(COMMUNITIES) Comments Sought on AmeriCorps Funding Application.

The article reports on the revision and renewal of the Corp. for National and Community Service of its application for the U.S. AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC). It states that NCCC is set to lose validity on March 31, 2010 and it needs to address several critical issues including infrastructure development, energy conservation and natural disasters. It notes that the AmeriCorps NCCC aims to bolster communities and develop leaders through national and community services.