Current Funding Opportunities

No current funding opportunities are available with AmeriCorps SC. We encourage you to look into national funding opportunities with AmeriCorps (ASN, VISTA, NCCC, Seniors, VGF) at:

AmeriCorps SC - Important dates on upcoming funding opportunities (TENTATIVE)

  • FY 2025-26 AmeriCorps State "Formula Supplemental" Round
    • Available to all eligible applicants. Includes currently funded programs (expansion) and new projects
    • Notice of Funding Opportunity (announcement): ~ September 2025
    • Applications Due: ~October 2025
    • For short-term projects from Jan 2026 through July 2026

 

  • FY 2026-27 AmeriCorps State "Competitive" Round
    • Available to all eligible applicants. 
    • ​​​​​​​Notice of Funding Opportunity (announcement): ~ September 2025
    • Applications Due: ~October 2025
    • For projects from August 2026 through July 2027

 

  • FY 2026-27 AmeriCorps State "Formula" Round
    • ​​​​​​​​​​Available to all eligible applicants. 
    • ​​​​​​​Notice of Funding Opportunity (announcement): ~ January 2026
    • Applications Due: ~February 2026
    • For projects from August 2026 through July 2027

Questions or Support Needs?

  • Please contact our team (ATTN Becky Brennan Thom, Director of AmeriCorps SC) by emailing commission@uwasc.org

 

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
  • Disaster Services
  • Veterans and Military Families

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 generally 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