This award approves funding for the 2025?2026 martin luther king JR

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) Office of Grants Management awarded The Arc of the United States, Inc. a Project Grant totaling $886,753 (awarded October 1, 2025, concluding September 30, 2026) under the AmeriCorps Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Grants program (CFDA 94.014). This award funds The Arc's implementation of the 2025–2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service program, which mobilizes volunteers to observe the MLK federal holiday as a day of service while building long-term community engagement commitments. The Arc will leverage this funding to coordinate volunteer activities across multiple service priorities, including food distribution and emergency assistance through food pantries and soup kitchens, with the organization mobilizing approximately 600 volunteers to address community needs in education, economic opportunity, and support for disadvantaged populations. The award requires The Arc to maintain a 71.48% budgetary match and a 70% regulatory match, demonstrating substantial non-federal cost-sharing commitment.

The program operates within the broader CNCS framework, which in the current portfolio obligates $8.6 million in federal funding across 34 Project Grants addressing critical community service priorities. Award recipients must maintain comprehensive financial and program records for three years post-award completion and ensure all compensated personnel complete National Service Criminal History Checks, consistent with AmeriCorps program requirements for fiscal accountability and personnel screening.

Day of service program described in the approved program narrative and budget. Your 2025-2026 regulatory match is 70%, and your budgetary match is 71.48%.