AmeriCorps
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Oct 20, 2026 · 12 days left
- Award size
- Not stated: see the official notice
- Match ?
- Required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Tribal government, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), City or town government, Private college or university, County government, Public college or university, State government, Tribal organization, Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), and others named in the official notice
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. The deadline is in 12 days. If your registration isn't already active, it may not be ready in time, so check it today. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Only 12 days left to apply
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 30
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/e1c6351a-986e-4189-9587-71a1c8f74654 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/b901d223-5d60-4dae-8a7f-949b1e5d71f5
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- Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps State and National Competitive Grants · Due Jan 13, 2027 · 97 days left
About this grant
Who can apply, from the official notice
Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Oct8
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 - Sep29
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment (already past: do it now)
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Oct13
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Oct18
Submit
Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog - Oct20
Deadline
From the funder.
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Who in Tennessee has won this program
30 awards to Tennessee groups in 11 counties since 2019. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee | Knoxville, Knox County | $475K | 2024 |
| Senior Citizens Inc | Nashville, Davidson County | $330K | 2024 |
| Roane County Anti-Drug Coalition | Kingston, Roane County | $298K | 2023 |
| Senior Citizens Inc | Nashville, Davidson County | $290K | 2021 |
| Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee | Knoxville, Knox County | $282K | 2021 |
| First Baptist Church of Linden | Linden, Perry County | $278K | 2020 |
| Partnership for Families, Children and Adults, Inc. | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | $262K | 2020 |
| First Baptist Church of Linden | Linden, Perry County | $257K | 2023 |
| Partnership for Families, Children and Adults, Inc. | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | $254K | 2023 |
| Lbj & C Development Corp | Cookeville, Putnam County | $238K | 2022 |
| AmeriCorps Seniors/Rsvp | Adamsville, McNairy County | $228K | 2024 |
| Align9 | Lenoir City, Loudon County | $228K | 2024 |
Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
About the federal program
AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 94.002, also called “RSVP 94.002”
Program number 94.002 (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.