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

The Ohio Commission On Service And Volunteerism received a $1,662,820 AmeriCorps State and National (CFDA 94.006) Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management, effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. This fixed-amount grant at $11,323.26 per Member Service Year (MSY) funds approved 2025-26 AmeriCorps formula programs deployed across Ohio to address unmet community needs in priority service areas including education, public health, youth development, and community improvement.

The grant supports AmeriCorps member placements across four sub-awardee organizations: Ohio University's COMCorps program, which promotes physical and social environments supporting public health in Southeast Ohio; Teach For America Ohio, which deploys AmeriCorps members as teachers in low-income schools across Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton for two-year service commitments; Talbert House, which engages AmeriCorps members in Cincinnati and surrounding counties to provide youth mental and behavioral health support services including care navigation and health education; and Shawnee State University, which uses AmeriCorps members to deliver direct literacy instruction and intervention to children ages three through six to improve school readiness and K-12 academic success. Upon successful completion of service, AmeriCorps members earn Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards applicable toward higher education expenses or qualified student loan repayment.

This award is a fixed amount grant at $11,323.26/ MSY.? No member may enroll prior to the approved start date of the member enrollment period.