New York Campus Compact
AmeriCorps Education Award Program
Request for Proposals
2011-2012
For further information, technical assistance, and to submit your completed proposals:
Brittany Campese, Program Coordinator
New York Campus Compact
95 Brown Rd. Box 1006
Ithaca, NY 14850
Email: bcampese@cornell.edu
Phone: 607.254.6239
Fax: 607.254.6397
Web: www.nycampuscompact.org
NYCC’s Education Award Program
New York Campus Compact’s Education Award Program (EAP) is a part-time AmeriCorps program
that encourages college and university students to learn civic skills by providing direct service to a
not-for-profit community agency. EAP supports the recruitment of college students to serve
community partner organizations, helping to increase the capacity of local nonprofits, schools, and
faith-based organizations to meet critical needs. At the completion of 300 hours of community service,
college students earn a scholarship that will help offset their educational expenses.
New York Campus Compact has received 350 additional AmeriCorps EAP slots for the 2011-2012
program year.
Additional information relating to EAP, including service regulations and phases of service can be
found online in the Powerpoint Introduction to NYCC's Education Award Program:
http://nycampuscompact.org/AmeriCorpsStudentsinService.aspx
Submission Instructions
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Applicants MUST review Powerpoint Introduction to NYCC's Education Award Program prior
to submitting proposal.
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All proposals are to be submitted electronically (with original signatures) by 5pm on Friday,
November 18th, 2011.
Selection Process
All applicants will be contacted regarding the status of their proposals by the last week in November.
Campus partner selection is competitive, based on proposal alignment with NYCC/EAP goals and
institutional capacity to implement EAP programming.
Anticipated 2011-2012 Timeline
November 18
End of November
Beginning of December
January-June
Proposals due
Site Award Notification
Mandatory Campus Partner Orientation
Campuses begin recruitment and enrollment
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Overview of Partner Responsibilities
NYCC
Campus
Partner
Community
Partner
Student
• award EAP slots to campuses
• collect and submit Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between
campus partners and NYCC/Cornell University
• train campus partners to implement program on campus
• provide campus partners with recruitment and orientation materials
• provide campus partners with ongoing support
• provide professional development and reflection opportunities to EAP
students
• make periodic site visits to participating campuses
• complete grant reporting requirements
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apply for EAP program
submit signed MOU
attend in-person training with NYCC
recruit and provide in-person orientation to students
complete enrollment, service, and exit forms
track service hours
monitor volunteer progress
encourage students to participate in professional development and
reflection opportunities
• complete brief bi-annual reporting documents
• complete enrollment, service, and exit forms
• provide on-site training
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attend in-person orientation
complete enrollment, service, and exit forms
serve 300 hours
participate in professional development and reflection
opportunities
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Proposal Cover Page
Applicant
Campus Partner Institution:
Host Office:
Address:
Legal Applicant:
This person must have authority to commit and receive funds on behalf of the institution.
Title:
Department:
Email:
Phone:
Fax:
Proposed EAP Program Supervisor(s):
Title:
Department:
Email:
Phone:
Fax:
Certification
On behalf of this institution, I certify that:
All information contained in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge
We have reviewed the online orientation presentation
We agree to abide by NYCC and CNCS campus partner requirements for EAP participants
Legal Applicant Signature
Date
Proposed EAP Supervisor Signature
Date
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Narrative
In no more than 5 pages, please answer the following questions:
1) How many EAP slots would you like to request? (Campuses can request between 10-100 slots.)
2) How do you intend to recruit that number of EAP members from your student body?
3) While 300 hours of service may not seem like a lot, many students only have the capacity to
perform service ~10 weeks each semester. Broken down, this means that they must perform
between 10-15 hours of service per week. How will you ensure that EAP members have the
capacity to perform the hours and are on track to completing all 300 hours?
4) Would your proposed EAP support existing service opportunities/programs or would it require
new service site development? Have you already identified specific community partners who
will work with your EAP members?
5) This grant requires quite a bit of program administration, including: recruitment, orientation,
paperwork processing, follow-up, and reporting. Please discuss your plan and capacity for
supervision and program implementation. Please include the names and titles of all associated
staff members.
6) How will you monitor progress and provide ongoing feedback and information to your EAP
members?
7) Will you provide any opportunities for reflection or professional development as part of your
EAP?
8) Federal regulations require criminal background checks for all members and FBI checks for all
members having recurring access to vulnerable populations. Do your campus or community
partner sites have the capacity to provide criminal record checks for participating EAP
students? (Note: Answering ‘No’ to this question will not prevent your campus from receiving
EAP slots. Your response will be helpful in preparing our budget and program plan.)
9) NYCC has identified two specific Focus Areas that we will be measuring this program year.
Please indicate if your EAP members will perform service in either of the following Focus
Areas: Job Development/Placement and/or Afterschool Programs.
10) CNCS has identified several National Priority Areas. Please indicate if your EAP members will
perform service in any of the following categories: Education, Economic Opportunity, Veterans
Support, Healthy Futures, and/or Environment.
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