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The Open Government Directive is an effort to implement the principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration that form the cornerstone of an open government.
- Transparency promotes accountability by providing the public with information about what the government is doing.
- Participation allows members of the public to contribute ideas and expertise so that their government can make policies with the benefit of a wide range of views and information.
- Collaboration improves the effectiveness of government by encouraging partnerships and cooperation within the federal government, across levels of government, and between the government and private institutions and citizens.
The Corporation for National and Community Service has long embraced these principles. Participation and collaboration are at the heart of our mission, as we work with thousands of organizations to engage millions of Americans in service each year. From seeking input on our strategic plan, regulations, and policies; to sharing program evaluations and agency performance data; to providing grants and training to organizations across the country, open government is a guiding principle of our work.
Under the Administration’s Open Government Initiative, we are committed to becoming more open. Between now and April, we will be developing a comprehensive Open Government Plan, and we want your input. Please let us know what kind of data you want to see, or share any other ideas on how we can improve transparency, participation, and collaboration by sending an email to open@cns.gov. To see examples of open government in action, click on our Open Government Gallery.
The Corporation for National and Community Service Open Government Gallery highlights a few key initiatives and projects that demonstrate Corporation's commitment to the open government principles of transparency, participation and collaboration.
Under the Open Government Directive, the Corporation has posted three new high-value datasets, the first of many datasets we will be releasing. You can access them below, along with links to more than 20 more feeds to get real-time information on grant competition, news, photos, videos, and more. Come back again as we add more datasets.
- American Recovery Act National Service Trust Payments (data.gov)
This dataset contains data regarding payments made under the recovery act by the National Service Trust.
- CEOCalendar01142010 (data.gov)
Calendar of public meetings involving the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
- CNCS ARRA VISTA Program (data.gov)
This file provides a list of the recipients of grants and VISTA Volunteers under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
- All for Good API
This API allows client applications to retrieve and view thousands of volunteer opportunities across the United States.
- Corporation RSS / XML Feeds
We have 20+ feeds that give you real-time information on grant competition, news, photos, videos and more.
There are many ways for individuals and organizations to learn more and get involved in our programs.
| Freedom of Information Act |
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) gives Americans the opportunity to gather information about government activities. The FOIA generally provides access to federal agency records or portions of those records except those which are protected from release by specific exemptions. For a reference guide on how to submit a FOIA request and other information, click on the links below.
President Obama’s first executive action in office was to sign the Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government. You can learn more about the Administration’s work to make government more transparent, participatory and collaborative by visiting the sites below.
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