This award funds the approved 2026-2027 americorps national direct program

The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded $7,554,933 to Reading & Math, Inc. (doing business as Ampact) on August 1, 2026, under the AmeriCorps State and National program (CFDA 94.006) to fund the approved 2026-2027 AmeriCorps National Direct Program.

Ampact deploys AmeriCorps members across education, public health, housing, and social services. In education, Reading Corps and Math Corps members provide literacy and numeracy interventions for preschool through eighth-grade students in Minnesota, Idaho, Georgia, and Mississippi. The organization operates Recovery Corps programs that deliver peer support and recovery coaching for individuals addressing substance use disorders, and Public Health AmeriCorps initiatives including COVID-19 response and contact tracing. Ampact also manages corps programs addressing housing support for individuals experiencing homelessness, refugee resettlement, climate change mitigation, and senior independent living.

The award covers the period August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2029, with performance throughout the United States. AmeriCorps members participating in the program receive a living allowance and benefits, and earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award upon successful completion of service for use toward higher education expenses or qualified student loans. The recipient must maintain a regulatory match of 24 percent and a budgetary match of 37.62 percent. No member may enroll prior to the approved start date of the member enrollment period.

No member may enroll prior to the approved start date of the member enrollment period. Your 2026-2027 regulatory match is 24% and your budgetary match is 37.62%.