Available Funding
Maryland AmeriCorps State Grants
The Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism administers annual federal funding for AmeriCorps State grants in Maryland. Grants are used for service activities that address critical community needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment.
AVAILABLE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Governor’s Office of Service and Volunteerism (GOSV) provides funding to support the development and operations of programs that engage individuals in direct service to address critical needs across Maryland.
Build your human capital—people power—with an AmeriCorps program that expands the reach and impact of your organization in Maryland.
Current Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunity Title: Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) AmeriCorps State and National Planning Grants
This Notice is for organizations interested in applying for 2024-2025 AmeriCorps Maryland (AmeriCorps State) planning grants.
Successful applicants will work with the Department of Service and Civic Innovation – Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism from September 2024 – September 2025 to develop a new AmeriCorps program.
Eligible organizations can apply for planning grants of up to $240,000 for those organizations that have projects that closely align with the Governors’ State Plan. Applicants can anticipate the average grant to be $100,000.
A planning grant will not be used to support AmeriCorps members.
Disclosure: Publication of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (Notice) does not obligate AmeriCorps 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.
Purpose of an AmeriCorps Planning Grant
The purpose of an AmeriCorps planning grant is to provide funding that allows an organization to devote the time and staff needed to develop a plan for a viable AmeriCorps program.
2024-2025 Planning Grants are only available to legal applicant organizations that want to propose and plan for a new program model or have not previously administered AmeriCorps programming.
Is This A Good Fit For You?
- My organization has identified a community need that requires new resources to address.
- We want to use people power (at least 5* AmeriCorps members) to meet this need.
- We have some ideas about how to do this new project but need time and help to plan and figure out how best to use AmeriCorps members.
- We have the staff capacity to dedicate at least one person at 70% of their time to planning this program model.
If the statements above apply to you, this could be a great opportunity for your organization.
How To Apply
For this Notice of Funding Opportunity, there will be 2 stages of an application if the organization is chosen for funding.
All application materials can be found here.
Stage 1 will consist of an initial submission of required elements as outlined in the FY24 Planning Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity via online form.
Additional documents (budget narrative, financial management survey, organizational chart, and indirect cost rate agreement) should be emailed to pearson.chambers@maryland.gov with the following subject line: [Legal Applicant Name] – [valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), which is generated as part of the SAM registration process].
Emails should include the following information:
- The legal applicant name and its point of contact information
- The valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), which is generated as part of the SAM registration process
- A list of documents that should be attached to the email
- Individually saved files that are clearly labeled with the legal applicant name and application ID number in the title of each document.
Stage 2 will require applicants to submit final, approved documents and additional elements in eGrants, AmeriCorps’ online application system. However, this stage will only occur if applicants are selected for this funding opportunity through the first review stage.
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
- AmeriCorps Planning Grant – Budget Narrative Worksheet
- AmeriCorps Planning Grant – Financial Management Survey
- Organizational Chart (The Organizational Chart that is submitted must show where the AmeriCorps program would be within the Organization)
- Current federally approved indirect cost rate agreement, if used to claim administrative/indirect costs.
Additional documents (budget narrative, financial management survey, organizational chart, and indirect cost rate agreement) should be emailed to pearson.chambers@maryland.gov with the following subject line: [Legal Applicant Name] – [valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), which is generated as part of the SAM registration process].
Emails should include the following information:
- The legal applicant name and its point of contact information
- The valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), which is generated as part of the SAM registration process
- A list of documents that should be attached to the email
- Individually saved files that are clearly labeled with the legal applicant name and application ID number in the title of each document.
IMPORTANT DATES
- June 18, 2024 – 3pm ET Planning Grant Information Session. Slide Deck is located here, along with FAQ.
- July 5, 2024 – Planning Grant “Stage One” Application Deadline: Planning Grant online form and additional documents must be emailed to pearson.chambers@maryland.gov by 11:59 PM
eastern on June 28, 2024. Late applications in whole or in part will not be accepted. - August 2, 2024 – Grant Clarifications sent for any required adjustments, with a 1 week
turnaround timeframe (August 10, 2024). - August 16, 2024 – Application Notification: Successful applicants will be notified no later than
August 16, 2024. - August 23, 2024 – Planning Grant “Stage Two” Application Deadline: Planning Grant
applications must be submitted in eGrants no later than 11:59 PM eastern on August 23, 2024.
Late applications in whole or in part will not be accepted. - September 15, 2024 – Start date for Planning Grant activities.
*Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.*
Application materials and instructions are made available from documents provided by AmeriCorps.
Training and Technical Assistance (TTA)
- June 21st | 10am -12pm EST Office Hours
- June 25th | 11am – 1pm EST Office Hours
- June 28th | 11am – 3:30pm EST Office Hours
- Schedule a time here
Maryland Governor’s Office of Service and Volunteerism Resources
- On3Learn | AmeriCorps 101 (discount code: MDSUB23)
- MD GOSV | Frequently Miscategorized Budget Items
- MD GOSV | Creating an eGrants Account
- MD GOSV | FY24 Budget Development Tips
AmeriCorps Resources
- AmeriCorps | Performance Measure Curriculum
- AmeriCorps | How to Develop a Logic Model
- AmeriCorps | Best Practices in Budget Development
- AmeriCorps | Best Practices for Performance Measurement
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 pearson.chambers@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 48 hours prior to the due date.
