PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
Innovation grants support innovative demonstration service programs that build the ethic of service among Americans of all ages and backgrounds. These include the AmeriCorps Education Award Program, AmeriCorps Promise Fellows, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service grants, and Disability Outreach grants.

 ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT;
- Indian Action Services;
- Technical Assistance and Services;
2. DISASTER PREVENTION AND RELIEF;
- Disaster Relief;

 WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Federal;
- Intrastate;
- U.S. Territories;
- Native American Organizations;
- Private non-profit institution/organization;

 WHO CAN APPLY:
- Federal;
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Local (includes State-designated Indian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Public non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);