Seed Coalition

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO MODIFY THE MEMBERS FROM 37 TO 69 SLOTS, MODIFY PERFORMANCE MEASURES, ADD $199,916 SUPPORT GRANT FUNDS, AND AMEND THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE. ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AWARD REMAIN THE SAME.

ESTIMATED TOTAL FUNDS REFER TO THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR CASH GRANTS WHILE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF GRANTS EQUALS TOTAL OF ALL AMERICORPS VISTA PROJECTS, TH

MINNESOTA CAMPUS COMPACT'S (MNCC) MISSION IS TO SUPPORT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS THAT ADDRESS PRESSING PUBLIC ISSUES LIKE EDUCATION, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, WHILE ALSO PREPARING STUDENTS FOR WORK, LIFE, AND CITIZENSHIP. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO INCREASE LOW-INCOME PEOPLE?S ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT, INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH CARE, HEALTH EDUCATION, EMERGENCY FOOD, AND LONG TERM HUNGER ALLEVIATION PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS AND ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES WHERE LOW-INCOME PEOPLE ARE SERVED. OUR PROJECTS WILL ALSO FOCUS ON INCREASING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY FOR PARTICIPATING SITES. WE EXPECT TO BENEFIT MORE THAN 6,000 PEOPLE WHO ARE UNINSURED, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, OR LIVING IN RURAL AREAS. FOURTEEN VISTA MEMBERS, INCLUDING ONE VISTA LEADER, WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN HIGHER EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, RESEARCHING HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGIES, RECRUITING AND TRAINING VOLUNTEERS, FINDING RESOURCES, ADVANCING OUTREACH STRATEGIES, AND ENGAGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN CREATING PROGRAMMING, SUCH AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THESE GOALS OVER THE COURSE OF THREE-YEAR PROJECT CYCLES AT HOST SITES, AND THE CHC INTERMEDIARY PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS THESE GOALS ON AN ONGOING BASIS BY CONTINUING TO RECRUIT AND SUPPORT NEW HOST SITES AS HOST SITE PROJECTS CONCLUDE.

URBAN LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES IN COMMUNITY FOOD ECOSYSTEMS: NOURISHING UNDERSERVED STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND NEIGHBORS

ENGAGES INDIVIDUALS IN SERVICE TO ELIMINATE POVERTY AND POVERTY-RELATED PROBLEMS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES