Volunteer Florida announces a request for proposals to operate an AmeriCorps program to support efforts for response and disaster mitigation through AmeriCorps Members.  Application instructions will be available on Volunteer Florida’s website at www.volunteerflorida.org on September 1, 2007. Proposals are due Friday, September 28, 2007.

Volunteer Florida, The Governor’s Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service was established in 1994 by the Florida Legislature to administer grants under the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993.  The Commission grants funds to Florida AmeriCorps and National Service programs; encourages volunteerism for everyone from youths to seniors to people with disabilities; promotes volunteerism in emergency management and preparedness; and helps to strengthen and expand Volunteer Centers in Florida.

AmeriCorps is a program funded by the U.S. Congress under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 94.006.  The national public/private partnership supporting AmeriCorps is the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS).  For more information about the CNCS and national AmeriCorps programs, visit www.americorps.org.