PennSERVE Grant Opportunities

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PennSERVE provides funding to AmeriCorps programs across Pennsylvania that use national service as a tool to address local issues in key focus areas, including economic opportunity, education, disaster preparedness, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, and veterans and military families. Each of these programs uses AmeriCorps funding to recruit, place, and supervise AmeriCorps members to carry out service.

To be considered for funding, programs must submit an application to PennSERVE. Organizations must identify the need in their community, how AmeriCorps members are uniquely qualified to meet that need through the program design, and what performance measures the program will meet through its services.

Each year, PennSERVE has two grant competitions, called Competitive and Formula. Competitive applicants are selected through a national grant competition. Applications that are submitted for Formula grants compete for funds only at the state level.

2019 AmeriCorps Formula Grants

PennSERVE’s Request For Applications (RFA) is closed.

Timeline

Grant timelines change annually. Specific deadlines for each grant cycle are included in PennSERVE’s Request For Applications (RFA).

Technical Assistance

PennSERVE will host webinars and facilitate in-person technical assistance sessions during each grant cycle.