AmeriCorps SC Host Site Funding Opportunities

Current Funding Opportunities

[ACTIVE] Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

FY 2025 AmeriCorps SC “Competitive Round”

APPLICATIONS DUE FRIDAY 11/01/2024

(Announced Tuesday September 3, 2024)

SEE INFORMATION IN LINK BELOW:

NOTICE of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) - FY 2025 AmeriCorps SC Competitive Round (PDF)

 
(other AmeriCorps opportunities) We encourage you to look into AmeriCorps federal funding and programming opportunities online at:

The SC Service Commission / AmeriCorps SC anticipates our next AmeriCorps State and National 'Formula Round' Notice of Funding Opportunity to be announced between December 2024 and early January 2025 - Stay tuned for updates to this webpage then!

About AmeriCorps South Carolina 

Best summarized as a domestic Peace Corps, AmeriCorps enables host agencies to recruit passionate individuals (AmeriCorps Members) who will serve to increase the capacity of their organization to expand services or engage additional beneficiaries. To help support their service, AmeriCorps Members receive both a modest living allowance and an education award that ranges between $1,342.86 to $6,345 that can be used to continue their education or pay back eligible student loans. Additionally, full-time AmeriCorps Members also receive grant-supported health insurance and childcare.

Service Focus Areas 

  • Education
  • Economic Opportunity
  • Healthy Futures
  • Environmental Stewardship
  • Public Health

What We Fund 

AmeriCorps SC grant awards typically range from $140,000 to $400,000. Organizations that are within their first three years of grant funding must provide an in-kind or cash match that supports a minimum of 24% of the total cost of operating the AmeriCorps project.  Grants funds can be used to support program-related expenses such as:
  • Salaries and benefits for staff who will administer the AmeriCorps program and/or manage AmeriCorps Members.
  • Operational expenses such as recruitment costs, travel, training, supplies, member gear, background checks, etc.
  • AmeriCorps Member living allowance, health insurance, FICA taxes, and workers compensation insurance.

Qualifying Organizations

The following entities are eligible to host an AmeriCorps program and apply for AmeriCorps SC funding:

  • Faith-based institutions

  • Indian tribes and tribal organizations

  • Labor organizations

  • Nonprofit organizations

  • Partnerships and consortia
  • Schools, school districts, and institutions of higher education

  • State and local government agencies
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2023-2024 Statewide Programmatic Investments