Colorado FY2015 AmeriCorps State & National Grant Coversheet

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1 Colorado FY2015 AmeriCorps State & National Grant Coversheet Below is a breakdown of the funding being awarded to The state competitive funding and state formula funding will be granted to Serve Colorado, the governorappointed State Service Commission. The Commission will, in turn, award grants to nonprofit organizations and/or public agencies responding to local needs across the state. In addition, funding is also being awarded to one or more national direct grantees, which are organizations headquartered in Colorado that support AmeriCorps members serving in more than one state. Funding Type Amount State Formula Funding Awarded to Serve Colorado $2,067,324 State Competitive Funding Awarded to Serve Colorado $2,834,153 Funding Awarded to National Direct Grantees headquartered in Colorado $629,955 Total Funding Awarded to Colorado $5,531,432 In addition to the grant funding awarded to organizations, individual AmeriCorps members who complete at least 1,700 hours of service will earn Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards valued at $5,730. These awards may be used to pay for college or vocational training or to pay back student loans. Through the state competitive grants alone, AmeriCorps members in Colorado are projected to earn $3,895,654 in Education Awards to support their pursuit of higher education. App Type Single/Multi Legal Applicant Name Program Name City Cong. District Total Funding Education Award Total Members P Single Denver Public Schools Denver Public Schools Denver 01 $279,200 $1,999, Colorado Parent and Child P Single Foundation (HippyCorps) Colorado HIPPYCorps Denver 01 $284,902 $140, Conservation Legacy AmeriCorps P Multi Conservation Legacy Program Durango 03 $629,955 $586, Colorado Youth Corps C Single Association Youth and Vets for Colorado Denver 01 $1,394,489 $624, C Single Mile High United Way Colorado Reading Corps Denver 01 $693,440 $315, C Single Denver Public Schools Denver Public Schools - Math Fellow Program Denver 01 $182,122 $229, Total Competitive Funding $3,464,108 Total State Formula Funding $2,067,324 Colorado State Total $5,531,432 $3,895,

2 Conservation Legacy Conservation Legacy AmeriCorps Program 701 Camino Del Rio Ste 101 Durango, CO Harry Bruell (970) Congressional District: 03 This is a multi-state program. Grant Funding: $629, AmeriCorps member positions: 338 AmeriCorps education awards: $58,698, Budgeted Match*: $0.00 Other Revenue**: $3,856, AmeriCorps members will construct and improve public access trails, remove invasive species from lakes and public lands, and perform energy audits and install energy conserving measures in lowincome households in Arizona, Colorado, Tennessee and New Mexico.

3 Colorado Parent and Child Foundation (HippyCorps) Colorado HIPPYCorps 800 Grant St Ste 200 Denver, CO Ashley Bassett (303) Grant Funding: $284, AmeriCorps member positions: AmeriCorps education awards: $140, Budgeted Match*: $859, Other Revenue**: $263, AmeriCorps members will deliver school readiness and literacy interventions to families with 3, 4 and 5 year olds in 9 counties of

4 Colorado Youth Corps Association Youth and Vets for Colorado 1640 Grant St Ste 210 Denver, CO Scott Segerstrom (303) Grant Funding: $1,394, AmeriCorps member positions: AmeriCorps education awards: $624, Budgeted Match*: $0.00 Other Revenue**: $682, Members will improve Colorado's recreation infrastructure, protect wildlife habitat, conduct fire mitigation and burned area rehab, prevent erosion and flooding as a result of wildfires, and install energy efficiency measures in the homes of low-income residents. These service activities will occur in 46 Colorado counties - in both urban and rural areas.

5 Denver Public Schools Denver Public Schools - Math Fellow Program 900 Grant St Rm 710 Denver, CO Roxanne Nice (720) roxanne_nice@dpsk12.org Grant Funding: $182, AmeriCorps member positions: AmeriCorps education awards: $229, Budgeted Match*: $1,558, Other Revenue**: $0.00 AmeriCorps members will tutor elementary and middle school students in 'turnaround schools" resulting in increased math proficiency in the Denver Public School system.

6 Denver Public Schools Denver Public Schools 1860 Lincoln Street Family and Community Engagement, 10th Floor Denver, CO Roxanne Nice (720) Grant Funding: $279, AmeriCorps member positions: AmeriCorps education awards: $1,999, Budgeted Match*: $0.00 Other Revenue**: $11,248, AmeriCorps members will provide daily mathematics tutoring and will address student attendance problems at 47 of the lowest performing K-12 schools in Denver,

7 Mile High United Way Colorado Reading Corps th St Denver, CO Christine Benero (303) Grant Funding: $693, AmeriCorps member positions: AmeriCorps education awards: $315, Budgeted Match*: $0 Other Revenue**: $1,054, AmeriCorps members will tutor K-3rd grade students resulting in increased reading proficiency. The program will serve elementary schools in two CO counties: Jefferson and Aurora.