2016 RSVP Limited Geographical Area Competition | CNCS 09 21 2015

Opportunity Information: Apply for CNCS 09 21 2015

The 2016 RSVP Limited Geographical Area Competition is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to support Senior Corps RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) projects. The purpose of the funding is to back organizations that will recruit and manage volunteers age 55 and older and place them in meaningful service activities that address real, locally defined community needs. A central requirement is that proposed volunteer activities must align with CNCS National Performance Measures, meaning applicants are expected to connect what volunteers do to nationally recognized outcome areas and to measure results in a structured way rather than simply reporting hours served.

A defining feature of this competition is that it is geographically limited. Applicants are only eligible if their proposal serves a geographic service area specifically listed in the opportunity materials (referred to as Appendix A). In practice, that means even strong RSVP proposals are not competitive or eligible unless they target one of the approved locations. This design typically reflects CNCS planning needs such as opening competitions in particular counties or regions where new or recompeting RSVP coverage is needed.

The program is broad in terms of the community issues it can support, and the funding activity categories reflect that breadth. CNCS indicates RSVP projects under this opportunity may fit within areas such as community development, disaster prevention and relief, education, employment and workforce development, energy, environment, food and nutrition, health, housing, law and legal services, transportation, and other community priorities. That flexibility generally allows an RSVP sponsor to tailor volunteer assignments to what a community is facing, whether that is supporting students, helping older adults remain independent, expanding food access, preparing for disasters, or strengthening community organizations through volunteer capacity.

Eligibility is also broad and includes many types of public and nonprofit entities. Eligible applicants include state governments, counties, cities or townships, special district governments, independent school districts, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, other Native American tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions), nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (also excluding higher education institutions), and private institutions of higher education. This range suggests CNCS is open to both traditional RSVP sponsors (like nonprofits and local governments) and other community anchor institutions capable of operating a volunteer program at scale and meeting federal grant compliance requirements.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is identified as CNCS 09 21 2015, with a creation date of 2015-09-21 and an original closing date of 2015-11-03. It is listed under CFDA number 94.002, which corresponds to CNCS-sponsored volunteer and service programs. The listing does not specify an award ceiling or the expected number of awards in the provided data, so applicants would typically need to consult the full notice for budget parameters, match requirements (if any), performance reporting expectations, and any funding level guidance tied to the specific geographic areas.

Overall, this competition is aimed at expanding or sustaining RSVP presence in select locations by funding sponsors that can effectively engage adults 55+ in high-impact, measurable service. The key points are the focus on older adult volunteerism, the requirement to respond to CNCS National Performance Measures, and the strict limitation that the service area must be one of the locations named in Appendix A.

• The Corporation for National and Community Service in the community development, disaster prevention and relief, education, employment, labor and training, energy, environment, food and nutrition, health, housing, law, justice and legal services, other, transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2016 RSVP Limited Geographical Area Competition" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 94.002.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2015-09-21.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-11-03. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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