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Mississippi
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AmeriCorps USDA Soil Conservation Service
Objectives
State:
- Mississippi
Number of Objectives
- 14
10mber
Type of Positions
- Rural Development
Number of clusters
- three
Number of worksites
- Twelve
(Note: These worksites are in conjunction with USDA Forest
Service.)
Cluster One
Greenville 17
Merigold "
Stoneville 13
Cluster Two
New Albany
6
Tupelo
Grenada
7
Cluster Three
Brookhaven
4/5/
Hattiesburg
Liberty
3
Magnolia
Monticello
2
Pearl
of
065
1
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SCS027-1
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Magnolia,
Mississippi
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: The development and expansion
of secondary wood products
manufacturing enterprises
and the organization of a
woodworkers association.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Coordinating activities to enhance the development and/or expansion
of secondary wood products manufacturing enterprises in 13 counties
of Southwest Mississippi. Organizing a Woodworkers Association.
Developing a local incentive program to encourage landowners to
maintain CRP planted in trees beyond the 10-year contract period.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Eight secondary wood products enterprises started or expanded. One
Woodworkers Association organized, and 95 percent of tree planted
CRP acres signed up for incentive program.
3. How will you measure the quality of your produce or impact of
your service?
Quality of assistance will be measured by evaluation of success of
enterprise assisted, as well as number and size of enterprises
assisted. Also quality of CRP project will be measured by the
degree of participation by landowners.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Success will be measured by number of enterprises assisted, number
of members active in Association, and number of acres signed up for
extended incentive program.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
300 landowners and 13 enterprises.
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SCS027-2
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Monticello,
Mississippi
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Evaluation, correction of
problems, and the management of
livestock waste.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Environmental evaluation of livestock waste lagoons. Mechanical
pumpout of "problem" lagoons with land application. Support in
design and construction of poultry dead-bird composters.
Environmental evaluation of storage and disposal of hazardous
materials and their containers on farms.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Ninety percent of lagoon evaluated, 30 livestock waste management
plans prepared, 10 lagoons pumped out, 8 dead-bird composters
constructed, and 50 environmental evaluation completed.
3. How will you measure the quality of your produce or impact of
your service?
100 percent must meet SCS technical specifications and state DEQ
permit requirements.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
By amount of goals listed in #2 above accomplished meeting
standards in #3 above.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
100 landowners
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
SCS027-3
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Liberty,
Mississippi
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Identify and gain access to
alternative water sources to
be used in rural fire
protection.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Identifying potential alternative water sources (ponds, lakes,
streams, etc.) for rural fire protection and obtaining data to
certify sources. Obtaining easement from landowners for access.
Coordinating activities with local county government to provide
access roads.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Sufficient sources identified and accessed in 50 percent of the 13
project counties so that 75 percent of all residences are within 3
miles of an approved water supply for fire fighting.
3. How will you measure the quality of your produce or impact of
your service?
By inspection of selected sites, legal review, and computer
analysis.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
100 percent of selected sources must meet SCS and State Fire
Academy Standards. All easements must be reviewed by an attorney
and recorded. Computer analysis will verify proper distribution
using satellite imagery.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
2000 residents
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
Ses027-4
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Brookhaven,
Mississippi
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Engage in an environmental
public relations campaign
and to disseminate
conservation education to elementary
schools.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Coordinating a statewide project to distribute Environmental
Adventures booklets to elementary school. Publish monthly
newsletter covering AmeriCorps project activities. Develop and
maintain computer databases in support of ongoing projets of the
local non-profit RC&D Council, including AmeriCorps and other rural
develoment activities requiring close networking with participating
individuals and community groups.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
All elementary schools in Mississippi to receive educational
packages. Public and local partners kept informed of AmeriCorps
activities. Increased public participation in Americorps.
3. How will you measure the quality of your produce or impact of
your service?
Eight news articles published. Nine issues of newsletters
distributed, networking database established or maintained, Fifteen
community groups involved, and objectives accomplished.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
News releases, newsletters, and all supporting correspondence wil
result in achievement of objectives.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
Students in 200 schools - approximately 20,000 students
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVE
SCS027-5
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Brookhaven,
Mississippi
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Recruit volunteers to
"Adopt-A-Stream" for cleanup and
clean-up.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Coordinating the promoting and solicitation of monitors
(volunteers) to adopt stream sections for cleanup and environmental
monitoring in cooperation with Mississippi Wildlife Federation's
Adopt-A-Stream program.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
The establishment of a water quality database to monitor changes
caused by point and nonpoint pollution.
3. How will you measure the quality of your produce or impact of
your service?
Tests must maintain quality control procedures and must be
conducted on specified schedule.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
By number of volunteers recruited (goal-50), miles of streams
adopted (goal-100), by number monitoring points established
(goal-30), and by number of targeted streams involved.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
3000 recreational users in a 13 county area.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
SC027-6
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: New Albany,
Mississippi
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: To survey and build two models
of community services to
improve and protect water
quality.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Working with rural communities within the nine county area to
survey, inventory, and assist with the planning of waste management
systems for public and private facilities to improve and protect
the quality of water.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Develop three (3) meaningful partnerships in respective communities
to improve waste management systems by implementing new or improved
systems of disposal, especialy the grease, oil, food wastes of
public and private food service institutions.
3. How will you measure the quality of your produce or impact of
your service?
Plans are developed for each public facility in the nine county
area. At least two public facilities budget for and/or install
improved systems.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
At least two public facilities will budget for and/or install
improved systems. Performance of installed systems will be
evaluated.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
2 rural communities, 300 people
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
Ses27-7
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Grenada,
Mississippi
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: To create partnerships with
local community fire
protection agencies and to
install dry fire hydrants.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Create gradually partnerships with rural community fire protection
services.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Develop partnership with two (2) rural communities fire protection
services to develop and install eight (8) dry hydrants.
3. How will you measure the quality of your produce or impact of
your service?
The number of partnerships established with rural communities.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
The quality performed services rendered will be measured by the
number services delivered to partnerships.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
2 rural communities, 400 people
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
27-8
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Pearl,
Mississippi
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS:
Write
and
produce
environmental education materials for
teachers and develop
arboretums for on-site assistance
to teachers with
environmental education.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Environmental Education - - Write and produce environmental education
materials for teachers.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Materials developed will be used by teachers and students to
understand environment.
3. How will you measure the quality of your produce or impact of
your service?
Education standards will be used. Printing standards will be used.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Education of 1000 students, develop one brochure, two fact sheets,
two newsletters, and one slide program.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
2000 students and 30 teachers
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
27-9
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Hattiesburg,
Mississippi
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Development of a high quality
regional tourism strategic
plan.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Forming cooperative partnerships with tourism related agencies,
organizations, governmental bodies and businesses within an
eighteen county southeast Mississippi region.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
(a) Development of a high quality regional tourism strategic plan
within an eighteen county region.
(b) Coordination of tourism related agencies, organizations,
governmental bodies and businesses within an eighteen county region
to implement a strategic plan.
3. How will you measure the quality of your produce or impact of
your service?
(a) Formation of cooperative partnerships in the eighteen county
region for tourism development.
(b) Implementation of action items included in the strategic plan,
which includes a regional tourism converence, brochure, tourism
inventory and database, and formation of formal cooperative
partnerships.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
(a) Development of an inventory of the tourism attractions in each
of the eighteen counties in the Southeast Mississippi region.
(b) Development of a reginal tourism brochure.
(c) Development and distributin of a bi-monthly newsletter.
(d) Development and coordination of a regional tourism conference.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
18 county tourism industries involving 2000 people
27
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
52527-10
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Tupelo,
Mississippi
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: To install 30 dry fire
hydrants, develop 15 county-wide
dry hydrant plans, and
publish brochures, improve
insurance classification; and
also to increase public
awareness to build public
support for funding.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
(a) Assist each of the 15 county's fire coordinators to get two
demonstration dry hydrants per county installed.
(b) Work with local Soil & Water Conservation Districts, county
fire coordinators, and rural fire district chiefs to develop
county-wide dry hydrants plans.
(c) Work with Extension Service GIS Unit to get county maps
produced of available water sources and location.
(d) Develop and publish 500-1000 information and education
brochures to promote community awareness and public support for
each county plan.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
(a) Improved rural fire protection capabilities in 30 volunteer
fire district communities.
(b) Reduced travel distance to fill up points in 30 rural fire
districts.
(c) Fifteen county-wide plans for installing dry hydrants.
(d) 500-1000 information/education brochures on each county-wide
plan.
3. How will you measure the quality of your produce or impact of
your service?
(a) Ten percent decrease in travel distance to water source in
fire districts that install dry hydrants.
(b) Fifty percent increase community awareness and support for the
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installation and use of dry hydrants.
(c) Dry hydrants will be installed in 80% of the counties in the
RC&D Areas.
(d) A county-wide plan will be developed in 80% of the counties in
the RC&D area.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
SCS technical standards and Mississippi Fire Standards.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
(a) 30 fire districts servicing 30 community benefitting about 200
families in each community.
(b) 15 counties receiving county-wide plans.
(c) 15 counties receiving 500-1000 informational and educational
brochures.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
SCS27-11
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Merigold,
Mississippi
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Provide technical assistance
to rural communities in the
Mississippi Delta through
community planning.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Will advise and organize community officials and leaders to
establish goals, priorities, programs, procedures in such areas as
the pattern and intensity of land use, transportation facilities,
housing, public utilities, public safety, health services,
pollution control, and quality of the environment.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Communities will clearly identify goals and have an organized
structure to pursue their priorities.
3. How will you measure the quality of your produce or impact of
your service?
Before and after assessment of the communities will be done.
Various state and federal agencies will be involved in the program.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
90% of the target communities are contacted. 60% of contacted
communities produce a feasible plan to improve living conditions.
50% secure funding to implement their plans.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
1,200 individuals in 6 communities.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
SCS27-12
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Greenville,
Mississippi
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Implement Empowerment Zone and
Enterprise Community
Action plans.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Will assist communities with implementing Empowerment Zone (EZ) and
Enterprise Community (EC) action plans. This would include working
with community action agencies, Housing Authorities, MACE, and
various federal, state, local agencies.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Inform the public of EZ/EC benefits and assist in organizing local
groups to participate.
3. How will you measure the quality of your produce or impact of
your service?
An overview and evaluation of activities will be conducted near the
end of the program.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
If EZ/EC benefits reach target group in an effective and timely
method.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
4,200 individuals.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
SC527-13
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Stoneville,
Mississippi
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Foster bottomland hardwood
ecosystem restoration.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Assess landowner needs for technical assistance in Sharkey and
Issaquena counties, including awareness of environmental benefits
of restoring marginal cropland to bottomland hardwood forests;
awareness of incentive programs; willingness to receive technical
assistance. Assist the restoration forester in developing a
technical assistance delivery program that meets identified
landowner needs.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Georeferenced database of potential mitigation sites, including
farmland submitted for the Wetland Reserve Program but not chosen;
contact list of landowners receptive to a technical assistance
visit by the restoration forester; promotional, educational, and
training materials.
3. How will you measure the quality of your produce or impact of
your service?
Survey design and data analysis will be supervised by research
staff in Stoneville and New Orleans. Training materials will be
co-authored by research and technical staff and subject to Station
editorial review.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Return rate on questionnaire exceeds 20%. Five or more landowners
receive technical assistance.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
Mickrean
SCS
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AmeriCorps USDA Soil Conservation Service
Objectives
State:
- Michigan
Number of Objectives
- 3
Type of Positions
- Rural Development
Number of clusters
- three
Number of worksites
- Fourteen
Cluster One
Jackson
Adrian
Ann Arbor
Sanduskie
Cluster Two
Muskegon
Ionia
Grand Rapids
Allegan
Kalamazoo
Marshall
East Lansing
Mason
Lake Leelanau
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
28.01
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Michigan
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Use the Farm*A*Syst
standardized evaluation outline to
have owner/operators
evaluate their farm.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Provide one-on-one assistance to landowners through the Farm*A*Syst
program for assessing potential groundwater pollution problems.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
To have landowners go through the assessment process and identify
problem areas.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
By the number of assessment outlines completed.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Assessment outlines for 1,000 farms completed.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
1,000 families will receive direct assistance. 10% of those
families will be limited resource families.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
e-st
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service SITE: Michigan
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Promote the Farm*A*Syst
program.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Develop and implement a marketing effort to promote Farm*A*Syst.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Farm families will have a better understanding of ground water
protection and will want to join the program.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
A questionnaire will be used to measure how many farmers know about
the effort and how many want to apply.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
50% of farmers in the watershed will have heard about the
Farm*A*Syst program and know where to go for informarion and
assistance.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
28-03
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service SITE: Michigan
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: To direct farmers to financial
and technical assistance.
1. What work will be, done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Families that have compeleted the assessment will be directed to
technical and financial assistance.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Present practices will be altered and potential pollution will be
reduced.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Number of farms that have altered at east one practice to reduce
pollution.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
500 farmers have altered at least one practice.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
Over 500 farm families will benefit from improvement in reduced
risk to ground water.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVE
28-04
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Michigan
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Support the establishment of
local ground water
protection committees.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Establishment of local Ground Water Quality Advisory Teams.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Creation of local self directed Ground Water Protection Committees.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Members of the Ground Water Protection Committee will include
industry, agriculture, institutions, and non-profit organizations.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Twelve local committees will be running independently and will
become the focal point for all groundwater activities in that
committee.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVE
28-05
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Michigan
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Support local use of
Farm*A*Syst for groundwater
protection.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Fostering a sense of self help and self determination for ground
water protection by rural communities.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
The information in Farm*A*Syst is used by local organizations such
as the real estate industry to promote the improvement in quality
of life for the affected area.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
One non-governmental group adopts FAS as a tool or promotion
effort.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Farm*A*Syst will have been adopted by the local communities and
will continue without an AmeriCorps
OHIO
SCS
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AmeriCorps USDA Soil Conservation Service
Objectives
State:
- Ohio
Number of Objectives
- 4
Type of Positions
- Rural Development
Number of Clusters
- 1
Number of worksites
- 1
Number of Members
- 5
Cluster One
Columbus
ct)
-
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
28.06
Grantee: USDA Soil Conservation Service
Site:
Columbus, Ohio
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Two participants will work at
the task of keeping field
maps (GIS base maps) updated and work in the field to check map
accuracy related to the installation of conservation best
management practices. They will work with the River Keeper to
inventory the tributaries, and Big and Little Darby Creek for
riparian cover and identify problem areas where point and nonpoint
pollution enters the stream system.
1. What work will be done?
A. The participants will update all Darby Watershed Field Maps.
B. All maps will be field checked for Map Accuracy.
C. The public will be informed of the findings through news
releases and 6 public information workshops.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
The result is a current GIS data base and participants that are
knowledgeable about field data gathering techniques. The result is
a more informed public through interaction of AmeriCorps volunteers
with youth, senior, and other groups in the Darby Watershed.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
The measure of quality is the ability of the participants to submit
the data on schedule and to interact with the Darby Service
providers in the field.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
The standard to be met is the ability of the students to plan their
own schedule, obtain data, identify data collection limitations,
plan and schedule information, plan and conduct education
activities with other groups, and indicate implementation
limitations to their agency mentors.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
Between 30 and 40 Darby Partners will benefit from having quality,
continuous data submitted and accessible for their use.
Approximately 1200 watershed farmers will benefit as data will be
used to indicate where professional assistance is needed to
accomplish the mission. Over 500 children and seniors will be
potentially included in education, information outreach programs.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
28.07
Grantee: USDA Soil Conservation Service
Site:
Columbus, Ohio
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Two participants to assist
Soil and Water
Conservation Districts to do survey and design work for
conservation Best Management Practices in the rural areas and to
work with county engineers in checking best management practices on
urbanizing areas.
1. What work will be done?
A. Survey and design 35 BMP's for critical areas that are in the
watershed.
B. Urban BMP's will be designed and installed on 25% of all
subdivisions in the Franklin, Madison and Union county portion of
the watershed located on tributaries or the Little and Big Darby
Creeks.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
To develop the skills of the project participants so they can
provide necessary data for BMP design and to increase the amount of
conservation on the land on critical areas in the watershed.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
The data to be provided will meet the needs of the design staff of
the SWCD's and the SCS as outlined by the SCS Standard and
Specifications or the Field Office Technical Guide for rural areas
and based on erosion regulations in urban settings.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
The standard of success will be the reduction of risk to the Darby
Creek as shown by decreasing sediment and pollutants by 75% that
were entering the aquatic system of the sites where BMP's were
installed.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
75 landowners or sites per year. The endangered species in the
river also benefit as the water quality is maintained or improved.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
28-08
Grantee: USDA Soil Conservation Service
Site: Columbus,
Ohio
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: One participant to assist with
T.R.E.E.S. Turn Key
Program and work with the
vendor in establishing riparian
corridor buffer strips.
1. What work will be done?
One participant will work directly with the ODNR Service Forester.
A. Gather data required to develop tree planting plans.
B. Work with the Trees vendor in establishing riparian corridor
buffer strips and doing tree planting on non riparian areas.
C. Assist on streambank stabilization projects using plant
materials and coordinate the seed pick-up program.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
This project will allow the participant to receive hands on
assistance in planning, laying out, planting and maintaining trees
for riparian buffers and improving existing buffers on all sites
the vendor treats and the Service Forester completes tree planting
plans on.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
The success will be the development and improvement of skills that
allow the participant to develop site specific plans and actually
provide the service as an employee of the vendor or on their own
should they choose to create their own business post Americorps.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
The vendor and the Service forester will evaluate the skill level
of the participant and 80% of all outlined skills will need to be
met at the 40th week of the AmeriCorps experience.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
One AmeriCorps participant per year will benefit from the vendor
experience.
The number of acres of riparian corridor and other areas to be
forested is estimated to be 200.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
28.09
Grantee: USDA Soil Conservation Service
Site:
Columbus, Ohio
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: The participant will assist
the Darby Creek ODNR Scenic
River Coordinator at the
field level.
1. What work will be done?
A. The participant will assist the Darby Creek ODNR Scenic River
Coordinator at the field level by acting as "eyes on the river"
each day.
B. Inventory 50 miles of Big and Little Darby Creeks and principal
tributaries.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
This participant will report to key groups having interest in the
river and assist in the control of dumping, littering, toxic and
riparian corridor destruction. This will allow for more timely
protection efforts by locals.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
This participant will be accepted by the local residents as a
"river keeper" in the field when 50% of the groups and individuals
report to independent reviewers that proper follow up occurred
after information requests were made.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Constant mentoring will be required as the nature of success is the
increased rate of protection efforts mounted by local individuals
and groups. The participant will develop and keep records of
contacts and follow up case files.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
The participant will benefit from the service. The species of life
in the river will benefit as increased protection is provided. The
residents who live along the Darby Creek (estimated to be 5,000)
will benefit as there is an person they can contact when problems
occur that will answer to them.
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Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site Rural
Development, MN
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?
Complete community forest resource inventories for 6
communities.
Assist with completing community forestry plans for 6
communities.
Develop plans for 3 community windbreaks.
Secure funding for 3 community windbreak plantings.
Install 3 community windbreaks.
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?
Community resource inventories judged acceptable by a
consulting forester.
Participation by 3 local groups in volunteer planting efforts.
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Development of 3 community forestry plans.
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Development of 1 community windbreak.
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?
All residents of the communities/neighborhoods involved.
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 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.
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Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site Rural
Development, MN
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
To conduct 2 leadership development programs, as measured by 50% of
the workshop participants beginning or increasing community
activities.
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
1) What activities will you be engaged in?
Recruit local youth, community leaders, and potential
entrepreneurs to participate in leadership development
workshops.
2) What is the hoped for result of the activities described
above?
Develop leadership skills as they relate to the individual,
family, the community, and society.
Provide leadership training to 50 people
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Follow-up on workshop participants throughout the year.
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Workshop participants begin or increase community activities,
and/or start new businesses employing local people.
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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.
SCS
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AmeriCorps USDA Soil Conservation Service
Objectives
State:
- Minnesota
Number of Objectives
- 19
Type of Positions
- Rural Development and 12 when projute 33+27
Environmental Corps
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Number of Members
- 20
Number of Clusters
- four
Cluster One
Thief River Falls
Cluster Two
Twin Valley
Cluster Three
Cloquet
Cluster Four
Rochester
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVE
29-1
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Twin Valley,
Minnesota
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS:
Identify and obtain
supplemental support and Earth Team
volunteers for conservation
outreach activities.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Recruit additional volunteers, attend college and university fairs,
conduct public relations events, develop partnerships with other
service organizations.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
1000 hours of volunteer service and meaningful partnerships
developed.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Time and record keeping of volunteer hours and survey of partners.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
850 hours of additional hours of volunteer service logged and 25%
of those contacted will participate.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
29-2
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service SITE: Twin Valley,
Minnesota
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Plan and implement an
information campaign that will
inform selected audiences
about the multi-use trail
system.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Designing brochures, fact sheets and ad slicks.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Inform the general public in a 4 county area about the trails
project.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Product will be reviewed by SWCD/SCS information specialists.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
500 brochures will be distributed, 25 ad slicks printed and 30 news
articles published.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
2,000 people in the 4 county area.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
29-03
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Twin Valley,
Minnesota
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Promote local tourism that
will enhance economic
development by 20% in the
region
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Members will contact local communities to solicit projects for
their community.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
To make the AmeriCorp members visible in the communities.
Have the community experience the experience the AmeriCorp program.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Initiate 3 community development projects.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Satisfactory completion of projects by the community.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
1,500 people benefitted.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVE
29-04
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Twin Valley,
Minnesota
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Have the local people take
ownership of this project.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Recruit volunteers, to take over program direction after initial
program and trail maintenance.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
18000 hours of volunteer service.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Time and record keeping of volunteer hours.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
500 hours of additional hours of volunteer service logged.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
2,000 people benefits.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
29-05
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Twin Valley,
Minnesota
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Secure financing through
partnerships for the trails
development and maintenance.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Develop 3 proposals for presentation to grantors.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Obtain funding.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Groups will feel comfortable when developing additional proposals.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
The acquisition of funds.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
125 participants.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
29-06
GRANTEE: USDA Soil Conservation Service
SITE: Twin Valley,
Minnesota
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Promote regional, state, and
national tourism through
efforts of the Northwest
Regional Development
Commission.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Work with regional, state, and national tourism organizations.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described
above?
Increased use of the Agassie Trial.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of
your service?
Increase in use of the trails from outside region.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Increased participation.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your
participants perform?
2,500 people.
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TEXAS
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Last Name
Address
City
Postal Code
TX
Alvarado
100 E. Cano, 2nd Floor, Administration Building
Edinburg
78539
TX
Avila
Laredo
TX
Benevides
102 North Pine Sstreet
Hebronville
78361
TX
Clark
1022 Garner Field Road
Unvalde
78801
TX
Farias IV
612 E. Main
Alice
78333
TX
Garcia
2514 S. I Road, Suite 4
Edinburg
78539
TX
Garza
San Diego
TX
Garza
2315 W. Expressway 83, Rm. 102
San Benito
78586
TX
Gomez
c/o P. O. Box 4019
Eagle Pass
78853
TX
Juarez
P.O. Box 1170
Rio Grande City
78582
TX
Lopez
Carrizo Springs
TX
Magnum
P.O. Box 157
Devine
78861
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State
Last Name
Address
City
Postal Code
TX
Martinez
255 FM 3168, Suite #3
Raymondville
78580
TX
Perez
11930 Vista Del Sol, Suite C
El Paso
TX
Richards
11930 Vista Del Sol, Suite C
El Paso
79936
TX
Rios
Edinburg
TX
Vallarreall
P.O. Box 857, 1204 C Pena Street
Carrizo Springs
78834
Party
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City
Last Name
Position
Objective 1-Work
Objective 1-Result
Objective 1-Impact
Objective 1-Standard
Objective 1-Benefit
TX
Alice
Farias IV
Anything that involves my city or
Develop promotional plan for attaining
Hope for home ownership and home
Improving quality of life and standards by
Various Federal home investment
Our objective is to impact at least 20-
country, that will involve issues that
required housing of Jim Wells County.
improvement for single family homes
evaluating the availability and cost of
partnership data, rental assistance
25% of Jim Wells County.
can and will improve education,
and multifamily housing.
existing apartments of low and medium
certificates and the Jim Wells County
emplooyment and beautification.
income housing.
Real Estate Association will be our
guides for success.
TX
Carrizo Springs
Lopez
TX
Carrizo Springs
Vallarreall
To assist low income families in 502
Zavala County - main focus is to see
In Zavala, by end of year one of
Quality or impact of service will be
Standard for gauging success will be
Zavala County: CCIP Subdivision - 5
and 504 loans.
that the Crystal City Initiative Project is
AmeriCorps projects, our hopes are that
measured by the length of time between date
MRS Report.
502 loans and 504 programs 7 504
carried forward and that 502 loans and
construction has begun or been
application received and date of project
loans/grants; Dimmit County NHS
504 loans/grants are made. Dimmit
completed on at least a few homes on
completion, and by the actual numbers of
subdivision 5 502 loans; 504 program
County - main focus is to see that any
CCIP subdivision and that a few 504's
rural families whose quality of life has been
5 504 logans/grants. If each 502 loan
502 home loans needed in NHS
have been made in Crystal City, La
improved.
is for a 4 person family and each 504
subdivision are made. Also to m
Pryor and Batesville. In Dimmit, by end
loan grant is for a 2 person family, tha
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Last Name
Position
Objective 1-Work
Objective 1-Result
Objective 1-Impact
Objective 1-Standard
Objective 1-Benefit
TX
Devine
Magnum
To improve my community,
Demonstration Project build 10 ECHO
To provide "innovative", decent and
By direct interviews and monitoring of the
By the responses, both positive and
Initially, 10-20 residents, plus the 10+
particularly in the area of rural
homes in a congregate setting, along
affordable housing for the elderly and the
residents of the 10 ECHO Home units.
negative, of the residents of the 10 units.
local construction jobs that are
development (economic,
with a central
handicapped, as well as other needy
We will build on the positive aspects and
created. Also, local businesses will
educational, environment and
mtg./dining/entertainealt care facility
populations.
make corrections to eliminate the
benefit by selling supplies and
quality of life) by encouraging
in Devine, TX. Will coordinate services
negative aspects.
materials for the construction and
partnerships from all walks of life.
with existing social service agencies
maintenance of the housing units and
within the proposed Enter. Comm. to
central facilities. Potentially 2-3 ad
provide
TX
Eagle Pass
Gomez
To work within a program that will
create jobs and develop an adequate
infrastructure in the colonias where
more than 20% of the population
currently lives below the poverty
level and the employment rate is
above the state average.
TX
Edinburg
Alvarado
To assist in the organization
Set up communication link 1 provide
The creation of self help program for
The impact of the service will be measured
The standard used to gauge success will
The Empowerment Zone projects will
outreach to empower communities to
adequate summation of project
rehabiliation of existing housing will aid
in terms of how many houses are brought up
be through actual deed.
gear toward benefitting the whole
develop local leadership and to
information.
in the construction of new owner
to HUD housing standards and by
Empowerment Zone Area residents.
accomplish community planning
occupied units for families.
improvements in the lives of individuals in
As per legislation, a zone can only
activities necessary to assure the
the program and zone.
have 30,000 in population.
economic vitality and productivity of
the designated Empowerment Zone
areas.
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City
Last Name
Position
Objective 1-Work
Objective 1-Result
Objective 1-Impact
Objective 1-Standard
Objective 1-Benefit
TX
Edinburg
Garcia
Providing outreach services to the
Providing outreach services to the
More homeowners in the colonias will
The quality of our work will be measured
Improve the living conditions of these
We hope to assist all the applicants
socially and economically
socially and economically
have rural water, sewer assistance, and
by comparison to the number of facilies
families living in colonias.
that filed an application prior to
disadvantaged individuals in the
disadvantaged individuals in the
bathroom facilities available.
assisted last fiscal year to this fiscal year.
October 1, 1994 (65 applications).
surrounding communities/colonias of
surrounding communities/colonias of
the availability of loans and grants
the availability of loans and grants for
for rural housing ownership, housing
rural housing ownership, housing
ownership, housing repairs, and
repairs, and water hookup services and
water hookup servic
then assist
TX
Edinburg
Rios
TX
El Paso
Perez
Provide outreach to colonia residents
Meet with colonia residents and
Colonia family health and standard of
The number of applications brought in and
Improve the health standard of colonia
Help fill out and bring in 150
to expose them to FmHA's loan and
organizations and expose them to
living will be increased by hooking their
loans and grants made will be used as a
families at least 100%.
applications for 306C, 504 and 502
grant programs. Assist colonia
FmHA Rural Housing and Community
homes up to water and/or sewer plus
measurement tool. The number of meetings
loans and grants. Of these we hope to
residents in filling out applications.
Facilities Programs. Package Rural
removing safety hazard in senior citizens
held will also be counted.
fund 100%.
Housing applications for colinia
homes.
families. Conduct informational
meetings once a month.
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Last Name
Position
Objective 1-Work
Objective 1-Result
Objective 1-Impact
Objective 1-Standard
Objective 1-Benefit
TX
El Paso
Richards
Provide outreach for El Paso
Conduct surveys, and help implement
By doing the above, the Empowerment
Implementation of part of the Empowerment
That the Empowerment Appllicant
That at least one survey be completed.
County, the Empowerment Zone
part of the Empowerment Zone Task.
Zone application will better define the
Zone tasks as outlined in the application to
furnish office space and that one task of
That at least one task of the
applicant, to enhance the application
needs within the Zone, and will enable
FmHA.
the Empowerment application be
Empowerment Zone application be
and help implement part of the
the applicant to implement assistance
completed.
completed.
application.
quicker. It is also hoped that part of the
Empowerment Zone aplication can be
implemented without gra
TX
Hebronville
Benevides
The objective of the AmeriCorps
We propose to do self help repairs and
We propose to implement the RH-504
In order to meet the above objectives we
The standard of quality of life will be
We propose to assist approximately
position will be to provide outreach
rehabilitation of family dwelling by
and WD306 waste and water grants to
have developed a pre-interview and post-
measured by the implementation of the
150 families with the above programs
for rural residents in the three county
utilizing the labor of family members to
assist the rural families within our unit to
interview guidelines in order to expedite the
program loan and grants utilized in the
in order that the standard of their
area serviced by this unit. The repair,
improve their dwellings. A community
provide them with acceptable bathroom
processing of program loans and grants. We
above areas. The immediate impact will
dwellings be upgrated from
rehabilitation, and new construction
effort to involve all sectors of the
facilities and kitchen plumbing facilities.
are putting into place a plan that will insure
be the construction of the facilities and
substandard to standard dwellings.
of new dwellings is the aim of this
comunity. The coordination between
We also propose to assist those families
that not less than 20 families are as
the long term measurement will be
We propose to process 10 OL Youth
project.
the families, FmHA, AmeriCo
that meet the pr
realized in the decli
loans during the first year of the
program.
TX
Laredo
Avila
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Last Name
Position
Objective 1-Work
Objective 1-Result
Objective 1-Impact
Objective 1-Standard
Objective 1-Benefit
TX
Raymondville
Martinez
To be trained to perform needed
Will try to identify families immediate
To bring community together to work
By reaching out to the families and
Liveability of the community in
Between to to 100 families in need of
services for the community in which
needs, provide assistance to the families
and live together. To train and educate
communicating to bring awareness of the
expanding housing opportunities,
assistance.
Member is going to serve.
and economic enrichment to the
community on the program and to
program to the community. By providing
strengthening neighborhood involvement
community.
strengthen economic growth.
water & sewer facilities to families in need.
and bringing an awareness of better
living to the community.
TX
Rio Grande City
Juarez
Provide colonias residents with
To eliminate substandard living
Question and Answer sessions will be
By an increase of 80% RH applications
At least 200 families residing in
information on availability of funds
conditions in rural area colonias within
administered to all families to determine the
received for FmHA programs from
colonias within Starr County.
through the Farmers Home
Starr County.
knowledge on the programs presented.
colonias residents.
Administration. To utilize 306, 504 and
502 funding. To explain the eligibility
requirements and assist in the
completion of the applications.
TX
San Benito
Garza
Provide guidance and assistance to
Will try to identify families immediate
To bring community together to work
By reaching out to the families and
By making a change in the liveability of
Between 200 and 250 families in
colonia applicants in obtaining
needs, provide assistance to the families
and live together. To train and educate
communicating to bring awareness of the
the community in expanding housing
need of assistance.
funding for water and sewer services
and economic enrichment to the
community on the program and to
program to the community. By providing
opportunity, strengthening neighborhood
to their dwellings.
community.
strengthen economic growth.
water and sewer facilities to the families.
involvement and bringing an awareness
of better living to the community.
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Last Name
Position
Objective 1-Work
Objective 1-Result
Objective 1-Impact
Objective 1-Standard
Objective 1-Benefit
TX
San Diego
Garza
The coordination and management of
The result is that a feasible water supply
Various water sources will be located and
A water supply for Duval and juim
The project will impact the entire
the Duval County and Jim Wells
will be found to meet the immediate
studied for use by duval and Jim Wells
Wells counties will be found to meet
population of Duval and Jim Wells
County water planning grant from the
aqnd future water needs for both Duval
counties.
immediate and future needs for both
Counties which is approximately
Texas Water Development Board.
and Jim Wells Counties
counties.
40,000 people.
TX
Unvalde
Clark
Working together to meet the needs
of our country.
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City
Last Name
Objective 2.Work
Objective 2-Result
Objective 2-Impact
Objective 2-Standard
Objective 2-Benefit
TX
Alice
Farias IV
TX
Carrizo Springs
Lopez
TX
Carrizo Springs
Vallarreall
Establish FmHA outreach sites in targeted communities so that
Goal is to have a site in Crystal City, La
Impact of service can be measured by
By contacting local officials in targeted
It is hoped that at least 8-10 local
potential appllicants will not have far to travel to get services or
Pryor, Batesville, Big Wells and possibly
number of applicants received from
communities who were instrumental in
community leaders benefit from this
to conduct FmHA business.
Catarina in which the AmeriCorps
targeted sites.
helping to provide outreach sites, and
new outreach initiative.
member can visit on a montly or
determining if their awareness of FmHA
biweekly schedule.
housing programs has increased.
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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
TX
Devine
Magnum
TX
Eagle Pass
Gomez
TX
Edinburg
Alvarado
Set up communication link between the agencies who will
Develop a better qualified work force
Program will be reported by training
Actual deeds. Organize agency efforts to
It is anticipated that the whole
provide job training for AFDC recipients working with DHS
with entrepreneurs who will aid in
agency follow up on recipients.
train and make training programs
Empowerment Zone will benefit from
JOBS program and recipients.
developing sustainable economies.
accessible.
AmeriCorps volunteer's work. As per
legislation, a Zone can only have
30,000 in population.
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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
TX
El Paso
Richards
Make residents of El Paso County aware of FmHA housing
FmHA make R.H. loans and grants to
Increase number of applications from
That 100 colonias families make
Target 50 colonias families for
programs and assist in packaging the application.
colonias families to remove health and
colonias' families applying for FmHA
application for an FmHA loan or grant.
hookup to public water, while at least
safety hazards due to lack of public water
R.H. loans and grants.
150 families submit an application.
and sewer.
TX
Hebronville
Benevides
TX
Laredo
Avila
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QUERY6A.XLS
State
City
Last Name
Objective 3-Work
Objective 3-Result
Objective 3-Impact
Objective 3-Standard
Objective 3-Benefit
TX
Devine
Magnum
TX
Eagle Pass
Gomez
TX
Edinburg
Alvarado
The physical coordination will consist of
Self help programs for colonia
Propose a qualitative type approach to
The Empowerment Zone Strategic
The AmeriCorps volunteer's role in
organizing counseling and advocacy
communities in need of grants and loans
different sets of participants and
Planning will prove to be
the Empowerment Zone Strategic
systems using existing agencies to provide
to renovate their homes. Waste and water
monitor individual work to determine
successful if there is improvement
Planning is to improve the quality of
easy access to new and existing programs
system improvements for colonia homes;
effectiveness. Conduct an indepth
in the resident's quality of life.
life of those living in Empowerment
and funding. The environmental
build quality homes and infrastructure.
individual baseline interview with all
Zone Designated areas. As per
coordination will be organized to imporve
Quicker access to community programs.
the participants.
legislation, a zone can only have
the entire system of
30,000 in population.
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ARiZONA
3
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QUERY4.XLS
State
Last Name
Address
City
Postal Code
AZ
Bitsie
Hwy. 264, P. O. Box 859
St. Michaels
86511
AZ
Chavez
119 E. Aspen Avenue
Flagstaff
86001
AZ
Cota
153 Wasson St.
Willcox
85644
AZ
Diltz
425 10th Street
Douglas
85007
AZ
Lujan
Eloy Chamber of Commerce
Eloy
85231
AZ
Miller
115 E. First St., #A
Casa Grande
85222
AZ
Quandelacy
Hwy. 264, P.O. Box 859
St. Michaels
86511
AZ
Suarez
P.O. Box 1688
Nogales
85628
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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
AZ
Casa Grande
Miller
To inform the rural residents living
Identify every media, tribal, and
502/504 informational packets will be
The rural residents will have increased
A questionnaire will be designed to
The community mayors, council
in the service territory of the FmHA
community contact in the Casa Grande
prepared for every media, tribal and
awareness, especially the very low and low
evaluate the effectiveness of the outreach
members and staffs, media outlets,
Casa Grande County Office about
county office service territory. Contact
cummunity contact in the service
income residents living in the service
message and mailed to one third of the
Tribal officials, private and non profit
the FmHA 504 and 502 Housing
and meet with tribal officials, media
territory. Will meet with as many
territory, about the FmHA 504 and 502
contacts met with. One third of the
housing organizations will be made
Programs.
contacts, community officials, and
contacts as possible. Community will be
housing loan programs available.
contacts met with will be contacted by
aware of assisted with access to the
private and non-profit organizations.
met with and informed about the FmHA
telephone to inquire if an additional
housing/loan grant programs.
Evaluate effectiveness of the o
housing programs.
meeting or information
AZ
Douglas
Diltz
To assist the community of Douglas,
Assist the city of Douglas in addressing
Inquiries from prospective businesses
The four elements of the EZ/EC strategic
Customer satisfaction will be surveyed
The image of the City of Douglas will
Arizona implement Douglas's
the border issues identified in the EZ/EC
will be responded to on an ongoing basis.
plan (border issues; economic development;
and customer relations workshops
be improved through the development
strategic plan for economic
application and with implementing the
A packet of informationnal literature for
qualilty of life; education/training) will be
through the Cochise College Small
of a public relations strategy. The AZ
development.
economic activities identified in the
prospective businesses will be developed.
favorably impacted by the efforts of the
BUsiness Development Center, the
Dept. of Commerce grants for tourism
application as well as improve the
Strategy will be developed to provide
community on both sides of the border
Cochise Private Industry Council and the
development will increase and
qualify f llife of its residents; assist the
locally those products/services not
working together to create economic
M.A.D.R.E.
business recruitment efforts will
city with improv
currently avail
opportunit
increase.
AZ
Eloy
Lujan
To assist the community of Eloy,
Complete the process of identifying and
The address and condition of every
Economic development activity will both
The results of the identification and
The community will become
Arizona implement Eloy's strategic
inventorying every building and section
building in Eloy which is available for
improve and increase.
inventory process as outlined in the work
acquainted with economic
plan for economic development.
of land available for future economic
potential economic development activity
objective will be compiled and submitted
develoopment techniques, the various
development activities in the City of
will be compiled. Every retail and
to the Eloy City Manager and the Eloy
FmHA and RDA loan and grant
Eloy. Complete the process of
wholesale outlet in Eloy will be
Chamber of Commerce to show that the
programs and other areas as
identifying and inventorying the type
contacted and the tyes and levels of
goals set forth are met.
identified.
and amount of goods and service
goods and services the outlet is cu
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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
AZ
Flagstaff
Chavez
To assist greater Flagstaff Economic
Develop a questionnaire necessary to
Key personnel within the various
Public, private and community
Survey findings will be analyzed and a
An increased amount of investment
Development Inc. and Northern
survey the various municipalities types
communities will receive the survey and
organizations which may be a potential
final report developed to reflect the
capital will be made available for new
Arizona Council of Governments
and levels of funding needs. Kidetify
an explanation of the purpose of the
source of investment capital for a regional
findings.
business in Northern Arizona.
Economic Development District with
key personnel to contact with survey
survey. Funding types and levels needed
revolving loan fund will be identified.
their economic development
within the various communities.
for municipal projects will be identified.
activities.
AZ
Nogales
Suarez
AZ
St. Michaels
Bitsie
To inform the rural residents living
Identify the media, tribal, and
The media, tribal and community
Targeted population will be contacted
A questionnaire will be designed to
Community outreach efforts will
in the service territory of the FmHA
community contacts in the St. Michael's
residents will be made aware of the
through outreach effort. The identified
evaluate the effectiveness of the outreach
improve and the community will
St. Michaels County Office about
County Office service territory and
502/504 loans/grants programs. The
individuals will be met with nad informed
message and mailed to one third of the
benefit from improved housing/living
the FmHA 504 and 502 Housing
prepare 502/504 informational packets
target population will receive
about the FmHA housing programs.
contacts met with. One third of the
conditions.
Programs.
for everyone identified above. Contact
information and assistance in accessing
contacts met with will be contacted by
and meet with identified individuals.
these programs.
telephone and asked if additional
meeting or information woul
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31
QUERY3.XLS
ST
City
Last Name
Position
Objective 1-Work
Objective 1-Result
Objective 1-Impact
Objective 1-Standard
Objective 1-Benefit
AZ
St. Michaels
Quandelacy
To assist the Navajo Nation Tribal
The Americorps member will work
Provide sufficient assistance to the
Impact will hopefully be increased
The AmeriCorps member and the
The community will receive sufficient
Leaders prepare applications for the
closely with Tribal leaders in developing
various applicants to insure that no less
applications and approval of applications for
District Loan Specialist will review the
asistance to access the various loan
various rural utility service, rural
applications for submission to
than one application is approved for
funding.
list of potential applications on a
;rograms available and will have
housing and community
RDA/FmHA. He will provide technical
funding during FY95.
monthly basis and select those which
improved housing, standard of Iliving,
development service and the rural
support and research skills that are
have the greatest level of need and
etc.
business and cooperative
essential if a project is to be submitted
opportunity for funding. Member will
development service programs.
properly.
also maintain and update on a regular
AZ
Willcox
Cota
To inform rural residents living in
Identify every media and community
There will be an increase in the
The targeted outreach individuals and
A questionnaire will be designed to
All rural residents lilving in the
the service territory of the FmHA
contact in the Willcox county office
awaareness level of the rural residents,
groups in the service territory will be
evaluate the effectiveness of the outreach
service territory of the FmHA Willcox
Willcox County Office about the
service territory. Prepare 502/504
especially the very low and low income
identified and met with to inform them and
message and mailed to one third of the
County Office will be fully informed
FmHA 504 and 502 housing
informational packets for everyone
residents living in the service territory of
their members, readers, listeners, etc. about
contacts met with. Contact by telephone
on the housing programs of the
programs.
identified. Contact and meet with tribal
the FmHA Willcox County Office, about
the FmHA housing programs.
will be made to one third of the contacts
FmHA.
officials, media contacts, community
the FmHA 504 and 502 housing loan
met with and inquiry will be made as to
officials, and private and nonprof
programs available.
whether an add
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QUERY3.XLS
ST
City
Last Name
Position
Objective 1-Work
Objective -Result
Objective 1-Impact
Objective 1-Standard
Objective 1-Benefit
NM
Aztec
Farnsworth
My job responsibility is to educate
As an AmeriCorps member, it will be
The hoped result (sic) of this work
Measurement of the impact of this service
Success of this program will be gauged
It is my goal to increase the number of
and inform rural San Juan county of
my responsibility to educate and inform
described above is knowing that the San
will be calculated from Rating Surveys
on the number of people attending the
applicants for these programs by 25
the FmHA Loan Programs.
rural San Juan of FmHA loan programs.
Juan County residents are aware and
given to participants after the completion of
seminars and the number of applications
percent and increase the number of
My primary focus will be on RH 502
informed of Government programs
the seminars. These surveys will help in
received as a direct result of the
processed applications by 10 percent
Housing Loans and RH 504 Low
available to them. It is also important
determining what areas of information need
seminars.
(provided that funding is available).
Income Elderly Housing Loans. In
that FmHA is able to reach individuals
to be worked on or clarified.
order to provide the community with
in need of the services availab
this k
NM
Gallup
Schiavone
RH & FP Program Outreach
Organize and sponsor a coalition of
I hope to establish, and at some point
The quality of my service will be measured
Initially, I will gauge success by a
I have no way of knowing exactly
agencies with a common unique
implement, an interagency application
by the suggestions for improvement that are
positive response to any suggestions for
how many people will be effected. I
relationship in regards to customer
and outreach resources (sic).
made relative to an interagency application
improvement. A long term gauge for
feel strongly that this will help an
service in the outlying communities;
procedure and establishing outreach
success wil be the establishment of a
enormous number of people, not only
Conduct and participate in meetings and
resources; The impact of my service will not
strong working partnership between
applicants but housing agency staff as
discuss each other's programs and
be realized until long after I have complet
housing agencies to improve the living
well!
services (Cross-training); Formulate a
conditions that are currently
pla
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NEW MEXiCO
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31
QUERY4.XLS
State
Last Name
Address
City
Postal Code
NM
Farnsworth
FmHA, 504 N Main
Aztec
87410
NM
Schiavone
305 West Hill, Rm. 162
Gallup
87301
B
3
RY055,
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Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site RD - - 4 -Corners
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
To seek sustainable economic development opportunities to diversify
local economies, resulting in local people obtaining jobs 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 5 local communities to
inventory existing resources, identify 15 sustainable economic
development opportunities, conduct 8 feasibility studies, and
assist in writing 10 community plans and grant proposals.
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.
15 Local individuals will be trained for employment.
5 Community plans will be developed and funding sought
3) How will you measure the quality of these activities?
Professionals will review all environmental impact analysis.
Obtaining feedback from community members throughout the
project.
31
Grantee Department of Agriculture
Site RD - - 4-Corners
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY BUILDING OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
To promote alternative wood and agricultural products and value
added manufacturing technologies resulting in local people
obtaining jobs 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 5 potential wood and agricultural products markets
and three needed technologies.
Train 2 existing and new 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 by 25%
among participating manufacturers.
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 products.