In partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), New York Campus Compact (NYCC) is pleased to announce the availability of AmeriCorps VISTA awards for the 2011-2012 grant year.

NYCC has been partnering with CNCS since 2003 in order to assist member campuses in increasing the number of faculty and students making a difference through volunteer service and service-learning. The NYCC VISTA program enables colleges and universities to better respond to pressing issues facing low-income communities by improving the quality of and capacity for campus-community service. With an AmeriCorps VISTA member, campuses are able to build partnerships with nonprofit community organizations to mobilize intellectual, human and material resources and address community-identified issues of concern.

For more information about the NYCC AmeriCorps VISTA program, please visit our website: nycc.web.officelive.com.

Intent to Apply – Due: January 7, 2011

All new sites should submit a brief intent to apply notice via email to Brittany Campese at bcampese {at} cornell(.)edu. This notice is non-binding and will simply enable NYCC to better assist sites with the application process. Any new host site submitting an intent to apply notice will be contacted to schedule a mandatory New Site Information and Application Assistance Session before submitting the Host Site Application.

Host Site Application (HSA) – Due: February 18, 2011

New site applications and guidelines can be found online or attached to this email. When downloading the application and guidelines from the website, please be sure that you are using the information for New Sites rather than Renewing Sites.