Literacy Lab

THE LITERACY LAB PROPOSES TO HAVE 119 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL PROVIDE LOW-INCOME KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 3RD-GRADE STUDENTS WITH DAILY, TARGETED EARLY LITERACY INTERVENTION THROUGH THE LITERACY LAB K-3 READING CORPS PROGRAM IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN ALEXANDRIA, VA, BALTIMORE, MD, AND WASHINGTON, DC. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCELERATING THE LITERACY GROWTH OF 929 K-3 STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL LEVERAGE 107 VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE CHILDREN'S LITERACY. THIS PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THE CNCS FOCUS AREA OF EDUCATION. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $1,625,512 WILL BE MATCHED WITH $1,060,981, INCLUDING $1,034,131 IN PUBLIC FUNDING AND $26,850 IN PRIVATE FUNDING.

GRANTS WILL BE AWARDED TO ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSING TO ENGAGE AMERICORPS MEMBERS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 AMERICORPS NATIONAL DIRECT PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. IN ADDITION, THIS AWARD INCREASES THE LIVING ALLOWANCE. TO DO THIS, WE WILL FUND THE LIVING ALLOWANCE AT $870,020. YOUR 2022?23 REGULATORY MATCH IS 38% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 46%.

NATIONAL DIRECT GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROPOSE TO OPERATE AMERICORPS PROGRAMS IN MORE THAN ONE STATE AND APPLY DIRECTLY TO CNCS.

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AWARDED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OPERATE AMERICORPS PROGRAMS IN MORE THAN ONE STATE AND APPLY DIRECTLY TO CNCS. APPLICANTS WOULD APPLY ONLY FOR AMERICO