Closed · CNCS-07-01-20 · CFDA 94.002 · Discretionary

FY 2021 RSVP Competition

Federal grant opportunity posted by Corporation for National and Community Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$50K-$518K
Award range
Closed
Status
September 3, 2020
Close date
236
Expected awards

The verdict

FY 2021 RSVP Competition is a closed discretionary listing from Corporation for National and Community Service that offered $50,000 -- $518,000 across 236 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 102 other opportunities from Corporation for National and Community Service.

$50K-$518K
award range
Closed
application status
236
expected awards
94.002
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FY 2021 RSVP Competition is closed (last close September 3, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Corporation for National and Community Service still indexes 102 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed September 3, 2020

Posted Jul 1 Closes Sep 3

Est. Total Funding

$17,800,000

Expected Awards

236

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

Through this competition, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) seeks to compete multiple geographic service areas to identify sponsoring organizations for RSVP programs. RSVP engages people age 55 and over in a diverse range of volunteer activities that serve communities to create measurable impact, benefit volunteers through the service experience, and create community capacity.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 8 doors

FY 2021 RSVP Competition bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (8 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; +4 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Community Development · Disaster Prevention and Relief · Education · Employment, Labor and Training · Environment · Food and Nutrition · Health · Housing · Other (CD;DPR;ED;ELT;ENV;FN;HL;HO;O). Only 4 other Corporation for National and Community Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (4% of 103).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

2021RSVP@cns.gov

What to do next

FY 2021 RSVP Competition is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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