2015 Social Innovation Fund Grant Competition |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education Employment, Labor and Training Food and Nutrition Health Housing Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 94.019 — Social Innovation Fund |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 23, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 17, 2015 5:00 PM EST |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 17, 2015 5:00 PM EST |
| Archive Date: | Mar 18, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $51,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $10,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Experience grantmaking institutions that invests in nonprofit community organizations or programs through grants as an essential rather than collateral means of fulfilling its mission and vision OR eligible partnerships between such institutions and (1) an additional grantmaking institution, (2) a State Commission on National and Community Service, or (3) a chief executive officer of a unit of general local government. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Corporation for National and Community Service |
| Description: | The Social Innovation awards grants to grantmaking institutions, referred to as “intermediaries.” These intermediaries in turn competitively select, provide grants to, and otherwise support high-performing community-based nonprofit organizations to implement evidence-based programs in the areas of healthy futures, economic opportunity and youth development. The intermediaries and the nonprofits must match the grant funds they receive one-to-one in cash from non-federal sources. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Full announcement and information about the competition. |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Phone (202) 606-3223
Email:SIFApplicant@cns.gov |
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