DEPARTMENT: Human Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Melody Woosley
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
AmeriCorps VISTA Grant Application Renewal
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance authorizes submission of an AmeriCorps VISTA grant renewal application to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and acceptance, if awarded, for the period of May 29, 2017 through May 28, 2018. This ordinance also authorizes a cash match budget of $23,760.00 to be funded by four (4) City Departments (Department of Human Services (DHS), Metro Health, Library, and Office of Diversity & Inclusion), the San Antonio Tricentennial Commission, and Pre-K 4 SA and authorizing execution of any agreement amendments as required by CNCS.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is a federal agency that helps more than five million Americans improve the lives of their fellow citizens through service. CNCS invests in nonprofit, faith-based and government agencies through the AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, Social Innovation Fund, and Volunteer Generation Fund programs.
AmeriCorps VISTA, a CNCS program, was founded in 1965 as a national service program designed specifically to fight poverty in America. AmeriCorps VISTA members serve full-time for a year in anti-poverty organizations and agencies working on issues such as fighting illiteracy, improving health services, creating businesses, increasing housing opportunities, improving college access, and bridging the digital divide. Project sponsors must direct the project, supervise the members, provide necessary administrative support to complete the goals and objectives of the project, and provide a cost-share match of the grant.
DHS has served as an AmeriCorps VISTA Program project sponsor since 2014. This will be the 3rd renewal application submitted by DHS.
ISSUE:
The City, through direct services and community partners, addresses community challenges in the AmeriCorps VISTA Pr...
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