Office on Volunteerism and Community ServiceFebruary 7, 2013

Part 1, e-Grants and your 2013-14 AmeriCorps State

application

Prior to Creating an ApplicationCreate an e-Grants Account

Info that you will need shows on the left

Get a DUNS Number, Register for SAM

Apply for DUNS number

Register for SAM

Creating an Application in e-

GrantsAfter you have created account and logged

in….

Select “New”

Under Program Area, select AmeriCorps, and then “Go”

Select Commission AmeriCorps State FY 2013

Choose a State:Virginia

Select Prime Application ID 13AC147464

Next

Provide all required Applicant Information (indicated by *)

Application Info: Areas affected by program

•Start date of either August 15 or Sept. 1 2013•End date is at 3 year period exactly

Other, remain checked as no (N/A)

Narratives: Enter text in appropriate fields

Suggestion: Develop narrative in a Word document and paste into relevant sections

Top 4 completed by all applicants (Exec. Summary, Rationale and Approach, Organizational Capability, Cost Effectiveness and Budget AdequacyEvaluation Summary- re-competes complete, new enter N/A

Amendment Justification, Clarification Summary, Continuation Changes—enter N/A

Executive Summary (Page 10 RFP)

Continue in narratives for Rationale/Approach, Org. Capability, Cost Effectiveness/Budget

Adequacy, Evaluation Summary (if applicable)

Rationale and Approach Broadly

Crucial application element (50% of review criteria for this section)

Read Page 11, Section III.

RFP pages 12-14 detail each element

Follow the format prescribed in RFP (Virginia priorities first, CNCS priorities second)

Rationale and Approach Cont.Key thoughts to consider:

Why AmeriCorps? Is it clear that AmeriCorps members are the best way to meet the identified

need?

Be Specific! Are member activities specific, clear, impactful, with documentable

outcomes?

Back your Claims! Is your intervention evidence-based? Will you be able to demonstrate/measure

impact? Is the theory of change based on research?

Explain How… you will effectively recruit a diverse Corps. Not just that you will, but how! you will train for service and professional development, making a member’s

service impactful and meaningful members will be supervised, and supervisors will learn how to supervise

Organizational CapabilityWhat is proposed can be accomplished

with the staff, resources, experience, ideas, and money identified Relevant experience of staffAbility to provide training and evaluation is clear.Management of organization wants the program

and will support it.Understanding of path to sustainability Roles/expectations/requirements of everyone that

will be involved (staff, other sites, management) are established

Cost Effectiveness and Budget AdequacyThe total amount requested from CNCS cannot

exceed # of MSY X $13,300 (ex., requesting 10 MSY X $13,300= maximum request of $133,000).

Diverse resources proven available.

Cost/benefit of your model as opposed to others.

How is budget shown to be adequate for meeting program outcomes (all costs included, clear that costs are appropriate, etc.)

Evaluation Summary/Plan

Re-competes only must include Evaluation Summary in narrative section

New programs should be planning collection and evaluation however, for their potential re-compete in the 3 years!

Finish Narratives Sections

Sections needing content are all entered and show green checks

Enter N/A for final 3 items and save