Serveminnesota

Serveminnesota, Minnesota's state service commission, operates as a federal grant recipient administering AmeriCorps programs and related capacity-building initiatives across the state, with 82% of its federal footprint as prime recipient awards and 18% as sub-recipient work under other federal grantees. The organization is a tax-exempt nonprofit entity based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with no prime federal contract awards and no seats on federal contract vehicles; its federal footprint is entirely grant-funded through the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Serveminnesota's grant portfolio centers on AmeriCorps program administration under CFDA 94.006 (AmeriCorps State and National) and related training and technical assistance funding. The organization received a $4.78 million AmeriCorps State and National formula award effective August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029, funding deployment of AmeriCorps members across Minnesota in education, environmental stewardship, economic opportunity, public health, and community development. Serveminnesota administers over 20 AmeriCorps programs, including the Climate Impact Corps, Conservation Corps Minnesota, housing navigation services for individuals experiencing homelessness, and early childhood literacy programs. A separate $489,822 Commission Investment Fund training and technical assistance grant awarded September 10, 2025, through June 30, 2028, supports staff professional development, training events, and partnership-building to strengthen Serveminnesota's capacity as the state service commission. Representative prior awards include AmeriCorps formula programs funded in fiscal years 2023–2026, competitive fixed-amount programs with subgrantees Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity and Teach for America, and a Volunteer Generation Fund program extended through March 31, 2027. The 2026–2029 formula award carries a required 30% non-federal match commitment; prior awards have required match shares ranging from zero percent for training and technical assistance grants to 50% for commission support grants.

The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management funds 28 awards (100% coverage split across the two named federal agency variants), with the vast majority of Serveminnesota's federal footprint concentrated in AmeriCorps-related grants. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families accounts for 11 awards, and the Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences for 1 award. Six awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete activity in the near term. Serveminnesota functions as a sub-recipient on refugee social services grants from the Minnesota Department of Human Services and collaborated as a sub-awardee with the University of Wisconsin System on a $652,478 Institute of Education Sciences research project examining maintenance of reading intervention effects, with Serveminnesota providing school recruitment, participant scheduling, and project supervision across Minnesota Reading Corps tutoring sites.