justice AmeriCorps

Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-06232014 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal ServicesCFDA Number: 94.006Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsNonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationAgency Name: CNCSClosing Date: Jul 22, 2014Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Jun 23, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: This Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity (Notice) will support a program jointly sponsored by the Department of Justice?s Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to improve the efficient and effective adjudication of immigration court proceedings involving unaccompanied children. The purpose of this program is to use the AmeriCorps service model to improve the efficient and effective adjudication of immigration court proceedings involving unaccompanied children. Grants awarded in response to this Notice will enable grantees to enroll lawyers and paralegals to serve as AmeriCorps members (?AmeriCorps members? or ?members?) providing legal services to this vulnerable population. Specificall...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Law, Justice and Legal Services Source Type: funding