Utah Commission On Service And Volunteerism

Utah Commission On Service & Volunteerism, a division of the State of Utah, operates as a federal grant recipient distributing AmeriCorps funding and training support to community service organizations across Utah. The Commission is a state government entity with 100% of its recent award footprint as prime grant recipient (57 awards), holding no federal contracts and issuing no subgrants — all work flows through federal grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) Office of Grants Management to sub-grantees that execute service delivery.

The Commission's federal footprint is concentrated entirely within AmeriCorps programming under CFDA 94.006 (AmeriCorps State and National) and related CNCS grant vehicles. Recent major grants include a $3.424 million AmeriCorps State and National award issued August 1, 2026, running through July 31, 2029, which deploys approximately 336 AmeriCorps members and volunteers across six sub-grantees addressing mental health, environmental stewardship, STEM education, disaster response, public health, and civic engagement; a $2.301 million fixed-amount AmeriCorps State and National award from August 1, 2025, supporting approximately 339 members across six sub-awarded programs focused on mental health, healthcare access, STEM education, and workforce development; and a $416,974 Commission Investment Fund award from September 10, 2025, providing training and technical assistance to strengthen the Commission's administrative capacity through June 30, 2028, with zero percent match requirement. The Commission also holds grants for seniors programming, VISTA support, commission support activities, and formula-based AmeriCorps deployments. Sub-grantees structuring deployment include Brigham Young University (mental health services), Utah State University (healthcare and education services across 29 counties), Utah STEM Foundation (maker-focused STEM learning), Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County (mental health for youth), Friends of Cedar Mesa (environmental restoration), and Association for Utah Community Health (community health worker and behavioral health services). Matching funds and volunteer engagement across these programs exceeded 5,200 additional volunteers and approximately $655,000 in state, local, and private matching support in recent grant cycles.

Activity has declined year over year — five awards in 2022 to one in 2026 — though this reflects CNCS grant-renewal and consolidation cycles rather than loss of capacity; seven awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and will require recompete or renewal. Customer concentration is absolute: the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management accounts for 100% of recent award volume across AmeriCorps State and National, Commission Investment Fund, Senior Demonstration, VISTA Support, and Commission Support programs. Place of performance is exclusively Utah, with service deployed across all 29 counties.