AmeriCorps New Jersey Formula and Competitive Notices of Funding Opportunity
New Jersey Department of State, Office of Volunteerism (AmeriCorps New Jersey)
New Jersey's service commission runs parallel formula and competitive AmeriCorps rounds covering disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, and veterans and military families, with priority for organisations serving impoverished communities, addressing youth substance use, supporting veterans, and public safety. Distinctively, the commission publishes both one-year planning grants for organisations building a new AmeriCorps programme and three-year operating grants, so a community organisation can fund the design and measurement groundwork b
- Indicative award
- $85k–$405k (total award)Published on the commission's page: planning grants (one year, for new AmeriCorps agencies) up to $85,000; operating grants (three years) up to $405,000. Separately, member benefits are listed as a living allowance up to $20,400 for full-time service plus an education award of roughly $7,395 — those
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Feb, Mar, MayNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Two annual rounds. For FY26.27 the competitive NOFO closed 2 March 2026 (notice of intent 18 February 2026) and the formula NOFO closed 18 May 2026; both have passed. Expect the FY27.28 rounds on a comparable late-winter and spring schedule.
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner
- Eligibility
- Public and private nonprofits, faith-based organisations, tribal communities, educational institutions, government entities, labor organisations and consortia operating in New Jersey. A valid SAM registration and Unique Entity Identifier are required before an award can be made, and virtual attendance at technical assistance sessions is mandatory.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- planning grants · disaster services · economic opportunity · youth substance use · veterans
- Apply at
- https://www.nj.gov/state/volunteer-grant-opportunities.shtml
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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