Closed · AC-04-02-2026 · CFDA 94.021 · Discretionary

Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund

Federal grant opportunity posted by AmeriCorps, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$100K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 30, 2026
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund is a closed discretionary listing from AmeriCorps that offered $100,000 -- $500,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 29 other opportunities from AmeriCorps.

$100K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
94.021
CFDA program
29
other opportunities from AmeriCorps

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on April 30, 2026. CFDA 94.021 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $100,000 -- $500,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 30, 2026

Posted Apr 1 Closes Apr 30

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Volunteer Generation Fund focuses on investments in volunteer engagement practices that strengthens entity’s ability to increase recruitment and retention of volunteers to meet critical community needs through service. AmeriCorps seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve community problems

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · AC-04-02-2026

Grants.gov marks Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 AmeriCorps Volunteer Ge… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Disaster Prevention and Relief · Education · Environment · Food and Nutrition · Health · Housing (DPR;ED;ENV;FN;HL;HO). Only 1 other AmeriCorps listing share this exact eligibility-code string (3% of 30).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

VolunteerGeneration@americorps.gov

What to do next

Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 AmeriCorps Volunteer Ge… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants