2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Grants

Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-04-29-2015 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Disaster Prevention and ReliefEducationEnvironmentFood and NutritionHousingOther (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 94.007Eligible Applicants County governmentsCity or township governmentsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationAgency Name: CNCSClosing Date: Jun 02, 2015Award Ceiling: $300,000Expected Number of Awards: 15Creation Date: Apr 30, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: • The purpose of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service grant funding is to mobilize more Americans to observe the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday as a day of service in communities, to encourage those who serve on this holiday to make a long-term commitment to community service, and to bring people together to focus on service to others. • On the third Monday in January, Americans across the country celebrate this national holiday honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. During his lifetime, Dr. King sought to forge the common ground on which people from all walks of life could join together as equals to ad...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Disaster Prevention and Relief Education Environment Food and Nutrition Housing Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding