The co-chairs of the National Service Congressional Caucus – Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) – have introduced the Promoting Service through AmeriCorps Act in the House (H.R. 9569)...
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House & Senate Consider Differing Proposals for AmeriCorps Appropriations
In July, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees separately met and marked up their FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education bills and took vastly different approaches – in terms of top-line funding levels, bipartisanship, and for AmeriCorps specifically (referred to the in the...
Read More »Agency Releases Final AmeriCorps State and National Rule on Match Requirements, Education and Training Hours, and Term Limits
On May 28th, the AmeriCorps agency published the final AmeriCorps State and National rule designed to boost grant flexibility, reduce barriers to service, and expand access to workforce development opportunities for AmeriCorps members. The new regulations will go into effect...
Read More »Congressional Champions Urge Appropriators to Invest in AmeriCorps
This spring, a bipartisan group of nearly 140 members of Congress signed letters to the leaders of the Appropriations Committees urging them to invest in AmeriCorps in fiscal year (FY) 2025. The letters were led by the co-chairs of the...
Read More »Bipartisan Group of Government Leaders to be Honored for Support of AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Bipartisan Group of Government Leaders to be Honored for Support of AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors Washington, DC (April 28, 2024) – Voices for National Service announced today that it will honor 13 distinguished government...
Read More »Congress Passes Final FY24 Funding Package
This weekend, the House and Senate passed a $1.2 trillion FY24 “minibus” funding package, which included $1.26 billion for AmeriCorps. The package, which included the six appropriations bills – Labor-HHS, Defense, Financial Services, Homeland Security, Legislative Branch, and State and...
Read More »Congressional Spending Package is a Bad Deal for AmeriCorps
Fiscal year 2024 appropriations will lead to loss of thousands of AmeriCorps positions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Washington, DC (March 25, 2024) – The final fiscal year 2024 spending package passed by Congress this weekend puts nonprofits...
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