Up2us Inc

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. YOUR 2022?23 REGULATORY MATCH IS 50% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 50.0%. THIS AWARD ALSO PROVIDES ARP FUNDING TO INCREASE THE LIVING ALLOWANCE. TO DO THIS, THIS PROGRAM WILL INCREASE THE LIVING ALLOWANCE FROM $16,000 TO $20,399.

THE UP2US SPORTS COACH PROGRAM (UP2US COACH) PROPOSES TO HAVE 204 AMERICORPS MEMBERS (ACMS) WHO WILL SERVE AS COACH-MENTORS AND PROVIDE SPORTS-BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MENTORING FOR 16,320 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE IN BOSTON, CHICAGO, CLEVELAND, DENVER, FLINT, MINNEAPOLIS, NEW ORLEANS, NEW YORK, OAKLAND, PHILADELPHIA, SACRAMENTO, SAN FRANCISCO, SEATTLE, PORTLAND, AND WASHINGTON DC. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENGAGING THESE YOUNG PEOPLE IN A VARIETY OF ATHLETIC AND HOLISTIC EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THAT WILL IMPROVE YOUTH PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SOCIAL DEXTERITY, WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF LEVERAGING THESE IMPROVEMENTS TO BETTER THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, THE ACMS WILL LEVERAGE AN ADDITIONAL 1,105 VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE ENGAGED IN ROLES RANGING FROM ASSISTANT COACHES TO REFEREES TO EVENT PLANNERS. THIS PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS THE CNCS FOCUS AREA HEALTHY FUTURES. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $1,801,002.00 WILL BE MATCHED WITH $1,498,180.00, $0 IN PUBLIC FUNDING AND $1,498,180.00 IN PRIVATE FUNDING.

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

AMERICORPS NATIONAL

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025-2026 AMERICORPS NATIONAL DIRECT PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOUR 2025-2026 REGULATORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 49.64%.

ENGAGES AMERICORPS MEMBERS IN FULL AND PART-TIME SERVICE TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS IN EDUCATION, THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, VETERANS, AND OTHER AREAS

UP2US SPORTS WILL CONDUCT THE MULTI-STATE SPORTS MENTORING PROJECT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AT-RISK AND HIGH-RISK YOUTH ENGAGING IN MENTORING ACTIVITIES IN UNDERSERVED URBAN COMMUNITIES IN CHICAGO, DALLAS, LOS ANGELES, MIAMI, PHILADELPHIA AND WASHINGTON DC. UP2US SPORTS WILL PARTNER WITH PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS IN THESE FIVE STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA TO IMPLEMENT ITS SPORTS-BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MODEL THAT WILL ENGAGE 135 MENTORS AND 11,880 MENTEES. SPORTS-BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (SBYD) IS A PROVEN METHODOLOGY THAT COMBINES THE BEST PRACTICES WITH MENTORING AND COACHING TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE PREVENTION, ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT. THE MULTI-STATE SPORTS MENTORING PROJECT WILL ENABLE UP2US SPORTS TO PROVIDE SUB-GRANTS TO COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS LED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHICAGO FIRE, LOS ANGELES DODGERS FOUNDATION, THE TEXAS RANGERS, MIAMI MARLINS, AND THE WOMEN’S NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE. THIS PROJECT WILL BE A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND EFFORT TO ENGAGE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS IN DELIVERING ONE CONSISTENT MENTORING MODEL ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING ACADEMIC PARTICIPATION, REDUCING NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS (INCLUDING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY), AND FOSTERING SAFER COMMUNITIES. THE PROFESSIONAL TEAMS WILL: RECRUIT MENTORS REPRESENTING UNDERSERVED BLACK AND BROWN URBAN COMMUNITIES; RECRUIT AND ENGAGE MENTEES IN SPORTS-BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES TWO HOURS A DAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEK; AND COLLECT DATE TO ANALYZE THE PROGRAM’S SUCCESS IN ACHIEVING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. SBYD MENTORS WILL BE RECRUITED FROM THE SAME COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE INCREASING THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AS CREDIBLE MESSENGERS OF POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES. WHAT MAKES THE MULTI-STATE SPORTS-MENTORING PROJECT UNIQUE IS THE COMMITMENT OF THESE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS TO USE THEIR PLATFORMS, BRANDS, ATHLETES AND SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE TO ENCOURAGE MENTORING IN HIGHLY UNDERSERVED AREAS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE GEOGRAPHIES. WHILE THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS GRANT ARE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MENTORS AND MENTEES, THE SUCCESS OF THIS MULTI-STATE INITIATIVE WILL HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR ENGAGING MORE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS IN THE FUTURE TO ADVANCED MENTORING AS A PATHWAY TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION, ACADEMIC SUCCESS, AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES.

MULTI-STATE SBYD

LOS ANGELES SPORTS-BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

MULTI-STATE COACH MENTORING INITIATIVE

OJJDP FY 2012 NATIONAL MENTORING PROGRAMS

THE SBYD COACHES (CREATING OPPORTUNITY FOR ADOLESCENTS THROUGH COACHING, HEALTHY EATING, AND SPORTS) PROJECT

VISTA STATE

THIS AWARD APPROVES FUNDING FOR THE 2023-24 VISTA SUPPORT GRANT DESCRIBED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM NARRATIVE AND BUDGET. THE GRANTEE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS INCURRED ON OR AFTER 8/13/23. ALTHOUGH THE NOTICE OF GRANT AWARD WAS NOT SIGNED BY THE START DATE THE GRANTEE IS APPROVED FOR COSTS INCURRED ON OR AFTER THE START DATE OF THE GRANT.

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