AmeriCorps Grants

AmeriCorps Kansas has two applications available for the 2025-2026 grant period. Read the descriptions below to learn more about which grant opportunity is right for your organization, and then click on the link to access the application materials:

AmeriCorps Kansas Operational Grant: This grant is for organizations interested in operating an AmeriCorps program in Kansas. This grant DOES require matching funds. Applicants must request a minimum of three Member Service Years (MSY).

OPTIONAL: December 13, 2024: This is the due date for initial applications that desire a review by Kansas Volunteer Commission Staff. Applicants will have an opportunity to rewrite their applications after receiving feedback and will resubmit by January 31, 2025.

AmeriCorps Kansas Planning Grant: This grant is for organizations interested in a 12-month planning period to develop an operational AmeriCorps program in Kansas. This grant DOES require matching funds. Due date: Tuesday, January 31, 2025.

900 SW Jackson St Ste 653

Topeka, KS 66612-1212

Phone: (785) 368-7436

Email: volunteer@ksde.org

The Kansas State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: KSDE General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, KSDE, Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 102, Topeka, KS 66612, (785) 296-3201.