Digital Navigation Corps - New Project Application 

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This application is for NEW Digital Navigation Corps AmeriCorps projects for 2025-26. 

 


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  • October 17, 2025 - New project/host site application due
  • October 24 - Notification of application decision
  • November 6 - Attend Supervisor Workshop Part 1
  • November 21 - Submit Site Agreement and first draft of workplan and position description (Literacy Minnesota staff will work closely with you on any revisions before submission to AmeriCorps for final approval)
  • November - January - Digital Navigator member recruitment, interviews, and selection
  • December 5 - Deadline for Organizational Assessment and initial non-refundable $1,000 payment toward cost-share due
  • December 9 - Attend Supervisor Workshop Part 2
  • January 9, 2026* - deadline to select final Digital Navigator candidate and remaining $8,000 cost-share payment
  • February 9, 2026* - Digital Navigator member begins service and national AmeriCorps Member Orientation (webinars/online coursework)

  • February 23-27* - Digital Navigator Early Service Training with Literacy Minnesota (webinars/online coursework, 2 hours each day)
*Alternate start dates will be available on February 23 and March 30. 

Cost-share
As part of your agency's commitment to host a Digital Navigator, the host agency contributes a cost-share financial match. The cost-share rate is currently $9,000 per AmeriCorps member. (An initial $1,000 payment will be due in October 2025, and the remainder will be invoiced once your member has accepted your offer.) 

Please note that cost-share rates may increase due to increases to the federal living allowance rates.

Questions?
Contact Courtney Zaato (czaato@literacymn.org/651-251-9151) or Jesse Chang (jchang@literacymn.org/651-251-9096)
ORGANIZATION INFORMATION

Please provide information on the organization applying to host a Literacy Leader.

 

Federal tax ID number ##-#######
INFORMATION ON THE SERVICE LOCATION
CONTACT INFORMATION

Please provide information on the people we may contact regarding this application and this Digital Navigation project.

Digital Navigation site supervisor
Additional staff
PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS

Please provide information, to the best of your knowledge, about your organization's involvement with national service programs. National service programs include: AmeriCorps, AmeriCorps VISTA, CTEP, Promise Fellows, Reading Corps, Math Corps, Senior Corps, RSVP, Experience Corps, Public Allies, College Possible, City Year, and others. 




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ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION
Please describe your organization. Include a brief summary of: organization’s history; mission and goals; current programs or activities; relevant statistics about how many people you serve and in what way; and recent accomplishments or strengths of your organization.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST

If your organization would like to request more than one Digital Navigator per year for this project, please use the narrative sections to make the case for why this is necessary. 

TARGET POPULATION
Economic Opportunity: serving young adult or adult individuals ages 16 or older; supporting digital development plans, utilization of Northstar Digital Literacy assessments, online learning resources, digital literacy tutoring, digital literacy classroom instruction, and referrals to low-cost internet, devices, adult education classes, and more.  
Program interventions:
Which of the following interventions describe the programming supported by the project? (This does not refer to the service activities of the VISTA, but rather, a description of the programs and services the VISTA project will support.) Check all that apply.
Which of these interventions describe the programming supported by the project? (This does not refer to the service activities of the Digital Navigator, but rather, a description of the programs and services the Digital Navigation project will support.) Check all that apply.
Which of these interventions describe the programming supported by the project? (This does not refer to the service activities of the Digital Navigator, but rather, a description of the programs and services the Digital Navigation project will support.) Check all that apply.
Which of these interventions describe the programming supported by the project? (This does not refer to the service activities of the Digital Navigator, but rather, a description of the programs and services the Digital Navigation project will support.) Check all that apply.
Which of these interventions describe the programming supported by the project? (This does not refer to the service activities of the Digital Navigator, but rather, a description of the programs and services the Digital Navigation project will support.) Check all that apply.
Which of these interventions describe the programming supported by the project? (This does not refer to the service activities of the Digital Navigator but rather, a description of the programs and services the Digital Navigation project will support.) Check all that apply.
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NEED STATEMENT
Please describe the population that will be served by your proposed project. Include information on poverty in this population and the particular digital literacy needs of this group; any other relevant demographics (age range, languages, cultures, geographical area served); and current statistical data (citing sources whenever possible) to substantiate the needs of the population who will be served through this project.
How did your organization identify a need for this project? Who was involved in planning for this project? Have members of the target population been involved in identifying the need and/or informing project design? Please explain how the need was identified and/or how the project will incorporate needs assessment to inform project design.
VISION AND SUSTAINABILITY
Describe your long-term vision for this project in greater detail. • What will the Digital Navigator(s) do, and how will that benefit the target population described in the Need Statement? • How will the community be different 3-5 years from now, as a result of the proposed project? • How will your organization be different as a result of the proposed project? (250-350 words)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISION
Describe how you plan to support and manage the project. Include: who will be involved in the project (at your organization or partners); plan for administrative support of the project; and plan for direct supervision (who, what skills, values or experience do they bring, plan for training and support to the Digital Navigator).
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Project Plan and Targets

Project Plan
Data: outputs and outcomes
Based on your responses, the following outputs and outcomes appear to be applicable to your project. Please fill in a target number that you expect to be able to reach after Year 1 of your project.

Please be reasonable about what will be manageable to accomplish in one year and something that you will be able to measure and report on. If you will be unable to track/report on this data in year 1, you may enter "0."  (Items will vary depending on responses in previous questions.)

Contact Jesse Chang for any questions about this application (jchang@literacymn.org, 651-251-9069).

 

Once you click "submit," you will have a chance to review your full application. Please ensure that all fields are complete. You must then click "confirm." Once you confirm, a copy of the completed application will be sent immediately to the email address listed for the person completing this form. 


Applicants will be notified on October 17 of award decisions and next steps. 

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