Through this competition, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) seeks to increase the impact of national service in specific geographic service areas (see Appendix A for the full list of available opportunities). In order to carry out Congress’s intent and to maximize the...
The Corporation of National and Community Service provides grants to national and local nonprofits, schools, government agencies, faith-based and community organizations, and other groups committed to strengthening communities through service and volunteering.
Current Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs)
AmeriCorps State and National Grants FY 2019 | AmeriCorps State & National
Deadline: Jan 30, 2019
In the FY 2019 AmeriCorps competition, CNCS seeks to prioritize the investment of national service resources in: Economic Opportunity - increasing economic opportunities for communities by engaging opportunity youth to prepare them for the workforce. Education - selection of one of the evidence-...
AmeriCorps VISTA: Current Requests for Concept Papers
FY18 AmeriCorps VISTA Opioid Focus Request for Concept Papers (RFCP)
Date Posted: Jul 25, 2018
The New York Corporation State Office (CSO) of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) seeks concept papers for the AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) program from innovative, high‐performing, and outcome‐driven organizations that share the AmeriCorps VISTA’s...
AmeriCorps NCCC Project Application
If you are interested in applying to sponsor an NCCC team, please review the instructions below and complete a Project Concept Form. To learn more about sponsoring an NCCC team, including contact information for NCCC regional campuses, visit our Sponsor an AmeriCorps NCCC Team page.
AmeriCorps NCCC Traditional
If you are interested in applying to sponsor an NCCC team, please complete a Project Concept Form. Follow the guidance provided in the Project Concept Form and Applications Instructions document to fill out and complete the Project Concept Form and submit it to your Regional Office with a digital signature.
- Service Project Concept Form and Application Instructions
- Service Project Concept Form
- Service Project Application - Your organization must complete a Project Concept Form and have it approved prior to submission
- National Request for Proposal - Deadlines for Project Concept Form and Application submission
AmeriCorps NCCC Traditional – Disaster Response and Firefighting
If you are interested in applying to sponsor an AmeriCorps NCCC team in order to participate in a response to a recent disaster or a firefighting effort, please complete the Project Application for Disaster Response and Firefighting Projects. No Project Concept Form is required. Follow the guidance provided in the Project Application for Disaster Response and Firefighting Instructions document to fill out and complete the Project Application for Disaster Response and Firefighting. Submit this completed application to your Regional Office, with a digital signature, for consideration.
- Service Project Application for Disaster Response and Firefighting Instructions
- Service Project Application for Disaster Response and Firefighting
The Project Application for Disaster Response and Firefighting is a rolling application. Please contact a NCCC Regional Campus for more information.
AmeriCorps FEMA Corps
If you are a representative of an office within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) interested in hosting an AmeriCorps FEMA Corps team to support capacity building efforts, please contact the FEMA Corps Section directly to submit a service project application. If you are interested in hosting and AmeriCorps NCCC Traditional team to support direct service efforts, follow the instructions above.
Requesting Project Changes
If you already have an AmeriCorps NCCC Traditional team serving with your organization, you should complete the following Amendments to request changes to the project. See the instructions for the Application Amendment for more guidance on when completing and submitting is required. The desired changes to the project must be requested by the sponsoring organization and approved by AmeriCorps NCCC staff prior to them being implemented. These documents apply to both NCCC Traditional and Traditional Disaster Response and Firefighting projects.