Project Grant 24AFDCO001

This federal Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps State and National Grant Program (CFDA 94.006) provides $7,424,121 to the Governor's Commission On Community Service (doing business as Serve Colorado) to fund AmeriCorps programs in Colorado. The award will support the recruitment, training, and supervision of AmeriCorps members who will deliver critical community services across the state, focusing on areas such as education, environmental stewardship, economic opportunity, disaster response, and health.

The award includes $1,308,392 for Serve Colorado's own programming, as well as funding for 16 sub-grantees to implement AmeriCorps initiatives. The sub-grantees include organizations such as Mountain Roots Food Project, Uviation World Water, Blue Elements, Public Health Institute, State Historical Society of Colorado, United Way of Southwest Colorado, Youthpower365, The Learning Source, Alpine Achievers Initiative, Parent Possible, Colorado Youth for a Change, and Bright Futures. These sub-awards fund AmeriCorps members who will engage in activities like rural capacity building, water quality monitoring, digital literacy instruction, youth development programming, and early childhood education services.