Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 AmeriCorps State and National Native Nation Grants | AC 12 12 24

Opportunity Information: Apply for AC 12 12 24

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 AmeriCorps State and National Native Nation Grants opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number AC 12 12 24) is a discretionary grant program offered by AmeriCorps to support national service activities led by Native Nations. The program is built around AmeriCorps core mission of improving lives, strengthening communities, and expanding civic engagement by placing AmeriCorps members with organizations that are actively working on community priorities. In practice, the grant funding helps eligible Native-led entities run AmeriCorps programs that recruit, train, and support members who deliver direct service and community-focused projects.

This opportunity is specifically open to Native American tribal governments that are federally recognized, as well as Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized tribal governments. These applicants can seek funding to engage AmeriCorps members in interventions that are described as evidence-based or evidence-informed, meaning the proposed service activities should be grounded in credible research, proven approaches, or well-reasoned program designs with a clear logic for how the work will produce measurable community benefits. The intent is not just to fund volunteer activity in a general sense, but to support structured service programs that can demonstrate impact and strengthen community systems over time.

The scope of activities is broad and reflects the range of challenges that Native communities may prioritize. The Funding Activity Categories include community development, disaster prevention and relief, education, employment and workforce development, environment, food and nutrition, health, housing, and other related areas. This flexibility allows applicants to design AmeriCorps member service roles that match local needs, whether that involves tutoring and mentoring, public health outreach, food access initiatives, environmental stewardship, housing-related support, emergency preparedness, or job readiness and training assistance. The common thread is that members are embedded in community-serving organizations and carry out defined service assignments aligned with the program goals.

AmeriCorps members supported under these grants are individuals who commit to a term of service performing community service work through the AmeriCorps program structure. Depending on the program design and funding, members may receive a living allowance and other benefits during service. A key incentive highlighted in the opportunity is that members who successfully complete their service earn the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award, which can be used to pay eligible higher education expenses or applied toward qualified student loans. This feature is often central to recruitment and retention because it links service to longer-term educational and economic opportunity for participants.

Administratively, the opportunity is listed under CFDA (Assistance Listing) number 94.006 and is issued by AmeriCorps. The posting indicates a creation date of December 12, 2024, and an original closing date of April 9, 2025. The public listing does not provide an award ceiling or expected number of awards in the provided source data, so applicants would need to consult the full notice and application instructions for details on typical award sizes, matching requirements if any, allowable costs, performance measures, and the specific compliance expectations tied to AmeriCorps-funded member programs.

Overall, this grant opportunity is designed to resource Native Nations and Native organizations in building and operating AmeriCorps programs that deliver meaningful, locally driven service while also creating a structured pathway for members to gain experience, receive support during service, and earn an education benefit upon completion.

• The AmeriCorps in the community development, disaster prevention and relief, education, employment, labor and training, environment, food and nutrition, health, housing, other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 AmeriCorps State and National Native Nation Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 94.006.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-12-12.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-04-09. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).

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