Opportunity Information: Apply for AC 03 17 23
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Days of Service grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: AC 03 17 23) is a discretionary grant program administered by AmeriCorps to support volunteer-driven service projects connected to two nationally recognized days of civic engagement and remembrance. The opportunity focuses on organizing and resourcing projects that both honor the meaning of these commemorations and deliver tangible benefits to communities, either by addressing urgent local needs or by working on deeper, longer-term systemic challenges.
A major component of the opportunity is the MLK Day of Service. Funding is intended for projects that mobilize volunteers in ways that pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s life and legacy, with an emphasis on advancing equity. The notice highlights equity in several forms, including economic, environmental, and educational equity, while also allowing for other equity-focused approaches. In practical terms, this means the grant can support service activities that directly help communities now (for example, addressing immediate gaps in resources or services) as well as initiatives designed to reduce or dismantle underlying structural issues that drive inequity over time.
The second component is the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance. This portion supports projects that engage volunteers to honor and remember those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, to recognize their families, and to acknowledge individuals and communities who stepped forward in service in response. Like the MLK Day of Service track, projects are expected to create real community impact, whether through meeting immediate needs or contributing to solutions that address systemic problems. The unifying thread across both days is meaningful volunteer engagement tied to remembrance, tribute, and measurable community benefit.
The funding is offered as a grant, with an award ceiling of up to $500,000. The opportunity is categorized under multiple funding activity areas, reflecting the broad range of service projects it can support, including disaster prevention and relief, education, environment, food and nutrition, health, housing, and other community-focused purposes. The CFDA numbers associated with the opportunity are 94.012 and 94.014, which are identifiers used to classify federal assistance programs.
Eligibility is broad and includes a mix of government entities and nonprofit and higher education institutions. Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, and city or township governments, as well as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments are also eligible. On the nonprofit side, both 501(c)(3) organizations (other than institutions of higher education) and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (also other than institutions of higher education) may apply, along with other eligible entities as defined by the program. The summary also specifically references State Service Commissions, States, and U.S. Territories, indicating a strong role for statewide and territorial service infrastructure in implementing and coordinating these projects.
Key administrative details include a creation date of March 17, 2023, and an original application closing date of May 16, 2023. Overall, the grant opportunity is designed to strengthen and scale volunteer service efforts around MLK Day and September 11, ensuring that the projects funded not only commemorate and honor these events and individuals, but also leave communities with concrete improvements and progress toward greater equity and resilience.Apply for AC 03 17 23
- The AmeriCorps in the disaster prevention and relief, education, environment, food and nutrition, health, housing, other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Days of Service" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 94.012, 94.014.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-03-17.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-05-16. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others.
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FY 2023 Days of Service Grant (AC 03 17 23) - FAQs
What is the FY 2023 Days of Service grant opportunity?
The FY 2023 Days of Service grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: AC 03 17 23) is a discretionary grant program administered by AmeriCorps. It supports volunteer-driven service projects connected to two nationally recognized days of civic engagement and remembrance: the MLK Day of Service and the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance.
Who administers this grant program?
This opportunity is administered by AmeriCorps.
What days or commemorations does this funding support?
The funding supports projects tied to:
- The MLK Day of Service
- The September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance
What is the main purpose of the Days of Service grants?
The program is intended to organize and resource service projects that honor the meaning of these commemorations while delivering tangible benefits to communities. Projects may address urgent local needs or contribute to longer-term solutions aimed at deeper systemic challenges.
What types of activities are expected to be funded?
Supported activities are volunteer-driven service projects that are connected to MLK Day or September 11th and are designed to create meaningful community impact. The notice emphasizes that projects should both reflect the tribute or remembrance aspect of the day and produce measurable, real-world benefits for communities.
How does the MLK Day of Service component define its focus?
MLK Day of Service funding is intended for projects that mobilize volunteers in ways that pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy. A central emphasis is advancing equity, including (but not limited to) economic, environmental, and educational equity.
Does the opportunity require an equity focus?
The notice highlights equity as a major emphasis, particularly in the MLK Day of Service component, and it recognizes multiple forms of equity (economic, environmental, educational, and other equity-focused approaches). Projects can include immediate direct service and/or efforts designed to reduce or dismantle underlying structural drivers of inequity over time.
What is meant by addressing urgent needs versus systemic challenges?
The opportunity contemplates two broad types of community benefit:
- Urgent local needs: service activities that help communities now by addressing immediate gaps in resources or services.
- Longer-term systemic challenges: initiatives that contribute to reducing or dismantling structural issues that create or sustain inequity and other community problems over time.
What is the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance component?
This portion supports volunteer projects that honor and remember those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, recognize their families, and acknowledge individuals and communities who stepped forward in service in response. Projects are also expected to produce real community impact, either by meeting immediate needs or contributing to solutions that address systemic problems.
Is volunteer engagement a required element of the funded projects?
Yes. The opportunity is described as supporting volunteer-driven service projects, with a unifying emphasis on meaningful volunteer engagement tied to tribute, remembrance, and measurable community benefit.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling is up to $500,000.
What type of funding mechanism is used?
The funding is offered as a grant.
What funding activity areas does this opportunity cover?
The opportunity is categorized under multiple funding activity areas, reflecting a broad range of allowable service project topics. The notice references areas including:
- Disaster prevention and relief
- Education
- Environment
- Food and nutrition
- Health
- Housing
- Other community-focused purposes
What CFDA numbers are associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA numbers associated with this opportunity are 94.012 and 94.014.
Who is eligible to apply for this grant?
Eligibility is broad and includes government entities, nonprofit organizations, and higher education institutions. Eligible applicants include:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- 501(c)(3) organizations (other than institutions of higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
- Other eligible entities as defined by the program
Are State Service Commissions, States, and U.S. Territories referenced in the opportunity?
Yes. The summary specifically references State Service Commissions, States, and U.S. Territories, indicating a strong role for statewide and territorial service infrastructure in implementing and coordinating these projects.
When was this funding opportunity created?
The opportunity creation date is March 17, 2023.
What was the original application closing date?
The original application closing date was May 16, 2023.
How are projects expected to connect service with commemoration?
Across both days, the opportunity emphasizes projects that are clearly tied to remembrance and tribute (MLK Day and September 11th) while also producing tangible and measurable community improvements. The intent is for service to be both meaningful in terms of the day being honored and impactful in terms of community outcomes.
Does the opportunity prioritize specific kinds of community outcomes?
The notice emphasizes tangible benefits to communities and meaningful volunteer engagement. It also highlights advancing equity (especially within the MLK Day of Service component) and supporting community resilience through activities that can range from immediate relief to longer-term systemic solutions.
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