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 FY27 President’s Budget Request proposes to eliminate the Corporation for National and Community Service, which houses AmeriCorps. The House Appropriations Committee passed their FY27 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies spending bill in a party-line vote, proposing $1.22 billion for AmeriCorps. While this is a 2.6% reduction compared to FY26 enacted levels, it is substantially stronger than House proposals in recent years. 

Ask your Member of Congress to oppose the proposed elimination of AmeriCorps in the President’s budget and maintain at least enacted funding levels in the FY27 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (LHHS) Bill.