Available Funding
Maryland AmeriCorps State Grants
The Department of Service and Civic Innovation – Maryland GOSV administers AmeriCorps funding throughout Maryland and advances national service as an effective solution to our State’s toughest social challenges.
AVAILABLE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Current and prospective AmeriCorps Maryland grantees applying for formula funding for 2025-2026 can access the Notice of Funding Opportunity.
Current Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunity Title: Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) AmeriCorps State and National Operational Grants
This notice is for current & prospective AmeriCorps Maryland grantees of the MD GOSV applying for formula consideration for 2025-2026 AmeriCorps Maryland (AmeriCorps State) grants.These grants are awarded to organizations that propose to place AmeriCorps members in service solely within Maryland. Selected organizations will receive grants to support AmeriCorps member positions that engage members in service to meet critical needs in Maryland.
Disclosure: Publication of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (Notice) does not obligate the Department of Service and Civic Innovation’s GOSV to award any specific number of grants or to commit any amount of funding. The actual level, timing, and process of grant funding will be subject to the availability of annual appropriations.
| NEW FUNDING | RECOMPETE FUNDING | CONTINUATION FUNDING |
| In the context of AmeriCorps funding, a “new grant” refers to a financial award from the federal agency to support organizations that are implementing or expanding their AmeriCorps programs, often for the first time, or for a new project or initiative. Please see application instructions for submitting new grant requests. | This Notice applies to all Recompete requests. AmeriCorps Maryland programs administering a 2024-2025 AmeriCorps Maryland program through the Maryland GOSV that are in the final year of their project period are required to submit a Recompete application to apply for a new three-year project period. Please see application instructions for submitting recompete requests. | This Notice applies to continuation requests. AmeriCorps Maryland programs administering a 2024-2025 AmeriCorps Maryland program through the Maryland GOSV that are funded and in the first or second year of their three-year project period are required to submit a Continuation application in order to continue operation for 2025-2026. Please application instructions for submitting continuation requests. |
IMPORTANT DATES
- April 4, 2025 | Formula Notice of Funding Opportunity Q&A (registration link coming!)
- April 25, 2025 12:00pm | Formula Application Program Submission Deadline
- May 29, 2025 | GOSV Commission Meeting: Formula Funding Vote (expected)
- August 15, 2025 | Program/Budget Year Start Date (expected)
All communication relating to this notice can be directed to gosv.md@maryland.gov.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
- 2025-2026 Formula AmeriCorps Maryland Grantee – Notice of Funding Opportunity and Application Instructions
- Mandatory Supplemental Information
- AmeriCorps State and National Performance Measure Instructions
- Applicant Determined Performance Measure Instructions
- General Terms and Conditions (2025) Updated effective January 20, 2025 and may be updated further
Application materials and instructions are made available from documents provided by AmeriCorps.
Applicants must submit applications electronically via eGrants, AmeriCorps’ web-based system. Applicants are required to submit additional documents by the application submission deadline (see details below).
See Additional Documents below.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS must be submitted by the application deadline via form assembly.
- Evaluation Plan Template (Recompete Applicants only)
- Alternative Evaluation Approach Request (if applicable, Recompete Applicants only)
- Debt Delinquency and Debarment Certification (All Applicants)
- State Support and Oversight Fee Calculator (All Applicants)
- Operational and Financial Management Survey (Recompete only – submit acknowledgement email to MD GOSV)
- Organization’s last Single File Audit (All Applicants)
- Organization’s 990 (All Applicants)
Explore Additional AmeriCorps Opportunities
One of the strengths of AmeriCorps is the variety of program types, ensuring a fit for the unique needs of organizations. In addition to AmeriCorps Maryland and the DSCI AmeriCorps VISTA Project, there are additional types of AmeriCorps programs that are administered through the federal agency, AmeriCorps.
Learn how you can get involved with these programs:
- AmeriCorps NCCC: Strengthen communities and develop leaders though projects designed for direct, team-based service.
- AmeriCorps National Direct: Develop a multi-state project to meet critical community needs in the areas of education, disaster services, health, environmental stewardship, economic opportunity, and veterans and military families.
- AmeriCorps VISTA: Provide needed resources to nonprofit organizations and public agencies to increase their capacity to lift communities out of poverty.
- Volunteer Generation Fund: Supports organizations to boost the impact of volunteers on critical community needs.
- AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent, AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP, and AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion: Engage Americans 55 and older in volunteer support to meet critical community needs and provide a high quality experience that will enriches the lives of the volunteers.
Additional AmeriCorps Funding Opportunities are available on the AmeriCorps website.
Federal Funder Information
AmeriCorps is the federal funding agency that administers all of the AmeriCorps programs. More information about AmeriCorps is available at https://americorps.gov.
AmeriCorps Resources
CONTACT INFORMATION
All communication relating to this notice can be directed to gosv.md@maryland.gov
All emails will be returned within a reasonable amount of time. Applicants are encouraged to submit their questions well in advance of the deadline as the GOSV is not obligated to respond to questions that are received within 48 hours of the due date.
