This award funds the approved 2026-27 volunteer generation fund program. Your 2026-27 statutory match requirement is 20% and your budgeted match is 21.4%

The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded the Maine Commission for Community Service $392,436 on October 1, 2026, under the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund program (CFDA 94.021).

The award funds the 2026–27 Volunteer Generation Fund program, which invests in volunteer management practices that strengthen nonprofit organizations and other entities' ability to recruit and retain volunteers to meet critical community needs. The program seeks to expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve community problems while enhancing civic engagement and workforce development.

The Maine Commission for Community Service, a state government entity and division of the State of Maine, serves as the recipient. Performance occurs in Maine through September 30, 2029. The award carries a statutory match requirement of 20 percent, with the Commission budgeting 21.4 percent non-federal match.

Grant recipients must maintain all grant financial and program records for three years from final Federal Financial Report submission, including financial records, contracts, personnel records, and program execution documentation. All individuals receiving salary or compensation through the national service program funded by this award must clear a National Service Criminal History Check, with records maintained within grant files.