Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition
This competition funds AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP programs that engage adults age 55 and older in community service to address local needs, for eligible state commissions, states, U.S. territories, and nonprofit institutions of higher education.
RESTRICTED TO: STATE LOCAL GOV · NONPROFITS
⚑ Open competition across all states and territories · For private institutions of higher education, only nonprofit institutions of higher education are eligible · Award ceiling listed as $0 in the notice
This is a service-delivery grant to operate AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP volunteers, not a research, evaluation, or policy opportunity. The team could study such a program at the margins, but it does not match any member’s core PI line.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-08-21
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 40 partial | peripheral portfolio topic: public_health; signature methods: community engaged; social/behavioral work is minor; funds service delivery, not research (capped); capped at 40 (non-research funding) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | technical depth: none; funds service delivery (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
AmeriCorps improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. AmeriCorps brings people together to tackle some of the country’s most pressing challenges through national service and volunteerism. AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers serve with organizations dedicated to the improvement of communities and those serving. AmeriCorps helps make service a cornerstone of our national culture. This funding announcement is an opportunity for communities to apply for funding to engage adults ages 55 and older in tackling the community’s most pressing needs through the AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP program. This is an open competition across all states and territories.
Eligibility
State Service Commission and/or States and US TerritoriesFor the category of private institutions of higher education, only non-profit institutions of higher education are eligible.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Rebecca Curtis Grantor <RSVPCompetition@americorps.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.