This award funds the approved 2025-2026 americorps state competitive fixed amount program, as listed on the approved program funding summary chart

The Corporation for National and Community Service, through its Office of Grants Management, awarded a $4.176M AmeriCorps State and National (CFDA 94.006) Project Grant to Massachusetts Service Alliance, Inc. effective July 2, 2025, through July 1, 2028. This fixed-amount grant funds the 2025-2026 AmeriCorps State Competitive program at $25,000 per Member Service Year (MSY), deploying AmeriCorps members across three sub-awarded organizations to address critical community needs in Massachusetts through evidence-based service interventions and community capacity building.

The three sub-awardees—The Student Conservation Association, Inc., TerraCorps Inc., and Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program—collectively deploy 72 full-time AmeriCorps members to deliver targeted environmental conservation, community development, and public health services. The Student Conservation Association funds 16 members to restore and enhance Massachusetts' natural and historic resources, including trail and waterway improvements and historic building restoration, leveraging an additional $450,000 in public funding. TerraCorps deploys 40 members to build organizational capacity at 28 community-based nonprofits focused on land conservation and sustainable food systems, training 4,160 individuals in environmental stewardship and engaging 1,680 volunteers, supported by $799,960 in private funding. Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program funds 16 members providing care coordination, overdose prevention, and health education services to 1,750 individuals experiencing homelessness, leveraging $400,000 in public funding and $275,962 in private funding. All AmeriCorps members provide living allowances and benefits, with participants earning Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards upon successful service completion.

This award is a fixed amount grant at $25,000 per MSY. Subgrantee the student conservation association, INC. Is awarded at $25,000 per MSY. No member may enroll prior to the approved start date of the member enrollment period.