Project Grant 26MKBVA001

The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded $382,860 to Greater Charlottesville Habitat For Humanity, Inc. on October 1, 2026, under the AmeriCorps Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Grants program (CFDA 94.014) to fund the approved 2026-27 MLK Day of Service Program.

The program mobilizes volunteers to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a day of service, encourages long-term commitment to community service, and brings people together to focus on service to others. Grant recipients enhance civic engagement services through a variety of volunteer opportunities and workforce options within their communities.

Performance runs through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Virginia. Greater Charlottesville Habitat For Humanity, a Charlottesville-based nonprofit focused on affordable housing solutions and community development, is required to maintain a 70 percent statutory match with a budgeted match of 73.88 percent. Grant recipients must maintain all financial and program records for three years from the date of submission of the final Federal Financial Report, including receipts, disbursements, vouchers, time cards, contracts, and personnel records. All individuals receiving compensation through the program must clear a National Service Criminal History Check.