Project Grant 26VGFNH001

The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Volunteer NH $280,050 on October 1, 2026, under the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund (CFDA 94.021) program. The award funds the recipient's 2026-27 Volunteer Generation Fund program, with a statutory match requirement of 20 percent and a budgeted match of 20.37 percent. The Volunteer Generation Fund invests in volunteer management practices that strengthen nonprofit organizations' ability to increase recruitment and retention of volunteers to meet critical community needs through service. AmeriCorps prioritizes effective approaches that 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. Volunteer NH, the state's primary AmeriCorps commission, coordinates and funds multiple AmeriCorps programs focused on critical community needs across New Hampshire and manages both Formula and State Competitive grant programs that deploy 40–70 AmeriCorps members annually. The performance period runs October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in New Hampshire.