Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 AmeriCorps State and National Competitive Grants
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: January 30, 2026
Archive date: April 30, 2026
Close date: March 31, 2026
Opportunity ID: 361222
Opportunity number: AC-01-31-26
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: AmeriCorps
Agency code: AC
Award floor: $0
Award ceiling: $0
Cost sharing required: Yes
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Community Development
- Disaster Prevention and Relief
- Education
- Employment, Labor and Training
- Environment
- Food and Nutrition
- Health
- Housing
- Other
Eligible Applicants
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others
- Private institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- State governments
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:ac
- category_of_funding_activity:community_development
- category_of_funding_activity:disaster_prevention_and_relief
- category_of_funding_activity:education
- category_of_funding_activity:employment_labor_and_training
- category_of_funding_activity:environment
- category_of_funding_activity:food_and_nutrition
- category_of_funding_activity:health
- category_of_funding_activity:housing
- category_of_funding_activity:other
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:true
- eligible_applicants:city_or_township_governments
- eligible_applicants:county_governments
- eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
- eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_organizations_other_than_federally_recognized_tribal_governments
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_that_do_not_have_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:others
- eligible_applicants:private_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:special_district_governments
- eligible_applicants:state_governments
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
AmeriCorps improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. AmeriCorps brings people together to tackle some of the country’s most pressing challenges through national service and volunteerism. AmeriCorps members serve with organizations dedicated to the improvement of communities and those serving. AmeriCorps grants are awarded to eligible organizations that engage AmeriCorps members in evidence-based or evidence-informed interventions to strengthen communities. An AmeriCorps member is a person who does community service through AmeriCorps. Members may receive a living allowance and other benefits. After successful completion of their service, members earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award they can use to pay for higher education expenses or apply to qualified student loans.