RSVP 2013 Grant Competition

Posted by on August 13, 2012

RSVP 2013 Grant Competition
RSVP Volunteers working together

For more than 40 years, RSVP has delivered proven results and engaged millions of Americans 55+ in national and community service. Last week, Senior Corps opened its 2013 RSVP Competition, which intends to fund RSVP projects that support volunteers 55+ serving in a diverse range of activities that meet specific local and community needs and respond to National Performance Measures.

http://www.seniorcorps.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tbl_nofa_id=97

During the upcoming fiscal year, RSVP grants will be awarded on a competitive basis as mandated by the 2009 Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. This competition represents a re-imagining and modernizing of the Senior Corps program, and it will help RSVP continue to thrive and provide a resource our country can draw on. Read more in this Serve.gov blog post.

http://www.serve.gov/stories_detail.asp?tbl_servestories_id=877

Eligible applicants include faith-based and secular nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, state education agencies, Indian tribes, and local government entities including counties and cities.

Applications Dates: Letters of intent are due on Monday, September 10, 2012, and the deadline for applications is Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Successful applicants will be notified in March 2013.

Additionally, the Senior Corps Virtual Conference on August 14-16 will highlight the new performance measures for 2013 RSVP Senior Corps grantees, providing information to help organizations create effective measures to demonstrate impact in communities. The virtual conference is free and open to the public.

http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/scvirtualconference