AmeriCorps VISTA Project Sponsorship (concept paper and project application)

AmeriCorps VISTA places full-time members for a year of service with sponsoring organizations that build long-term anti-poverty capacity. Sponsors design and supervise the project; AmeriCorps provides the members, who receive a modest living allowance and benefits, and in some cases a support grant. Public and private nonprofits (not only 501(c)(3)s), tribes and state and local agencies may sponsor projects in economic opportunity, healthy futures, education or veteran and military families....