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

The Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management awarded a $272,000 Project Grant to the Governor's Commission On Community Service (Serve Colorado) on August 1, 2025, under the AmeriCorps State and National program (CFDA 94.006). This fixed-amount grant, structured at $2,800 per Member Service Year (MSY), funds the 2025-26 AmeriCorps formula program through July 31, 2028. The grant enables Serve Colorado to recruit, train, and deploy AmeriCorps members in full-time community service positions addressing unmet needs across Colorado, with members providing evidence-based service interventions in priority areas including education, environmental stewardship, economic opportunity, disaster response, and community development.

Serve Colorado administered this award with support from the Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA), a sub-awardee that received a federal grant sub-award on February 25, 2026. Under this sub-agreement, CYCA recruited, trained, and supervised AmeriCorps members to mitigate wildland fire and flood threats across Colorado. AmeriCorps members earned living allowances and Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards upon successful service completion, which participants could apply toward higher education expenses or qualified student loan repayment. The award required Serve Colorado to maintain comprehensive financial and program records for three years following final Federal Financial Report submission and to ensure all compensated individuals cleared National Service Criminal History Check requirements.

This award is a fixed amount grant at $2,800 per MSY. No member may enroll prior to the approved start date of the member enrollment period.