AmeriCorps members have helped hundreds of community nonprofit organizations, faith-based groups, schools, and local agencies meet local needs in education, the environment, public safety, economic opportunity, disaster preparedness, and other critical areas.
AmeriCorps state grants are awarded to eligible organizations to recruit, train, and manage AmeriCorps members who address unmet community needs in the Commonwealth. Members are individuals who engage in community service and may receive a living allowance during their term of service. Upon successful completion of their service, members receive a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award from the National Service Trust.
The Massachusetts Service Alliance is now accepting applications for the 2026-27 AmeriCorps Competitive Grant year. All applications must be received through the link provided below no later than 2:00 PM EST October 8th, 2025.
Instructions and templates are linked below along with an FAQ describing the grants process.
Please send questions to ACQuestions@mass-service.org.
Instructions and Required Forms:
Request for Applications (RFA)
Narrative Template
Logic Model Template
Performance Measure Template
Budget Worksheet
Assurances and Certifications Document
Registration and Submission Links:
Submit Application (Due by 2PM EST, 8th October, 2025)
Submit Intent to Apply (Requested by September 20th, 2025)
Guides and Resources:
Competitive Grants FAQ
Performance Measure Instructions
General Terms and Conditions
State and National Terms and Conditions
AmeriCorps Planning Grants provide resources to support the development of a new AmeriCorps program to Massachusetts organizations (nonprofits, schools, agencies, and community or faith-based groups) that do not currently receive AmeriCorps State funding from MSA.
The 2024-2025 AmeriCorps Planning Grant is a funding opportunity of up to $100,000 per 12-month grant, available to organizations interested in eventually hosting their own AmeriCorps State program.
To learn more, read the RFP, take a look at the budget worksheet, and follow the below steps:
Send any questions about this grant to Katie Koski, MSA’s Senior Program Development and Training Officer.
Does your organization need more resources to meet your mission? We might be able to help! Please join us on March 12, 2024, at 10 am ET to learn about how AmeriCorps and Massachusetts Service Alliance resources can help you by providing people power and funding to help your organization meet community needs!
Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We hope you will join us! Please forward this invitation to interested individuals and organizations.
This webinar is hosted by: Massachusetts Service Alliance (that's us!), AmeriCorps Northeast Region (www.americorps.gov), and AmeriCorps NCCC (https://americorps.gov/partner/how-it-works/americorps-nccc)
As part of its commitment to an accessible and inclusive grant making process, The Massachusetts Service Alliance is looking for Community Grant Reviewers for its 2026 AmeriCorps competitive grants process. Community Grant Reviewers play an important role in identifying and prioritizing critical community needs across the commonwealth. Their feedback also helps local organizations strengthen and focus their applications ahead of submission to a highly competitive federal selection process.
Reviewers will need to be available to review applications the week of October 13th and attend a live, virtual discussion session from 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM on Monday, October 20th.
Learn More and Apply!
Read our Community Grant Reviewer Position Description
Read our Community Grant Reviewer FAQ
Interested? Please apply using MSA’s online application HERE no later than September 20th, 2025.
Selected reviewers will be notified by September 30th, 2025.
Have questions? Send them to ACQuestions@mass-service.org
We look forward to hearing from you!
AmeriCorps members have helped hundreds of community nonprofit organizations, faith-based groups, schools, and local agencies meet local needs in education, the environment, public safety, economic opportunity, disaster preparedness, and other critical areas.
AmeriCorps state grants are awarded to eligible organizations to recruit, train, and manage AmeriCorps members who address unmet community needs in the Commonwealth. Members are individuals who engage in community service and may receive a living allowance during their term of service. Upon successful completion of their service, members receive a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award from the National Service Trust.
