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TENNESSEE
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QUERY4.XLS
State
Last Name
Address
City
Postal Code
TN
Duncan
P.O. Box 239, Hwy. 25E
Tazewell
37879
TN
Hamm
Main Street
Mountain City
37683
TN
Letterman
1105 E. Jackson Blvd., Ste 2, P.O. Box 187
Jonesborough
37659
TN
Owens
313 Industrial Lane
Oneida
37841
TN
Shore
217 South College Street
Greenville
37744
TN
Trent
Hancock County Executives Office, P.O. Box 347
Sneedville
37869
TN
Wilson
301 S. Main
Jellico
37762
ge 12
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QUERY3.XLS
ST
City
Last Name
Position
Objective I-Work
Objective 1-Result
Objective 1-Impact
Objective 1-Standard
Objective 1-Benefit
TN
Greenville
Shore
I work primarily in finding people
(low income) to offer grants/loans
for housing repairs.
TN
Jellico
Wilson
Community research and grant
writing to fund rural development
projects.
TN
Jonesborough
Letterman
Work in Claiborne and Campbell
Produce an accurate map of the utility
Improved water and sewer lines for
Success will be measured by the number of
The quality of housing will improve.
Impossible to establish at this time.
counties to map out water and sewer
lines in Campbell and Claiborne
residents. This may be increased pressure
residents who receive water improvements.
lines and determine the need for the
counties. These will include lline
or the establishment of new lines.
residence.
location and pipe size.
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QUERY3.XLS
ST
City
Last Name
Position
Objective 1-Work
Objective 1-Result
Objective 1-Impact
Objective 1-Standard
Objective 1-Benefit
TN
Mountain City
Hamm
Work with county officials in a
Work with County on Porjects listed in
Results not conclusive as of yet as
Measurement will be achieved by the
Successful standards will be determined
Some projects such as water and
variety of outreach programs, with
Enterprise Committee Book.
Enterprise Committee grants and loans
number of projects we will be able to fund.
by the achievement of the program.
sewer projects will affect all of county
emphasis on Community Relations
have not been approved.
residents. Some projects will only
to achieve successful completion.
benefit a small number.
TN
Oneida
Owens
To improve the quality of life of
To improve the quality, range, and
SMART area residents by providing
accessibility of health care services
them with improved health services,
available to SMART area residents as
safety/security, and housing.
measured by a fifty percent increase in
patient satisfaction over the ten year
planning period, as determined by the
"Health Care Assessments" st
TN
Sneedville
Trent
To socially, economically, and
educationally develop opportunities
for hundreds of Hancock, TN
residents.
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QUERY3.XLS
ST
City
Last Name
Position
Objective 1-Work
Objective 1-Result
Objective 1-Impact
Objective 1-Standard
Objective 1-Benefit
TN
Tazewell
Duncan
Perform a variety of functions in the
Improved housing for residents in the
Success will be measured by number of
Quality of housing will be improved.
Number of FmHA housing program
area of housing improvements in
area.
improved homes.
loans to increase by 25% over the
Claiborne, campbell, Hancock,
previous five year average in the area.
Union and Grainger counties. These
include outreach, community
relations, accounting, building codes
and inspection, loan packaging and
housing preservati
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QUERY3A.XLS
State
City
Last Name
Objective 2.Work
Objective 2-Result
Objective 2-Impact
Objective 2-Standard
Objective 2-Benefit
TN
Greenville
Shore
TN
Jellico
Wilson
TN
Jonesborough
Letterman
Introduce the business community to the availabililty of unds
Improve the quality of rural life by
Success will be measured by the
Quality of rural life will be improved.
Impossible to evaluate at this time.
through FmHA's Business and Industrial Loan Guarantees.
upgrading the economic environment.
number of loans made.
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25
QUERY6A.XLS
State
City
Last Name
Objective 3.Work
Objective 3-Result
Objective 3-Impact
Objective 3-Standard
Objective 3-Benefit
TN
Greenville
Shore
TN
Jellico
Wilson
TN
Jonesborough
Letterman
Work with the Development District on
Improve the quality of living for residents
Success of the projects will be
Quality of living will be improved.
Impossible to measure at this time.
outreach projects such as working with the
of the counties served by the
measured by the number of residents
Hunger Coalition, grant writing, Solid
Development District.
served.
waste Management and many many more.
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ViRgiNiA
25
25
QUERY3.XLS
ST
City
Last Name
Position
Objective 1-Work
Objective 1-Result
Objective 1-Impact
Objective 1-Standard
Objective 1-Benefit
VA
Jonesville
Bailey
Initiate and facilitate involvement in
The participant will contact members of
Applicants will be advised in family
Outreach services will be provided to
The numberr of rural housing
The number of rural housing
502 and 504 housing programs to
the rural community in order to make
budgeting, needed home repairs and
appropriate applicants who will receive
applications will increase and the actual
applications will increase by 30%
include assisting low and very low
known to low and vrey low income
improvements, construction
assistance with the loan application and
number of applicants receiving
over the previous 5 year average; the
income families in obtaining decent,
residents the availability of loans and
requirements, and bid solicitation.
packaging process.
loans/grants will increase over the
actual number of applicants receiving
adequate, safe, and sanitary housing.
grants for rural housing ownership,
previous 5 year average.
loans/grants will increase by 30%
housing repair, and water and septic
over the previous 5 year average.
services.
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WEST ViRgiNiA
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25
QUERY4.XLS
State
Last Name
Address
City
Postal Code
WV
Adkins
P.O. Box 100
West Hamlin
25571
WV
Croaff
P.O. Box 2239
Williamson
25661
WV
Dalton
P.O. Box 158
Wilcoe
24895
WV
Dunnings
P.O. Box 158
Wilcoe
24895
WV
Haas
P.O. Box 658, 1009 University Avenue
Morgantown
26505
WV
Munza
P.O. Box 1628
Fairmont
26555
WV
Smith, II
P.O. Box 1346
Logan
25601
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QUERY3.XLS
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City
Last Name
Position
Objective 1-Work
Objective 1-Result
Objective 1-Impact
Objective 1-Standard
Objective 1-Benefit
WV
Fairmont
Munza
Will provide technical assistance to
the 15 communities in WV that
developed plans for designation
under the Administration's
Empowerment Zones and Enterprise
Communities EZ/EC program.
WV
Logan
Smith, II
WV
Morgantown
Haas
I serve as a facilitator to the "Vision
2000" project, a comprehensive
economic development plan for the
greater Morgantown area.
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QUERY3.XLS
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City
Last Name
Position
Objective 1-Work
Objective 1-Result
Objective 1-Impact
Objective 1-Standard
Objective 1-Benefit
WV
West Hamlin
Adkins
My responsibilities are to help with
economic development through
benedum/minigrants and various
other organizations.
WV
Wilcoe
Dalton
My job is to help people in my
community as well as the county by
assisting them in any way that I can
through the AmeriCorps program
with help from the Council of
Southern Mountains to ensure a
brighter future for them and me.
WV
Wilcoe
Dunnings
Responsibilities range from working
out in the public with community
based or civic organizations to
interoffice duties.
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25
QUERY3.XLS
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City
Last Name
Position
Objective 1-Work
Objective 1-Result
Objective 1-Impact
Objective 1-Standard
Objective 1-Benefit
WV
Williamson
Croaff
Promote development of Mingo
The work to be accompllished is
A result of the work is a better
The means of measuring the quality or
Accomplishment of at least 50% of the
All residents of Mingo Cocunty shall
County and education of general
contained within the empowerment zone
environment for the residents of Mingo
success of the work shall be
components identified number 2.
benefit from implementation of 911
population.
application for Mingo County.
County. The housing component
accompllishment of specific programs. this
system and improved housing and
Responsible for pursuing funding to
consists of providing assistance to low
may be measured by the awarding of grants
creation of transportation system.
accomplish goals and objectives.
income families to locate decent, safe,
to achieve goals.
Total population is approximately
Primary assignment shall be housing,
and sanitary housing. The rural
37,000.
rural transportation and emergency
transportation program, if completed, W
communications
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QUERY3A.XLS
State
City
Last Name
Objective 2.Work
Objective 2-Result
Objective 2-Impact
Objective 2-Standard
Objective 2-Benefit
WA
Wenatchee
Mary Ann
Develop and administer a community needs survey to Larson
The results of the survey will provide a
Analyzing returned surveys.
Receiving clear qualitative answers that
All individuals interested in research
residents and county agencies.
systematic way to prioritize, categorize
allow the Center to focus on the most
on the comunity's poverty population
and delineate the areas of need the
beneficial services/programs to provide the
and all individuals who are the target
Resource Center should address.
community. return rate of 30% from the
population for the Resource Center's
target population will consist of the minimal
services.
response we would hope to elicit.
WV
Fairmont
Munza
WV
Logan
Smith, II
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25
QUERY4.XLS
State
Last Name
Address
City
Postal Code
VA Bailey
P. O. Box 88
Jonesville
24263
P
75
25
FS
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Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site Rural
Development, TN
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
To provide technical assistance in solid waste management and
recycling resulting in a 10% increased recycling rate and improved
solid waste management through initiation of 3 grant proposals and
2 recycling program starts.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) What activities will you be engaged in?
Develop community based recycling and solid waste diversion
programs.
Carry out education and promotion campaign designed to
increase recycling and source reduction.
Write grant proposals to implement solid waste plans and start
new recycling programs.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
Establishment of recycling collection centers, reduction in
landfill needs.
Environmentally safe treatment of solid waste.
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Regional solid waste management plans will be approved by the
State Department of Health and Environment.
Participating businesses and industries will monitor recycling
and waste stream
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Increase local recycling rate by 10%.
Obtain funding for solid waste treatment.
Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site Rural
Development, MS, TN & WV
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
To provide transfer recycling technology from existing rural and
urban projects resulting in a recycling program starting which
would employ 25 disabled workers from local institutions.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) What work will be done? What service will your members engage
in?
Visit other institutions which have implemented similar
projects.
Make contacts with local institutions.
Work with local leaders to find markets for recycled products.
Carry out education and promotion campaign.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
Employment of 25 disabled adults to sort materials.
Reduction of materials filling local landfills.
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Quality of product will allow resale.
Sorted materials will be randomly checked.
Residents of institution will be interviewed on job
satisfaction
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Employment satisfaction of at least 50% of the employed
institution residents.
Increase local recycling rate by 10%.
5)
How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work you
members perform?
25 mentally disabled adults.
is
Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site Rural
Development, MS, AR, & VA
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
To provide assistance to rural communities interested in
implementing community. forestry programs resulting in improved
living conditions and opportunities for neighborhood service.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) what work will be done? What service will your members engage
in?
Develop a plan and identify suitable planting sites for urban
forestry projects.
Secure funding for purchase of materials.
Recruit and organize volunteers to plant trees.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
Establishment of native tree species in residential and
business areas in small communities.
Involvement of local civic and volunteer groups.
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Survival rate of 60% of planted trees.
Participation by 3 local groups.
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Improvement of overall aesthetic quality of area.
Increase in real estate values.
5) How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work you
members perform?
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All residents of the 8-10 communities involved.
25
Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site Rural
Development, KY, MS, se & AR
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
To seek sustainable economic development opportunities to diversify
local economies, resulting in local people obtaining job training
and higher paying employment while maintaining the quality of the
rural environment.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) What activities will you be engaged in?
Members will work directly with local business leaders to
inventory existing resources, identify sustainable economic
development opportunities, conduct feasibility studies, and
assist in writing (3.5) business plans.
Issues of environmental concern will be analyzed with any
related new business venture.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
Increasing local employment and income.
Local individuals will be trained for employment.
Business plans will be developed and funding sought.
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Professionals will review all environmental impact analysis.
Local business leaders will be interviewed following
completion of project.
Loans and other funding will be obtained for 25% of the
business plans developed.
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Establishment of a sustainable, natural resource based
business employing 5 locally trained people.
25
Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site Rural
Development, VA, KY, TN & AR
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
To promote alternative wood products and value added manufacturing
technologies resulting in local people obtaining job training and
higher paying employment while maintaining the quality of the rural
environment.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) What activities will you be engaged in?
Identify potential wood products markets and needed
technologies.
Solicit participation from existing wood products
manufacturers.
Train 2 existing wood products manufacturers in value added
technologies.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
Increasing value of locally produced wood products.
Higher employment and income levels.
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Survey participating wood products manufacturers before and
after project on value their product.
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Increase of 50% in value of product.
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Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site Rural
Development, VA, KY, TN & AR
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
To promote alternative wood products and value added manufacturing
technologies resulting. in local people obtaining job training and
higher paying employment while maintaining the quality of the rural
environment.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) What activities will you be engaged in?
Identify potential wood products markets and needed
technologies.
Solicit participation from existing wood products
manufacturers.
Train 2 existing wood products manufacturers in value added
technologies.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
Increasing value of locally produced wood products.
Higher employment and income levels.
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Survey participating wood products manufacturers before and
after project on value their product.
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Increase of 50% in value of product.
25
Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site Rural
Development, VA, TN & se
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
To conduct or arrange 150 environmental education presentations
resulting in increased knowledge by citizens as measured by pre and
post program interview, with program quality judged by teachers and
increased participation in environmental education programs in
local schools.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) What activities will you be engaged in?
Development and presentation of environmental education
materials.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
Increased student and citizen knowledge of environmental
issues.
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Pre and post program interviews will be conducted
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Increased interest in environmental education and a 15%
increase in community awareness of environmental issues,
problems, values, and solutions by the end of the school year
25
Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site Rural
Development, VA, TN & se
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
To conduct or arrange 150 environmental education presentations
resulting in increased knowledge by citizens as measured by pre and
post program interview, with program quality judged by teachers and
increased participation in environmental education programs in
local schools.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) What activities will you be engaged in?
Development and presentation of environmental education
materials.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
Increased student and citizen knowledge of environmental
issues.
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Pre and post program interviews will be conducted
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Increased interest in environmental education and a 15%
increase in community awareness of environmental issues,
problems, values, and solutions by the end of the school year
25
Development, VA, NC, CA & LA
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
Facilitate creation of tourism opportunities through festivals and
other events resulting in 50% of the attenders coming from outside
the county.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) What activities will you be engaged in?
Market research and development to identify potential
tourists.
Develop partnerships with regional tourism groups.
Assist in planning tourism events and local festivals.
Create interpretive signs and programs.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
Increase tourism while maintaining the rural character of the
area.
3 meaningful partnerships developed.
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Implementation of 2 events which draw at least 50% non-local
people (Currently < 10%) to attend as measured by survey of
tourists.
Participation in planning of these events by 2 tourism groups.
4)
By what standard will you gauge success?
At least one of the events will become annual.
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Development, VA, NC, CA & LA
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
Facilitate creation of tourism opportunities through festivals and
other events resulting in 50% of the attenders coming from outside
the county.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) What activities will you be engaged in?
Market research and development to identify potential
tourists.
Develop partnerships with regional tourism groups.
Assist in planning tourism events and local festivals.
Create interpretive signs and programs.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
Increase tourism while maintaining the rural character of the
area.
3 meaningful partnerships developed.
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Implementation of 2 events which draw at least 50% non-local
people (Currently < 10%) to attend as measured by survey of
tourists.
Participation in planning of these events by 2 tourism groups.
4)
By what standard will you gauge success?
At least one of the events will become annual.
25
Development, VA, NC, GA & LA
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
Facilitate creation of tourism opportunities through festivals and
other events resulting. in 50% of the attenders coming from outside
the county.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) What activities will you be engaged in?
Market research and development to identify potential
tourists.
Develop partnerships with regional tourism groups.
Assist in planning tourism events and local festivals.
Create interpretive signs and programs.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
Increase tourism while maintaining the rural character of the
area.
3 meaningful partnerships developed.
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Implementation of 2 events which draw at least 50% non-local
people (Currently < 10%) to attend as measured by survey of
tourists.
Participation in planning of these events by 2 tourism groups.
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
At least one of the events will become annual.
25
Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site Rural
Development, MN & WV
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
To support community planning programs in West Virginia and rural
Minnesota, as measured by 50% (3 out of 6) of the contacted
communities producing a feasible plan to improve living conditions.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) What activities will you be engaged in?
Contacting community leaders and outreach to non-represented
groups.
Collecting information on community needs, problems, and
opportunities.
Organizing community officials by facilitating meetings to
prioritize goals and identify tasks.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
All targeted communities are contacted and advised of the
opportunity to participate in this program.
At least 3 communities develop a feasible plan.
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Contacts with communities will be documented.
Community plans will be reviewed by professionals.
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Community leaders in 2 communities show an active interest in
pursuing planning options.
Two communities are able to secure funding to implement plan
components.
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Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site Rural
Development, MN & WV
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
To conduct or arrange 90 environmental education presentations
resulting in increased knowledge by citizens as measured by pre and
post program interview, with program quality judged by teachers and
increased participation in environmental education programs in
local schools.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) What activities will you be engaged in?
Development and presentation of environmental education
materials.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
Increased student and citizen knowledge of environmental
issues.
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Pre and post program interviews will be conducted.
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Increased interest in environmental education and a 15%
increase in participation by the end of the school year.
25
Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site Rural
Development, MN & WV
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
To seek sustainable economic development opportunities to diversify
local economies, resulting in local people obtaining job training
and higher paying employment while maintaining the quality of the
rural environment.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) What activities will you be engaged in?
Members will work directly with 30 local communities and
business leaders to inventory existing resources, identify
sustainable economic development opportunities, assess
technology needs, identify new markets, conduct feasibility
studies, and assist in writing business plans.
Issues of environmental concern will be analyzed with any
related new business venture.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
Convey the concept of sustainable development to
leaders/entrepreneurs.
Increased local employment and income.
Local individuals will be trained for employment.
Business plans will be developed and funding sought.
Marketing plans will be developed.
Local investment in new technology.
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Professionals will review all environmental impact analysis.
Local business leaders will be interviewed following
completion of project.
Loans and other funding will be obtained for 25% of the
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business plans developed.
Business will change marketing strategies or invest in new
equipment.
4)
By what standard will you gauge success?
Retain 1 existing business.
Expand 1 existing business.
Assist in formation of 1 new business.
Create or save 5 jobs.
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Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site Rural
Development, MN & WV
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
To promote alternative wood products and value added manufacturing
technologies resulting in local people obtaining job training and
higher paying employment while maintaining the quality of the rural
environment.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) What activities will you be engaged in?
Present the concept of sustainable development and its'
advantages to 30 community groups.
Assess technology, finance, and technical assistance needs of
100 forest products firms.
Train 40 representatives from forest products firms in
technology which will increase their value-added potential.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
Increasing value of locally produced wood products.
Higher employment and income levels.
Greater support for sustainable development.
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Evaluate community groups understanding of sustainable
development.
Have technical assistance practitioners evaluate assessment
results.
Post testing of training programs to evaluate skill levels.
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Active support of 5 communities for sustainable development.
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Technical specialists evaluate 80% of assessments as adequate.
In 6-month post-training interviews, 10 representatives
indicate they are applying training.
25
Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site Rural
Development, MS TN & WV
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
To provide transfer recycling technology from existing rural and
urban projects resulting in a recycling program starting which
would employ 25 disabled workers from local institutions.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) What work will be done? What service will your members engage
in?
Visit other institutions which have implemented similar
projects.
Make contacts with local institutions.
Work with local leaders to find markets for recycled products.
Carry out education and promotion campaign.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
Employment of 25 disabled adults to sort materials.
Reduction of materials filling local landfills.
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Quality of product will allow resale.
Sorted materials will be randomly checked.
Residents of institution will be interviewed on job
satisfaction
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Employment satisfaction of at least 50% of the employed
institution residents.
Increase local recycling rate by 10%.
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5)
How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work you
members perform?
25 mentally disabled adults.
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Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site Rural
Development, MS, AR, & VA
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
To provide assistance to rural communities interested in
implementing community forestry programs resulting in improved
living conditions and opportunities for neighborhood service.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) What work will be done? What service will your members engage
in?
Develop a plan and identify suitable planting sites for urban
forestry projects.
Secure funding for purchase of materials.
Recruit and organize volunteers to plant trees.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
Establishment of native tree species in residential and
business areas in small communities.
Involvement of local civic and volunteer groups.
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Survival rate of 60% of planted trees.
Participation by 3 local groups.
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Improvement of overall aesthetic quality of area.
Increase in real estate values.
5) How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work you
members perform?
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All residents of the 8-10 communities involved.
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SCS
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Objectives
State:
- Tennessee
Number of Objectives
:.
- 14
Type of Positions
- Rural Development
Number of clusters
- four
Number of worksites
- Nine
(Note: Some of these worksites are in conjunction with USDA Forest
Service.)
Cluster One
Jackson
Waverly
11,12,13,14
Cluster Two
Cookeville
3,9
Jamestown
Cluster Three
Drakes, KY 9,10 9, 10
Williamsburg
Clairfield
Magnolia
Cluster Three
Rutledge
1,2
Morristown 5,6,7,8
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
SCS25-1
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Rutledge,
Tennessee
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Regional Speciality Recreation
and Tourism Feasibility
Study
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Conduct a comprehensive tourism assessment.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Resulting in a Regional Speciality Recreation and Tourism
Feasibility Study.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Measured by addressing accessibility, anchors, accommodations,
attractions, activities, appreciation and advertising.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Approval by a Regional Advisory Committee.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
Residents, merchants, and business in Clairborne, Grainger,
Hancock, Hawkins, and Union counties in Tennessee.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVE
25-2
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Rutledge,
Tennessee
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Teaching environmental
awareness and clean up of community
parks and public places.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Teaching youth environmental awareness. Organization and
participation in clean-up and beautification of community parks and
public places. Fundraising and building resources for these
activities.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
800 hours of volunteer service; 8 community clean-ups/fix-ups, 7
youth workshops, and raised community self-esteem.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Log of additional volunteer hours, log of workshops, and before and
after photos of projects.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
700 hours of volunteer service, 5 workshops conducted, and
neatness/beautification of community places.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
108,000 people
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVE
25-3
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Cookeville &
Jamestown, Tennessee
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Assist in development of
on-site
environmental study areas.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Assist a minimum of ten schools in the development of on-site
environmental study areas.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Environmental study in the schools will increase because resources
will be readily available. Increased environmental awareness by
both students and teachers. Students will become active,
environmentally sensitive adults.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Pre and post test scores. Teachers at the ten selected schools
will incorporate environmental education and the study areas into
their lesson plans.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Environmental awareness will increase significantly using
statistical analysis. A 50 percent increase in teachers using the
study areas and incorporating environmental education into their
lesson plans. 5000 students will have participated in
environmental study area activities.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVE
25-p4
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Cookevile &
Jamestown, Tennessee Cluster
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: To improve environmental
awareness through development of
educational programs to be
presented at 28 schools and
14 civic clubs.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Present environmental education programs at schools and civic
clubs.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Improve environmental awareness of key environmental issues.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Before/after questionnaire.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
50 percent increase in awareness of environmental issues.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
700 students and 350 adults.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
2505
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Morristown,
Tennessee
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: To utilize both TVA and ASCS
data in developing a list
that includes name, address, phone numbers, and type of operation
of potential clients and contacting 95% of the approximately 600
land owners in the watershed.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Develop client list and contact clients.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Clients will be contacted.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
By the number contacted.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
95% are contacted.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
570 people.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
25-06
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Morristown,
Tennessee
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: To provide technical
assistance that results in 20 land
users applying best management practices that meet the SCS field
office technical guide on farms that have not participated in
district programs in the past.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Provide technical assistance.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Best management practices will be applied.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Field office technical guide.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Twenty new participants apply practices that meet specs.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
20 land users.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
25-07
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Morristown,
Tennessee
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: To reduce the amount of animal
waste entering the
watersheds streams by 8,00,000 lbs as calculated by SCS engineers
and the District Conservationist by applying practices that store,
control, or reduce waste and that meet SCS technical standards.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Assist in applying practices that store, control, or reduce animal
waste.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Waste systems applied.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
By the SCS engineers.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Field office technical guide.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
All those down stream, approximately 10,000 in the watershed.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
25-08
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Morristown,
Tennessee
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: To increase the knowledge and
acceptance of riparian area
practices by applying. at least two stream bank protection
demonstrations that meet the field office technical guide and
result in improved habitat as determined by the SCS water quality
indicators guide and SCS biologists.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Install stream bank protection practices.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Practices will be installed and land users will become more aware
of this type of practice.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
By the field office technical guide and water quality indicators
guide.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
By counting, if two go in, it will be 100% of what we planned.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
The two land users we install them on, plus all those down stream
and sportsmen in the area.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
25-09
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Whitley County
- Tennessee
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Survey small farms families in
Whitley County to assess
needs and interests in beginning or expanding livestock production,
in exploring alternative crops, intensive grazing methods,
composting and other sustainable agricultural endeavors.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Create a survey and interview 60 small farm families. Analyze
survey results and work with Whitley County Small Farms Board and
membership to determine priority areas for development. Use
responses as mailing lists and conduct workshops with other federal
agencies.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
A set of at least five priority areas for further research and
development.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Completion of at least 60 surveys. Membership meeting held to help
set priorities.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
At least 75% of the membership will participate.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
Sixty families involved in survey process. Information as to needs
assessed and projects slated for research and development would be
shared with the broader empowerment zone area.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
25-10
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service SITE: Whitley County
- Tennessee
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Inventory the forest land
owned by WCLT as well as other
forest land in the area to create a management plan which will help
WCLT complete its Rural Planned Unit Development and will also aid
the entire empowerment zone.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Inventory the land on WCLT, land WCLT wants to own, and land in the
zone. Create a management plan based on the inventory and help
continue the 10-year replanting plan that is already in effect.
Support residents with permaculture plans. Research other rural
development models.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
A foundational planning tool for development of WCLT and the
empowerment zone area.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
WCLT's and other community's ability to use the plan based on their
experience in this area. Judgement of technical expert in the are
of stewardship planning.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
All WCLT land inventoried and three parcels of at least 100 acres
inventoried in zone. 1000 trees planted. Discovery of three
species that can be introduced and cultivated in appropriate areas
in the forest.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
Three area colleges and 20 students with whom we will share our
information. WCLTG board, staff, and residents (50 people) as well
as 10 local land owners around the land trust. The entire
Appalachian United Vision empowerment zone (100 members). Rural
Settlement Plan disseminated with five communities in the zone.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVE
25-11
GRANTEE:
USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE:
Waverly,Tennessee
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Develop an environmental
outreach program.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Developing an outreach program that involves organizing and
promoting county-side workshops, developing demonstration programs,
and organizing nature tours, developing environmental education
projects that reach minorities, women, persons who are physically
disabled, and youth and civic organizations.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
The hoped for result of the activities is to reach at least 3,000
of the approximate 15,500 people in the Humphreys county region,
2,000 of which are students and 1,000 being adult participants.
The anticipated log of 500 service hours is expected as a result of
the outreach program to culminate in a sense of community pride in
various groups of the county while educating the groups on
environmental issues.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
The quality of these activities will be measured by a log of an
additional 100 activity hours or service hours performed by
community organizations. Likewise, at the end of the program a
survey will be conducted of all group participants to analyze the
effectiveness of the outreach program.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Success of the program will be measured by at least five new youth
or civic groups which participate in the environmental outreach
program. The success of this program will be evaluated by
achieving at least a 90% favorable opinion of the outreach program
by the groups involved.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
25-12
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Waverly,
Tennessee
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Create environmental education
opportunities.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Will assist in creating environmental education opportunities
through workshops, tours, development of trails and education
materials.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
The hoped for result of the work/activities will be increased
community awareness of environmental concerns and increase the
development of the environmental education center.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
The quality/impact will be measured by the numbers of participants
in environmental activities.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
The measure of success will be by the number of workshops (4),
number of tours (6), number of lesson plans developed (5), and
number of organizations involved (8).
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
Approximately 5,000 individuals will benefit from increased
awareness in environmental concerns.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
25-13
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Waverly,
Tennessee
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: To reduce the amount of
nonpoint source pollution in
selected watersheds within
the Chickasaw-Shiloh RC&D
area through landowner use of
effluent discharge
equipment.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Promotion of the Council's traveling gun irrigation system.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Six landowners safely discharge their waste storage facilities.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
By safely discharging 8,000,000 gallons of effluent
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Based on the number of landowners that utilizes the equipment.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
A minimum of 35 landowners will be contacted concerning
availability of effluent discharge equipment.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVE
25-14
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Waverly,
Tennessee
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: To increase the level of
environmental awareness. in the
public school systems within
the eight-county
Chickasaw-Shiloh RC&D Area.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Develop an environmental awareness training curriculum to be
available to 49 elementary schools.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Achievements and results of these activities will include
participants (elementary students) developing a better appreciation
for the environment.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
By the number of schools that participate in using the curriculum
and by requests for additional educational assistance.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Chickasaw-Shiloh RC&D will measure the success of the program by 40
percent of the elementary schools in the area utilizing the
curriculum.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
Approximately 600 elementary students. equipment.
VIRGINIA
SCS
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Objectives
State:
- Virginia
Number of Objectives
- 5
Type of Positions
- Rural Development
Number of Clusters
- 2
Number of worksites
- 5
Number of Members
- 6
Cluster One
Keysville
18 19
Tappanhanock
Nottoway
Wytheville Cluster Two 14/6/7
Marion
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
25-15
Grantee: USDA Soil Conservation Service
Site:
Wytheville, Virginia
New
River-Highlands RC&D
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE. STATEMENTS: Create an outdoor lab for the
Smyth County School
System using the Marion
Greenway as the site.
1. What work will be done?
Develop a partnership with the Smyth County Schools. Design a
teachers guide for
the Marion Greenway tree identification project. Install signs for
identifying
trees along the Marion Greenway. Develop brochure on the trees of
the Marion Greenway
Project. Holding teachers training workshop for the outdoor lab.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Increase the understanding of how trees grow and what products are
derived from trees.
Provide an educational lab for students. Increase use of the
Greenway Project.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Teachers review and evaluate training guide. Teachers evaluate the
workshop. General appearance of the signs and brochure.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Number of teachers using the outdoor classroom. Number of students
using the outdoor
classroom. Number of groups requesting outdoor instructions guide
for outdoor
classroom.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
500 students
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Grantee: USDA Soil Conservation Service
Site:
Wytheville, Virginia
25-16
New
River-Highlands RC&D Area
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Community Outreach for local
watershed groups.
1. What work will be done?
Implement a newsletter for the RC&D Council. Implement a
newsletter for water quality groups the RC&D Council supports.
Prepare press releases for the council activities.
Recruit and train volunteers to serve as editors for the
newsletters.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Public will have a better understanding of water quality.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Number of newsletters prepared. Number of volunteers recruited and
trained for editors.
Appearance of newsletters. Articles published in local paper.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Review of newsletters prepared for content and appearance.
Newsletters sent to 1000
people. Number of press releases and number of articles in
newspaper.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
Approximately 1000 people will review the newsletters. The
population of the RC&D
area is approximately 250,000, it can be anticipated that 20% will
see articles
in local papers. Direct benefits will accrue to the groups that
get newsletters
prepared.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Grantee: USDA-SCS
Site:
Wytheville, Virginia
River-Highlands RC&D
25-17
New
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Marion Greenway Project.
Establish a greenway along the
Middle Fork Holston River
through the town of Marion.
1. What work will be done?
Develop detailed site plans. Develop construction plans for
facilities. Hold
public meeting to secure public support for the project. Implement
first stage of construction which will be to construct one trail.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Complete planning of entire project and implement first stage of
construction.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Completeness of detailed drawings. Amount of public support
generated. Completion of a
catalog of needed facilities and equipment. Completion of final
stage of construction.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Review of site plans and detail drawings by VPI Community Design
Assistance Projects.
Number of public meetings and number of attendees. Completed
construction meets specification.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
All residents of the Town of Marion; approximately 6,500 people.
All students in the
Marion Middle School; approximately 650.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Virginia Grantee: USDA Soil Conservation Service 25.18 Site: Keysville,
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: To create a historical civil
war route auto byway
1. What work will be done?
Design an interpretative driving route with pull-offs about the
final days of the civil war. Organizing the business community
into marketing the resources (historic, outdoor recreation,
tourism)
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Provide education concerning the conclusion of the civil war.
Increase local tourism and associated economic development.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Tourist traveling route and entering roadside pull-offs. Increase
in economic activity for local businesses and entrepreneurs.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Vehicle and tour bus counts. Rise in economic baseline of local
tourist service industry New associated tourism business start-ups.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
Citizens in the seven county region (-96,000).
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
25-19
Grantee:
Site:
Keysville,
Virginia
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: To develop the Greenway Trail
and Park
1. What service activities will your participants engage in?
Organize Historic Staunton River Foundation (HSRF).
Serve as advisor to Southern Virginia Trail (SVT) Committee
Administer grant for feasibility study concerning a trail.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Conversion of abandon railroad to a greenway trail
Expand idle historic park into an interpretative exhibition
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Formation of volunteer citizen sub-committees
Development of facilities with local citizen support
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
50% increase in park usage.
100% satisfaction of HSRF
Construction of a trail
West VIRGINIA
SCS
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Objectives
State:
- West Virginia
Number of Objectives
- 3
Type of Positions
- Rural Development
Number of Clusters
- 1
Number of Worksites
- 5
Number of Members
- 5
Cluster One
Middlebourne
Morgantown
Kingwood
Moorefield
Huntington
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
25.20
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE:
Morgantown,
West Virginia
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Provide cultural resources
protection
through inventory, investigation and documentation of significant
archaeological sites in economically depressed areas of West
Virginia.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Inventory, investigation, and documentation of archaeological and
historical sites in rural West Virginia.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Training to USDA and local community residents in the
identification of important or significant sites.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Sites protected, recorded and preserved. Greater awareness among
USDA of significance of cultural and historical resources.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
100% of significant sites conserved and recorded. Good
relationships with state historic preservation Officer. All SCS
staff trained in cultural resource awareness.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
Six communities and over 1000 low income local rural residents will
directly benefit from preservation of the sites and their local
heritage.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
25-21
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE:
Moorefield,
Kingwood, and Huntington,
West
Vírginia
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Provide for an enhanced rural
environment and economy
through nutrient and pesticide
management and wetland
identification and protection that leads to a 20% reduction of
nutrient and pesticide inputs and conservation of wetlands in
selected rural watersheds.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
In field soil nutrient testing, nutrient and pesticide management
and wetland identification and delineation.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Reduction of nutrient and pesticide loadings from selected
agricultural watersheds.
Identification and protection of wetlands.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Acres of soil testing or plans for reduction of nutrients applied
or pesticides used on farms. Protection of wetlands identified and
the restoration of wetland areas through mitigation.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
1500 acres of soil tested for nutrients, and 500 acres of nutrient
management plans.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
150 limited resource farmers in rural West Virginia. Indirect
benefit to 5 communities and surface and groundwater users in the
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watersheds.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
25-22
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Middlebourne,
West Virginia
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Objective 3: Provide limited
resource communities with
improved leadership capabilities and public process assistance to
the end of developing natural resource conservation and development
projects that improve the standard of living in the tri-county
area.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Assistance to limited resource communities on their natural
resource conservation needs, and water quality or quantity needs.
Assistance with identification, planning, financing, and
implementing local projects.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Improved environment and standard of living for limited resource
rural residents through local natural resource project development
and implementation.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Local projects developed or assisted.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Number of projects assisted and implemented. Goal of 2 major
project activities during the service year.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
Two rural limited resource communities will benefit from the
service which will impact a minimum of 50 families in the area
directly.