CNCS announces the availability of funding for AmeriCorps State and National and Indian Tribes Planning Grants. Planning grants support the development of AmeriCorps programs so applicants are better prepared to compete for an AmeriCorps grant in the following grant cycle. The actual level of funding will be subject to the availability of annual appropriations, which have not yet been made. Applicants may apply for up to a maximum of $50,000. Organizations applying for planning grants must not have previously received an AmeriCorps grant.
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