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No. AC-08-28-26 · AmeriCorps

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Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps State and National Competitive Grants

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
Jan 13, 2027
Posted
Aug 28, 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
  • Disaster Prevention and Relief
  • Education
  • Employment, Labor and Training
  • Environment
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Other
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 serve with organizations dedicated to the improvement of communities and those serving. AmeriCorps grants are awarded to eligible organizations that engage AmeriCorps members in evidence-based or evidence-informed interventions to strengthen communities. An AmeriCorps member is a person who does community service through AmeriCorps. Members may receive a living allowance and other benefits. After successful completion of their service, members earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award they can use to pay for higher education expenses or apply to qualified student loans.

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 94.006 · AmeriCorps State and National 94.006

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (94.006), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 35 $1,750,000 $931,089 – $3,412,773
FY 2025 51 $1,750,000 $273,014 – $4,728,581
FY 2024 65 $5,158,396 $919,653 – $11,555,986
FY 2023 123 $876,000 $196,719 – $2,983,514
FY 2022 144 $1,768,677 $458,858 – $5,656,317
FY 2021 139 $1,298,200 $0 – $6,506,414
Who wins it State government (367), Nonprofit (148), Tribal government (26) of 557 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states CA (23) · DC (16) · MA (13) · FL (11) · TX (11)
Largest recent awards
  1. SERVEMINNESOTA $107,194,871 · FY 2021
  2. GOVERNORS OFFICE OF PLANNING & RESEARCH $69,883,505 · FY 2021
  3. GOVERNOR OFFICE OF SERVICE & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT $55,298,324 · FY 2025
  4. CITY YEAR, INC. $54,028,338 · FY 2024
  5. WASHINGTON STATE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT $46,960,043 · FY 2022

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 29, 2026