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AmeriCorps Competitive Traditional Notice of Funding Opportunity
CSFA# 444-80-2808
Important: All new applicant organizations must apply to IDHS-Serve Illinois for AmeriCorps funding by:
A. Completing the instructions included in this NOFO, and
B. Submitting their application via eGrants, AmeriCorps' web-based application system.
C. Submitting the Uniform Application for State Grant Assistance and the Grantee Conflict of Interest Disclosure to DHS.ServeIllinois.NOFO@illinois.gov
D. New applicants will be selected for submission to AmeriCorps for funding consideration through the Merit-Based-Review process administered by Serve Illinois, under the purview of Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS). The merit-based review is described in Section E.2. Review and Selection Process. AmeriCorps will make final award determinations.
Important Links:
- Notice of Funding Opportunity
- Uniform Application for State Grant Assistance
- Technical Assistance, Questions, & Answers
- Application Requirements
Application Due Date: 01/13/2025 4:00 PM Central Time
Please submit questions to: DHS.ServeIllinois.NOFO@illinois.gov
Fall 2024 Newsletter
"What is service? Service is defined as “the action of helping someone.” A very simple definition with a powerful meaning. Serve Illinois believes in advocating, coordinating, and recognizing service alongside community. For Serve Illinois this past summer, service was manifested in multiple ways in partnership with organizations from communities across Illinois.
Service is welcoming thirty AmeriCorps sub-grantees to the new program year that began August 1st. The AmeriCorps sub-grantees will be enrolling over 1000 new members to serve communities while supporting the capacity of the organization. This year, several new agencies will be joining the call to serve as new sub-grantees through a planning grant or as an agency supporting Southern Border Arrivals in Illinois.
Service is working alongside organizations that are answering the call to aid community members in Southern Cook County that were impacted by massive flooding. In partnership with AmeriCorps, members from NCCC were requested to assist impacted areas in Chicago communities, other members were trained in gutting and mucking of affected homes in the next three months, along with volunteer coordination across several communities.
Service is building a long-term commitment to civic engagement among young people in Illinois schools in partnership with the University of Illinois. Facilitating learning for young people to understand the what, how, and why of service, so they can be the future action in service to their communities.
Serve Illinois is proud and grateful to have been a part of these opportunities this past summer and will continue through the fall alongside our partners and communities ready to serve.
9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance
In partnership with 9/11 Day, AmeriCorps, PR Chicago, Meals of Hope, and corporate sponsors, IDHS-Serve Illinois joined over 21 cities and 30,000 volunteers to pack meals benefiting the Greater Chicago Food Depository. The initial meal-packing goal was 500,000. Thanks to the over 1,000 volunteers, we are proud to announce that 528,000 meals were packed, breaking another record for Chicago!
We would like to thank our partners, volunteers, and staff for all their amazing work in making this another successful 9/11 National Day of Service!
Thanks to all for “Doing a Good Deed” on this special day.
2024 Governor's Hometown Awards Ceremony
The finalists were chosen by a distinguished panel of judges who reviewed more than 40 applications. The final four community-based projects covered the categories of Youth Development and Education, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Healthy Futures.
The ceremony honoring finalists and the winner was held at Erin’s Pavillion in Springfield Wednesday evening, following presentations by finalists at the Illinois State Fair earlier in the day.
The winner of the Governor’s Cup was the City of Edwardsville's Challenger Baseball. All four communities were also given a highway sign that will be installed later this year.
Upcoming Events
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- October 16, 2024 Elgin Youth Resource Fair
- September 27, 2024 Dental Day
- September 16 through 19, 2024 Phone Banking on Westside
- September 10 & 11, 2024 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance
- August 29, 2024 Sensory Station at the Illinois State Fair
- August 22, 2024 AmeriCorps NCCC
- August 15, 2024 Governor's Hometown Awards Press Release
- August 14, 2024 Governor's Hometown Awards Ceremony