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AmeriCorps

Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps State and National Competitive Grants

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In short: A grant from AmeriCorps. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.

Deadline
Due Jan 13, 2027 · 95 days left
Award size
Not stated: see the official notice
Match ?
Required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
Tribal government, Tribal organization, State government, City or town government, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), Special district (utility, fire, etc.), Public college or university, County government, Private college or university, and others named in the official notice
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist

How this fits you

  • Available in Hamblen County (nationwide program)
  • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 61, including your county

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About this grant

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.

Who can apply, from the official notice

State Service Commission and/or States and US Territories

Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/a608fb60-115f-4dbe-9b10-4b5efb6e8f5c · Printed from grantme.click/grants/4ac23ca8-35d1-419f-a7dc-466fc480c066

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  1. Oct10
    Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
    Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov
  2. Dec23
    Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
    Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters.
  3. Jan6
    Finish a complete draft for a final review
    Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft.
  4. Jan11
    Submit
    Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog
  5. Jan13
    Deadline
    From the funder.

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Writing the need statement? Hamblen County facts with citations.

Who in Tennessee has won this program

16 awards to Tennessee groups in 3 counties since 2019 · 0 in Hamblen County. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
Volunteer TennesseeNashville, Davidson County$7.2M2022
Volunteer TennesseeNashville, Davidson County$6.6M2023
State of TennesseeNashville$6.1M spent that year2025
Volunteer TennesseeNashville, Davidson County$6M2022
Volunteer TennesseeNashville, Davidson County$5.8M2019
Volunteer TennesseeNashville, Davidson County$4M2026
Volunteer TennesseeNashville, Davidson County$3.9M2020
Volunteer TennesseeNashville, Davidson County$3.7M2019
Volunteer TennesseeNashville, Davidson County$2.6M2023
Volunteer TennesseeNashville, Davidson County$2.4M2019
Volunteer TennesseeNashville, Davidson County$1.9M2022
Volunteer TennesseeNashville, Davidson County$1.8M2025

Source: USAspending.gov; Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Tennessee groups that got this money through Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration passes it on: watch that agency for applications, not the federal agency. 45 pass-through grants on file · 5 in Hamblen County. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Knoxville Knox County Community Action CommitteeKnoxville, Knox CountyVolunteer Tennessee$1.1M2024
Knoxville Knox County Community Action CommitteeKnoxville, Knox CountyVolunteer Tennessee$1M2025
Memphis Teacher Residency, Inc.Memphis, Shelby CountyVolunteer Tennessee$900K2024
Knoxville Knox County Community Action CommitteeKnoxville, Knox CountyVolunteer Tennessee$868K2023
Knoxville-Knox County Community Action CommitteeKnoxville, Knox CountyState Commission on Ncs$865K spent that year2024
Knoxville Knox County Community Action CommitteeKnoxville, Knox CountyVolunteer Tennessee$861K2026
Clinch-Powell Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc.Rutledge, Grainger CountyVolunteer Tennessee$838K2024
Tennessee's Community Assistance CorporationMorristown, Hamblen CountyVolunteer Tennessee$808K2024
Tennessee's Community Assistance CorporationMorristown, Hamblen CountyVolunteer Tennessee$808K2025
Clinch-Powell Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc.Rutledge, Grainger CountyVolunteer Tennessee$779K2023
Memphis Teacher Residency, Inc.Memphis, Shelby CountyVolunteer Tennessee$736K2023
Clinch Powell Resource Conservation & Development Council IncRutledge, Grainger CountyVolunteer TN$728K spent that year2024

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

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About the federal program

AmeriCorps State and National 94.006, also called “AmeriCorps State and National”
Program number 94.006 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · Corporation for National and Community Service · Project grant

How applications are judged

In each year's official notice: read this year's.

Match

Statutory Formula: Title Statutory Formula: Title Chapter Part Subpart Public Law Chapter Part Subpart Public Law Matching Requirements: Percent: Other Match is 24 percent for the first three-year funding period. Starting with year four, the match requirement gradually increases every year to 30 percent by year ten and beyond. Fixed awards are exempt from matching requirements. Matching requirements are mandatory.

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Source: Federal grants from Grants.gov · the official federal record. Last checked by GrantMe Oct 10, 2026.

Reference numbers: official notice number AC-08-28-26 · program number 94.006