Equal Heart

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 PUBLIC HEALTH AMERICORPS PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOUR 2023-24 REGULATORY MATCH IS 0%. EQUAL HEART WILL HAVE 172 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO CARE AND OTHER SERVICES THAT MEET PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS IN RURAL, DISTRESSED AND OTHER UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES ACROSS FIVE STATES, INCLUDING COLORADO, HAWAII, TEXAS, TENNESSEE, AND VIRGINIA. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE FOR 14,000 PEOPLE WITH A CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN HEALTH OUTCOMES. IN ADDITION, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL LEVERAGE 300 WHO WILL BE ENGAGED IN PROVIDING THESE SERVICES ALONGSIDE THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-2024 AMERICORPS NATIONAL DIRECT PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOUR 2023-2024 REGULATORY MATCH IS 38% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 40%. THIS AWARD INCLUDES ARP FUNDING INTENDED TO INCREASE THE LIVING ALLOWANCE. TO DO THIS, WE WILL AWARD $61,592 FOR LIVING ALLOWANCE INCREASES.

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

EQUAL HEART PROPOSES TO HAVE 178 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL PROVIDE HUNGER REDUCTION AND OTHER SERVICES THAT MEET LOCAL NEEDS IN RURAL, DISTRESSED AND OTHER UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES ACROSS AT LEAST 16 STATES AND TWO TRIBAL NATIONS: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, KY, MO, NJ, OK, OH, OR, SC, TN, VA, CHOCTAW NATION, AND CHICKASAW NATION. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INCREASING FOOD SUPPLIES FOR 14,000 INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDING OTHER SERVICES FOR AN ADDITIONAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TO BE DETERMINED LOCALLY. IN ADDITION, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL LEVERAGE APPROXIMATELY 500 VOLUNTEERS, WHO WILL BE ENGAGED IN PROVIDING THESE SERVICES ALONGSIDE THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS. THE PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THE CNCS FOCUS AREA OF HEALTHY FUTURES. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $676,185 WILL BE MATCHED WITH $284,475 IN PRIVATE FUNDING.

YOUTH OPPORTUNITY AMERICORPS IS A GRANT PROGRAM JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (CNCS) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF