2017 RSVP Expansion Notice of Funding Opportunity | CNCS 01 19 2017

Opportunity Information: Apply for CNCS 01 19 2017

The 2017 RSVP Expansion Notice of Funding Opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number CNCS 01 19 2017) is a discretionary grant competition run by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to expand the reach of the Senior Corps Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). The core purpose is to fund new or expanded RSVP projects that recruit and support volunteers age 55 and older and connect them to meaningful service roles in their communities. While RSVP can cover a wide range of local needs, this particular competition is specifically framed as an expansion effort aimed at increasing the impact of national service by bringing RSVP into places that do not currently have it.

A key restriction in this opportunity is geographic eligibility. Applications are limited to counties that are currently unserved by RSVP, and the official list of eligible counties is provided by state in Appendix A of the notice. Applicants are allowed to apply to serve one county or multiple counties, but they must stay within the eligible, unserved locations identified in that appendix. This design makes the competition less about improving existing RSVP coverage in already-served counties and more about filling gaps and extending the program into new areas.

The notice sets a minimum award amount of $75,000 per grant. The opportunity anticipates making around 40 awards. Although an award ceiling is referenced in the source data, it is not specified in the excerpt provided. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity areas are broad, reflecting the flexibility of RSVP projects to address community needs across sectors. The listed activity categories include community development, education, employment and training, energy, environment, food and nutrition, health, housing, law/justice/legal services, and transportation.

In addition to the general goal of expanding RSVP into unserved counties, CNCS highlights specific funding priorities that applicants are expected to align with when designing volunteer activities and program focus areas. These priorities include evidence-based program implementations (emphasizing approaches supported by credible evidence), elder justice (protecting older adults from abuse, exploitation, and related harms), education through intergenerational programming (pairing older volunteers with youth and schools in mutually beneficial ways), access to care in opioid abuse (supporting community responses connected to opioid misuse and treatment access), aging in place with an emphasis on transportation (helping older adults remain safely in their homes and communities by addressing mobility barriers), and economic opportunity (activities that improve financial stability or workforce-related outcomes for individuals and communities).

Eligibility is limited to non-federal entities as defined in 2 CFR 200.69, and applicants must have a DUNS number and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The eligible applicant types include state governments, local governments (including county, city/township, special districts, and independent school districts), public and state-controlled institutions of higher education as well as private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) nonprofits), public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. The notice also clarifies that tribal organizations controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by Indian tribes are eligible. If a tribal organization applies on behalf of one or more federally recognized tribes, it must provide a sanctioning resolution from each tribe's governing body (such as the Tribal Council), and that resolution must cover the full performance period of the requested award.

The original application closing date for this competition was April 4, 2017, and the opportunity was created on January 19, 2017. Overall, the grant is structured to help qualified organizations launch RSVP services in counties that have not previously been served, while steering program design toward a set of national priorities that reflect CNCS and Senior Corps emphasis areas for senior volunteer impact.

• The Corporation for National and Community Service in the community development, education, employment, labor and training, energy, environment, food and nutrition, health, housing, law, justice and legal services, transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2017 RSVP Expansion Notice of Funding Opportunity" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 94.002.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2017-01-19.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-04-04. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 40 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others.

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