This federal Project Grant award, funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) under the AmeriCorps State and National Grant Program (CFDA 94.006), supports the approved 2024-25 AmeriCorps formula programs in Iowa. The $3,881,223 award provides funding for multiple sub-grant projects that engage AmeriCorps members to address critical community needs across the state, including environmental education, youth development, job training, and basic needs assistance. Key...
The Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service received a $783,972 project grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service under the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund program (CFDA 94.021) to launch and expand high-impact mentoring and service-learning programming in schools and out-of-school time from March 1, 2023 through February 28, 2026. Specifically, the grant will provide funding and training to schools and teachers to incorporate service-learning in the classroom, launch...
This $190,404.00 Project Grant award, provided by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) (CFDA 94.002), funds the Iowa Commission On Volunteer Service's (Volunteer Iowa) 2025-26 RSVP program. The award supports Volunteer Iowa in recruiting, training, and deploying senior volunteers aged 55 and older to address critical community needs across Iowa, including in areas such as education, healthcare, disaster...
This Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) provides $145,282.00 in funding for the Iowa Commission On Volunteer Service (Volunteer Iowa) to implement the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) (CFDA 94.002) during the period from May 29, 2025 to March 31, 2028. The funding supports Volunteer Iowa in recruiting, training, and deploying senior volunteers aged 55 and older to address critical community needs across Iowa. The...
This Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002) will support volunteer engagement efforts by the Iowa Department on Aging. An estimated 75 senior volunteers will provide telephonic befriending and companionship services focused on healthy futures outcomes. By the grant completion date of July 30, 2021, 150 individuals are expected to report increased social support or...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $2,198,079.00 was made by the Corporation for National and Community Service on August 1, 2024 to fund the Illinois Department of Human Service's approved 2024-2025 AmeriCorps State Competitive Programs. The grant supports evidence-based community service initiatives in areas such as education, environmental stewardship, economic opportunity, disaster response, and health that engage AmeriCorps members. The funding will enable the IL Department...
This Project Grant award of $7,475,703.00 from the Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps State and National Grant Program (CFDA 94.006) funds the approved 2024-25 AmeriCorps Formula programs in Oregon. The award provides funding to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, the prime awardee, to support a range of community service initiatives through AmeriCorps members, including increasing living allowances and expanding service by increasing member slots for several...
The Corporation for National and Community Service awarded Lead For America a $9.3 million project grant under the AmeriCorps State and National program (CFDA 94.006) to support 65 AmeriCorps members providing capacity building services from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The AmeriCorps members will build organizational capacity, increase meaningful community engagement, and establish recruitment infrastructure for young leaders and civic entrepreneurs in rural, tribal, and low-wealth urban...
This federal Project Grant award, issued by the Corporation for National and Community Service under the AmeriCorps State and National Grant Program (CFDA 94.006), provides $12,225,448 to the Ohio Commission On Service And Volunteerism to fund a range of AmeriCorps programs across Ohio. The programs engage approximately 358-800 AmeriCorps members to deliver services in focus areas such as education, environmental stewardship, economic opportunity, disaster response, and health. Key activities...
This federal Project Grant award of $8,252,311.00 from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CFDA 94.006 AmeriCorps State and National) will fund AmeriCorps national service programs in Ohio for the 2024-2025 program year. The award supports evidence-based interventions focused on education, environmental stewardship, economic opportunity, and other critical community needs. The primary grantee, the Ohio Commission on Service and Volunteerism, will administer sub-grants to...