On July 27, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its Labor, Health and Human Service, Education Appropriations bill for fiscal year (FY) 2024. The bipartisan bill seeks an overall $224.4 billion for the federal agencies that are funded through the Labor-HHS...
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National Service Caucus Announces Expanded Bipartisan Leadership Team
The National Service Congressional Caucus announced expanded bipartisan leadership in both the House of Representative and the Senate on Friday, March 17th. The caucus is a bipartisan group of legislators dedicated to raising awareness of national service and expanding service...
Read More »Congress Passes FY23 Funding Package
The House and Senate have passed a $1.7 trillion FY23 omnibus funding package that includes $1.313 billion for the AmeriCorps agency. The budget has now been sent to President Biden for his signature. The omnibus, which funds the federal government through...
Read More »Congress Releases FY23 Funding Package
House and Senate appropriators released a $1.66 trillion FY23 omnibus funding package to fund the federal government through September 2023 that includes $1.313 billion for the AmeriCorps agency. The omnibus includes $772.5 billion for non-defense discretionary programs, $858 billion in...
Read More »Senate Democrats Recommend $1.225B for AmeriCorps
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) released twelve FY23 spending bills on July 28th. The Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill includes $1.225 billion for the AmeriCorps agency, $74.7 million or 6.5% more than last year. The Senate’s...
Read More »White House Announces New National Partnership for Student Success
At the White House event with Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and AmeriCorps CEO Michael Smith, the Biden-Harris Administration launched a new National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS). The NPSS is a coordinated, research-based, locally-driven,...
Read More »White House Releases FY23 Budget
The Biden-Harris Administration sent their fiscal year 2023 budget to Congress and requested $1.34 billion for the Corporation for National and Community Service/AmeriCorps agency, an increase of $189.3 million over the FY22 enacted level. Leveraging annual appropriations, as well as...
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