Office of Grants Management

Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management, a sub-agency of the civilian federal grants administration apparatus, administers federal funding for national and community service programs, predominantly through Project Grants to state-based and nonprofit service entities.

The Office of Grants Management operates almost exclusively as a grant-making function. Since 2003, it has awarded 7,261 federal grants totaling $8.29 billion in federal dollars obligated (with combined federal and non-federal spending reaching $14.73 billion). The agency awarded 589 grants in 2023, 494 in 2024, 399 in 2025, and 379 in 2026, with 2 grants recorded for 2027. The most recently recorded grant award date is in 2027. The agency funds through a highly fragmented recipient base: 2,145 distinct recipients over portfolio history, with the top five recipients by federal dollars accounting for only 6% of recent federal dollars obligated. The Onestar National Service Commission, Inc., and the New York State Commission On National & Community Service lead by federal-dollars volume, each receiving $122.1 million and $101.2 million respectively over the last five years. Illinois Department Of Human Service leads by award count with 17 recent awards totaling $64.1 million, followed by Iowa Commission On Volunteer Service (16 awards, $28.5 million) and Utah Commission On Service And Volunteerism (15 awards, $30.3 million).

Grant assistance is overwhelmingly Project Grants (97% of awards), with Formula Grants comprising 3% and Cooperative Agreements a minimal 0.4%. The grant portfolio reflects a policy-driven rather than competitive model; most recipients are state commissions and departments serving as intermediaries for national service funding.

The agency's contract activity is negligible. Eleven federal contract awards have been placed since 2014 (most recently in 2020), with combined potential value of $2.9 million and $2.6 million obligated. Nine distinct prime contractors have been awarded; 91% of awards carried no set-aside designation, with one small-business award. Recent contract volume was 4 awards in 2015, 1 in 2016, 3 in 2017, 1 in 2018, and 1 in 2020. The contract portfolio appears limited to internal operational or administrative support services rather than programmatic delivery.

No recent federal contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded against the agency or its descendant offices in the source data provided.