The Utah Commission on Volunteers currently manages federal grants to Utah organizations in the areas of National Service and in Volunteer Engagement. Currently the Commission is managing the following grants:
Global Youth Service Day Grant
Global Youth Service Day is an annual campaign that celebrates and mobilizes the millions of children and youth who improve their communities each day of the year through service and service-learning. GYSD is celebrated each year in over 100 countries. This year, the Commission will be giving away grants to help organizations plan a Global Youth Service Day project for youth in Utay.
This year AmeriCorps, the Domestic Peace Corps engaged more than 75,000 Americans nationwide in intensive, results-driven service. In 2009 Utah’s AmeriCorps programs utilize over 300 AmeriCorps members to address critical unmet needs in our communities.
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The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, encourages a greater level of coordination between State Commissions and National Direct organizations. The Utah Commission on Volunteers strives to provide greater communication and support between our State and National Direct placements in Utah.
Please use the form below- which is based on the one created by a working group of State Commissions and National Direct representatives - to help us ensure cohesive national service programming in our state.
2012 National Consultation Form
Please return the completed form to:
LaDawn Stoddard
AmeriCorps Program Manager
ldstoddard@utah.gov
The Utah Commission on Volunteerism will improve Utah's volunteer infrastructure by strengthening existing networks of Volunteer Connector Centers, and improving the ability of nonprofits to effectively use volunteers in both short- and long-term roles. The project will use national days of service, such as MLK Day and 9-11, to raise public awareness of volunteerism. In the first year 1,300 new volunteers will participate in such events, and in the next two years, they will be supported and retained while 500 additional volunteers are brought on and tracked in a web-based system.
Sub Grants
Volunteer Connector Trainer Certification