This award provides FY 2025 funding for your approved training and technical assistance (TTA) commission investment fund (CIF) grant budget and activities

The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded the State of Arkansas Division of Higher Education $332,272 in project grant funding on September 10, 2025, under the AmeriCorps Commission Investment Fund program (CFDA 94.008).

The award funds Training and Technical Assistance activities to expand the capacity of the State Service Commission in priority performance areas through FY 2025 and FY 2026, with no required match. Pre-award costs are approved beginning July 1, 2025. The program supports commission staffing and staff development, training events, and collaborative activities designed to forge new partnerships or develop skills and knowledge for demonstrable improvements in commission operations and duties under the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended.

Performance occurs in Arkansas with a completion date of June 30, 2028.

The FY 2025 required match is 0%. You are approved for pre-award costs beginning july 1, 2025.