Congress is back in session this week, and our work continues!
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This Week in National Service – 4/2/18
We have been busy monitoring social media, and we are pleased to see so many of you celebrating the FY18 appropriation for CNCS and taking a moment to thank Congress for the funding. A simple thank you goes a long...
Read More »This Week in National Service – 3/23/18
Yesterday Congress passed a $1.3 trillion omnibus appropriations bill to fund government operations for the remainder of fiscal year 2018 (which ends on September 30, 2018). The FY18 budget represents an increase of nearly $34 million for CNCS from FY17
Read More »This Week in National Service – 3/16/18
I hope you all are enjoying the wrap up of another successful AmeriCorps Week! It was truly amazing to see so much activity across the country highlighting the impact of national service, and in many cases, tying the message back...
Read More »This Week in National Service – 3/9/18
As most of you know, members of Congress have the ability to request, through the Appropriations Committee, funding for their federal priorities. These are known as "programmatic appropriations requests."
Read More »This Week in National Service – 3/1/18
As we wrap up another exciting week here in Washington, I wanted to express my gratitude for all the #Stand4Service activity at this critical moment.
Read More »This Week in National Service – 2/16/18
On Monday, President Trump sent to Congress his FY19 budget. The White House is once again proposing to eliminate CNCS. Their budget includes just $123M to shut down agency operations and start to close out their grants programs.
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