FY 2021 RSVP Competition | CNCS 07 01 20

Opportunity Information: Apply for CNCS 07 01 20

The FY 2021 RSVP Competition (Funding Opportunity Number CNCS 07 01 20) is a discretionary federal grant opportunity run by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to select and fund sponsoring organizations to operate RSVP programs in multiple geographic service areas. The core purpose is to expand and strengthen community-based volunteer service by engaging adults age 55 and older in structured, high-impact volunteer roles. RSVP is designed to produce measurable benefits for communities, provide meaningful and beneficial service experiences for older volunteers, and build longer-term community capacity by connecting local needs with a reliable volunteer base.

This opportunity supports projects across a wide range of public service fields. The funding activity categories listed include community development, disaster prevention and relief, education, employment/labor and training, environment, food and nutrition, health, housing, and other eligible community priorities as described in the full notice. In practical terms, this means applicants can propose RSVP volunteer activities that address local priorities such as tutoring and mentoring, disaster preparedness and response support, assistance with food access and nutrition services, public health outreach, housing-related support services, environmental stewardship, and other community-identified challenges, as long as the proposed work aligns with RSVP goals and can demonstrate results.

Eligible applicants are broad and include state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; other Native American tribal organizations; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that specific nonprofit category). CNCS uses this competition to identify which organizations will serve as the official RSVP sponsors for the competed service areas, meaning awardees would be responsible for managing the local RSVP project, coordinating volunteer placement and support, and ensuring the program delivers documented community impact.

Key timing details show the opportunity was created July 1, 2020, with an original application closing date of September 1, 2020. The award ceiling listed is $518,000, and CNCS expected to make about 236 awards. The CFDA number associated with this program is 94.002, which is commonly used for tracking and compliance purposes in federal assistance programs. Overall, the competition is essentially CNCSs mechanism for selecting and funding the organizations that will run RSVP locally, with an emphasis on effective volunteer engagement of people 55+, community-centered service, and measurable outcomes.

• The Corporation for National and Community Service in the community development, disaster prevention and relief, education, employment, labor and training, environment, food and nutrition, health, housing, other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2021 RSVP 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 Jul 01, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 01, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $518,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 236 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, 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, Private institutions of higher education.

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