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, 2018 through May 28, 2019. This ordinance also authorizes a cash match budget of $25,000.00 to be funded and allocated proportionally by the Department of Human Services, Metro Health, Office of Equity, the San Antonio Tricentennial Commission, and Pre-K 4 SA.
This ordinance also authorizes renewals and amendments to update Interdepartmental and Interagency Agreements for the benefit of the programs; alterations to the number of VISTAs allocated between programs; and MOAs with agencies in support of AmeriCorps VISTA services when at no cost to the City.
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 s...
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