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No. AC-08-20-2026 · AmeriCorps

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Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition

grants.gov listing
Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
Not specified
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
Oct 20, 2026
Posted
Aug 20, 2026
Last verified
4 days ago

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

  • Community Development
  • Consumer Protection
  • Disaster Prevention and Relief
  • Education
  • Employment, Labor and Training
  • Environment
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Income Security and Social Services
  • Other
  • Transportation
Official description from grants.gov

AmeriCorps improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. AmeriCorps brings people together to tackle some of the country’s most pressing challenges through national service and volunteerism. AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers serve with organizations dedicated to the improvement of communities and those serving. AmeriCorps helps make service a cornerstone of our national culture. This funding announcement is an opportunity for communities to apply for funding to engage adults ages 55 and older in tackling the community’s most pressing needs through the AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP program. This is an open competition across all states and territories.

Who can apply

  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
  • Others
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Special district governments
  • State governments
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 94.002 · AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 94.002

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (94.002), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 125 $127,500 $103,000 – $188,750
FY 2025 105 $255,000 $206,000 – $325,000
FY 2024 178 $227,500 $227,500 – $344,792
FY 2023 147 $254,519 $186,750 – $368,947
FY 2022 145 $205,000 $152,500 – $300,898
FY 2021 258 $206,203 $81,835 – $276,961
Who wins it Nonprofit (689), Local government (161), Higher education (52) of 958 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states NY (44) · CA (43) · IA (31) · MO (27) · TX (25)
Largest recent awards
  1. IOWA DEPARTMENT ON AGING $2,700,000 · FY 2024
  2. COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK $2,211,004 · FY 2022
  3. AXESS FAMILY SERVICES, INC. $1,557,514 · FY 2024
  4. FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES INC $1,555,014 · FY 2021
  5. LA WORKS $1,309,057 · FY 2024

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 21, 2026