Understanding the Basics:
State Service Commissions
State service commissions (service commissions) subgrant federal AmeriCorps national service funds, as well as funding from state, local, and philanthropic sources, to support service and volunteerism. These commissions are governor designated organizations leading the nation’s philanthropic and service movement. Beyond administering federal AmeriCorps State funding, they are often charged with encouraging volunteering in their states and administering special volunteer initiatives. Currently, 49 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and Guam have service commissions.
What is AmeriCorps?
AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. 200,000 AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers serve in thousands of locations across the country. In any given year, approximately 50% of AmeriCorps funding supports education-related service.
Service commissions provide AmeriCorps funding to AmeriCorps State programs through annual grant competitions. Grants are made either directly to an organization or through an intermediary group that handles the distribution of grant funding.
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