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 $274,028 to the Oklahoma Community Service Commission Inc. on September 1, 2025, under the AmeriCorps State and National program (CFDA 94.006). This fixed amount grant, structured at $4,653.22 per Member Service Year (MSY), supports the deployment of AmeriCorps members in full-time community service positions addressing unmet needs across Oklahoma through the 2025–2028 project period. AmeriCorps members engaged through this award provide evidence-based service interventions in priority areas such as education, economic opportunity, and community development while receiving living allowances and other benefits. Upon successful completion of service, members earn Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards applicable to higher education expenses or qualified student loan repayment.

The Oklahoma Community Service Commission Inc. serves as the state's primary intermediary for national service initiatives, coordinating AmeriCorps programming across Oklahoma and distributing funding to local service providers. A notable sub-award recipient is Teach For America Inc., which received $X on August 5, 2025, to address Oklahoma's teaching shortage by engaging AmeriCorps members to teach for two years in low-income and under-resourced schools. Through its network of sub-grantees including conservation corps organizations and nonprofit service providers, the Commission places and supports AmeriCorps members in targeted interventions such as tutoring, after-school programming, mentoring services, and community development initiatives throughout underserved communities in Oklahoma.

This award is a fixed amount grant at $4,653.22 per MSY. No member may enroll prior to the approved start date of the member enrollment period.