Background
Project proposals are now being accepted from organizations interested in hosting one or more AmeriCorps members during the 2025-2026 term. These eleven month long projects are scheduled to take place from September 3, 2025 through July 31, 2026. MCNCE AmeriCorps places national service members with Montana schools, colleges, nonprofits, and government agencies in order to assist low income and first generation college students in college completion, build organizational capacity, and increase food security among low-income individuals. The MCNCE AmeriCorps priority areas are: college completion and persistence, capacity building related to college persistence, and addressing food insecurity among college students and their communities.
Supporting Documents
Please visit www.mtengage.org to access supporting documents required for this proposal, along with other useful information.
Timeline
Deadline to propose projects - January 10, 2025
Recruitment period for AmeriCorps members - February 5, 2025 - July 25, 2025
Recruitment deadline - July 25, 2025 (This is to ensure that MCNCE has enough time to get all members onboarding so they are ready to begin service on September 3, 2025)
Enrollment period - June 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025 MCNCE works to move candidates through the AmeriCorps enrollment process)
Project Period - September 3, 2025 - July 31, 2026
Background
Project proposals are now being accepted from organizations interested in hosting one or more AmeriCorps members during the 2025-2026 term. These eleven month long projects are scheduled to take place from September 3, 2025 through July 31, 2026. MCNCE AmeriCorps places national service members with Montana schools, colleges, nonprofits, and government agencies in order to assist low income and first generation college students in college completion, build organizational capacity, and increase food security among low-income individuals. The MCNCE AmeriCorps priority areas are: college completion and persistence, capacity building related to college persistence, and addressing food insecurity among college students and their communities.
Supporting Documents
Please visit www.mtengage.org to access supporting documents required for this proposal, along with other useful information.
Timeline
Deadline to propose projects - January 10, 2025
Recruitment period for AmeriCorps members - February 5, 2025 - July 25, 2025
Recruitment deadline - July 25, 2025 (This is to ensure that MCNCE has enough time to get all members onboarding so they are ready to begin service on September 3, 2025)
Enrollment period - June 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025 MCNCE works to move candidates through the AmeriCorps enrollment process)
Project Period - September 3, 2025 - July 31, 2026
Background
Project proposals are now being accepted from organizations interested in hosting one or more AmeriCorps members during the 2024 summer service term. These ten-week long projects are scheduled to take place from June 3, 2024 through August 12, 2024. MTCC AmeriCorps places national service members with Montana schools, colleges, nonprofits, and government agencies in order to build organizational capacity, address summer learning loss, and increase food security among low-income individuals. The MTCC AmeriCorps priority areas are: College Access & Success, K-12 Success or School Readiness, Community Resilience (including climate resilience), and Veterans & Military Families. Supporting Documents Please visit www.mtcompact.org to access supporting documents required for this proposal, along with other useful information.
Timeline
Deadline to propose projects - March 9, 2024
Recruitment period for AmeriCorps members - March 15, 2024 - April 30, 2024
Recruitment deadline - May 1, 2024 (Service sites must send all accepted candidates to MTCC on or before this date)
Enrollment period - May 1, 2024 - June 2, 2024 (MTCC works to move candidates through the AmeriCorps enrollment process)
Project Period - June 3, 2024 - August 12, 2024
Project proposals are now being accepted from college and university campuses (and partnering schools, government and nonprofits) interested in hosting one or more AmeriCorps VISTA members during the 2024-2025 service year. These year-long projects can be scheduled to take place from August 2024 to August 2025. We support AmeriCorps VISTA service member placements with colleges, universities, schools, nonprofits, and government agencies in order to build organizational efficiency, efficacy, and program reach by completing one-year, capacity building projects. VISTAs may be recruited locally from local graduates, or from the national pool. Staff recommend a recruitment strategy that creates a pipeline for local graduates to spend a year building capacity at their alma mater!
Our priority areas are: College Access & Success, K-12 Success or School Readiness, Community Resilience (including climate change resilience), and Veterans & Military Families.
Project proposals are now being accepted from college and university campuses (and partnering schools, government and nonprofits) interested in hosting one or more AmeriCorps VISTA members during the 2025-2026 service year. These year-long projects can be scheduled to take place from August 2025 to August 2026. VISTA (or "Volunteers In Service To America") is a legacy national service program, often called "the domestic Peace Corps." VISTA projects are dedicated to sustainably addressing poverty and Montana Campus Network for Civic Engagement VISTA projects work via colleges, universities, schools, nonprofits, and government agencies in order to build organizational efficiency, efficacy, and program reach, improving the lives of low-income people.
VISTAs may be recruited locally from local graduates, or from the national pool. Staff recommend a recruitment strategy that creates a pipeline for local graduates to spend a year building capacity at their alma mater!
Our priority areas are: College Access & Success, K-12 Success or School Readiness, Community Resilience (including climate change resilience), and Veterans & Military Families.
Priority application deadline: January 10, 2025.
Secondary deadline: January 31, 2025.
Background
This proposal is intended for current MTCC VISTA partners interested in continuing their projects for the 2024-2025 service year. These continuing projects will be scheduled to take place from August 2024 to August 2025. Organizations who are not currently partners, or for organizations interested in proposing a brand new project, should follow the instructions for proposing a new project on the MTCC website.
Supporting Documents
Please visit www.mtcompact.org to access supporting documents required for this proposal, along with other useful information.
Background
Project proposals are now being accepted from college and unviersity campuses (and partnering schools, government and nonprofits) interested in hosting one or more AmeriCorps VISTA members during the 2023-2024 service year. These year-long projects can be scheduled to take place either from June 2023 to June 2024 or August 2023 to August 2024. MTCC AmeriCorps VISTA places national service members with Montana schools, colleges, nonprofits, and government agencies in order to build organizational efficiency, efficacy, and program reach by completing one-year, capacity building projects. The MTCC VISTA priority areas are: College Access & Success, K-12 Success or School Readiness, Community Resilience (including climate change resilience), and Veterans & Military Families.
Supporting Documents
Please visit www.mtcompact.org to access supporting documents required for this proposal, along with other useful information.
Timeline
Deadline to propose projects beginning in June 2023 - December 11, 2022
Negotiations conclude for June 2023 projects - January 20, 2023
Deadline for June 2023 projects to submit their "VISTA Position Details Form" - February 3, 2023
Deadline to propose projects beginning in August 2023 - February 19, 2023 *This is the Final Deadline to propose a VISTA project*
Negotiations conclude for August 2023 projects - March 10, 2023
Deadline for August 2023 projects to submit their "VISTA Position Details Form" - March 24, 2023
June 2023 Project Period - June 5, 2023 to June 4, 2024
August 2023 Project Period - August 14, 2023 to August 13, 2024
Are you interested in AmeriCorps service during the summer? Please submit some basic contact information so that MTCC can reach you when these positions are announced.
Summer AmeriCorps is a 10-week commitment (June-August). You can expect to serve with a Montana nonprofit or school and to receive a modest living allowance and education award for your service.
Are you interested in completing a year of AmeriCorps service in the future? Please submit some basic contact information so that MTCC can reach you when these positions are announced.
As an AmeriCorps member, you can expect to serve with a Montana nonprofit or school and to receive a modest living allowance and education award for your service.
Are you interested in completing AmeriCorps service in the future? Please submit some basic contact information so that MTCC can reach you when these positions are announced.