Mark your calendar for upcoming webinars!
AmeriCorps and the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) will be hosting two live webinars to provide Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and other community development organizations with information on the new Economic Mobility Corps and applying for an AmeriCorps grant.
The first webinar will provide a general overview of AmeriCorps, how to participate in the AmeriCorps State and National Direct program, as well as requirements of being an AmeriCorps grant recipient. The second webinar will provide information specifically on the Economic Mobility Corps and how to apply for an Economic Mobility Corps award.
Advance registration is not required to participate in the webinars. Access the webinars by clicking the below links at least five minutes before the webinars begin. Viewing these webinars requires the use of WebEx. To download the WebEx Event Manager, see the instructions on Verizon’s WebEx Downloads page.
| Webinar Topic | Date & Time | Conference Line | Access Line |
| AmeriCorps 101 | October 29, 2020 2:00-3:00 pm ET | Call: 888-390-1047 Passcode: 1989619 | Access Webinar Conference #: PWXW1767820 Passcode: 1989619 |
| About the Economic Mobility Corps | November 5, 2020 2:00-3:00 pm ET | Call: 888-730-9139 Passcode: 9422424 | Access Webinar Conference #: PWXW1767831 Passcode: 9422424 |
To learn more about the Economic Mobility Corps and how to apply, access the fiscal year 2021 AmeriCorps State and National Direct Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) released by AmeriCorps in September. Additional information is available on the AmeriCorps website at https://americorps.gov/. Information about the CDFI Fund and CDFIs is available on the CDFI Fund website at www.cdfifund.gov.