Each year, roughly 75,000 AmeriCorps members and 140,000 AmeriCorps Seniors are deployed to address locally determined needs in rural and urban communities across all 50 states. They are activated around natural disasters, tutoring students, combating hunger and homelessness, connecting veterans to services, fighting the opioid epidemic, and much more.  AmeriCorps grants and service members currently support over 2,000 organizations and millions of Americans in rural and urban areas across all 50 states. 

As a public-private partnership, AmeriCorps is a unique example of federal government efficiency and tax dollar stewardship. For every federal dollar invested, AmeriCorps generates $17 in U.S.-wide economic value through private matching funds and the services its members provide to students and seniors, veterans and their families, and disaster victims.  

The enacted FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill included $1.254 billion for the AmeriCorps agency—a slight cut from FY25.

Ask your Member of Congress to support a total funding level of $1.291 billion for the AmeriCorps agency for FY27, a 2.99% increase over FY26. This modest increase will help keep service opportunities accessible, strengthen nonprofit capacity, and support participants in building skills for in demand jobs.