FY 2026 AmeriCorps Competitive Guidance

Deadline: Submissions are due via eGrants by 5pm (EST) on February 12, 2026. Support documents are also due by this deadline via Blackbaud Grantmaking.

Each year, approximately 200,000 Americans meet critical community needs through service in AmeriCorps nationwide. With funding from AmeriCorps that is administered by Volunteer Florida, AmeriCorps members in Florida dedicate a term of intensive service and receive workforce development training, living stipends, education awards and professional development.

AmeriCorps programs address critical community needs including education, economic opportunity, conservation and natural resources, healthy futures and veterans and military families. Sample activities include tutoring and mentoring youth, restoring natural habitats and job training/placement. Priority consideration will be given when projects demonstrate support for the state’s economic competitiveness and workforce development, prioritize Florida’s environment and natural resources, and/or preserve the quality of life and connectedness of the state’s communities, including the movement of people and goods.

Please direct any questions to americorpsrfp@volunteerflorida.org.

Please refer to dates, deadlines and priorities in the Volunteer Florida FY 2026 AmeriCorps Competitive Guidance below:

FY 2026 AmeriCorps Competitive Funding Opportunity – (Right-click and choose “Save link as” to download PDF.)

A previous pre-recorded webinar series is available to review the AmeriCorps funding opportunity, budget, and key elements for creating strong applications. The webinar series is available to view below.

  • AmeriCorps 101: Serve, Impact, Transform: View the recording here / Download the slides here.
  • AmeriCorps Budget 101: View the recording here / Download the slides here.
  • Creating Strong Narratives: View the recording here / Download the slides here.

The AmeriCorps FY2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity materials can be found here: https://www.americorps.gov/funding-opportunity/fy-2026-americorps-state-national-grants

AmeriCorps is a program funded by the U.S. Congress under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 94.006. For more information about national AmeriCorps programs, visit www.americorps.gov. In accordance with applicable laws and regulations, AmeriCorps prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment based on the protected categories of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability (mental or physical), political affiliation, marital or parental status, pregnancy, reprisal, genetic information (including family medical history), or military service.