This award funds the approved 2025?26 americorps formula fixed amount program(S), as listed on the approved program summary chart

The Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation, through its Governors Office on Service and Volunteerism, received a $255,000 Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management on August 15, 2025, under the AmeriCorps State and National program (CFDA 94.006). This three-year award, structured as a fixed amount grant at $1,000 per Member Service Year (MSY), funds the 2025-26 AmeriCorps Formula Fixed Amount Program(s) to deploy AmeriCorps members in full-time community service positions across Maryland. The grant supports evidence-based service interventions addressing critical community needs in priority areas including education, environmental stewardship, economic opportunity, and public health through partnerships with state and local organizations.

The grant includes two primary sub-awards to educational service providers: Urban Teacher Center, Inc. (doing business as Urban Teachers) and Teach For America Inc. (doing business as TFA). These sub-awardees leverage AmeriCorps members to address teacher recruitment, training, and placement in low-income schools across Baltimore, Washington D.C., and other underserved communities. Upon successful completion of their service terms, AmeriCorps members earn Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards applicable toward higher education expenses or qualified student loan repayment. The award period extends through August 14, 2028, with performance conducted throughout Maryland and partner communities.

This award is a fixed amount grant at $1000 per MSY.? No member may enroll prior to the approved start date of the member enrollment period.