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FY 24 Public Health AmeriCorps Notice of Funding Opportunity

Frequently Asked Questions 

Below is a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the FY 24 Public Health 

AmeriCorps Notice of Funding Opportunity (PHA NOFO). This is a supplementary 

document, and all eligible applicants interested in pursuing continuation funding 

through PHA should read the FY 24 PHA NOFO. 

Q1: How will the FY 24 PHA continuation process work? 

Please use section E of the NOFO for more information regarding the FY 24 PHA 

continuation process. Please also use the “Technical Assistance Webinars” 

section of the Public Health AmeriCorps webpage to access a webinar 

providing an overview.

Q2: When are FY 24 PHA continuation applications due? 

FY 24 PHA continuation applications are due Thursday, January 4, 2024, 5pm ET. 

Single-state continuation applicant deadlines to State Service Commissions may 

be significantly before the AmeriCorps deadlines, so state applicants seeking 

continuation funding should contact the Commission in the state or territory 

where they intend to apply as early as possible. The list of Commissions can be 

found on the AmeriCorps State Service Commissions' webpage. 

Q3: Who is eligible to apply for funding through the FY 24 PHA NOFO? 

Only current Public Health AmeriCorps grantees, also known as PHA 

continuation applicants, are eligible. Eligible applicants are those organizations

that have current Public Health AmeriCorps awards that will be in program Year 

2 or 3 in FY 2024. Applicants must have a valid SAM registration and Unique Entity 

Identifier to receive an award. Please use section C of the FY 24 PHA NOFO for 

more information.

Q4: I am not a current PHA grantee, am I eligible for funding through the FY 24 

PHA NOFO? 

No, only PHA grantees in their second or third year of program operation in FY 24 

are eligible to apply for funding through the FY 24 PHA NOFO.
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Q5: I am a current ASN grantee, am I eligible for funding through the FY 24 PHA 

NOFO? 

No, only PHA grantees in their second or third year of program operation in FY 24 

are eligible to apply for funding through the FY 24 PHA NOFO.

Q6: I am not a current PHA grantee but wanted to apply for a PHA funding in FY 

24, what can I do? 

Please explore funding opportunities through AmeriCorps State and National 

and other AmeriCorps grant programs. 

Q7: Can I apply for an expansion request through the FY 24 PHA continuation 

process? 

Yes, current PHA grantees may request funding that exceeds their FY 23 award; 

however, AmeriCorps does not expect to award expansion requests through the

FY 24 PHA NOFO. 

Q8: How much funding can I request through the FY 24 PHA NOFO? 

Eligible applicants may request a budget that reflects program needs, but 

please note that AmeriCorps does not expect to award continuation grants that 

is greater than the grantee’s FY 23 award.

Q9: When will my organization know how much continuation funding has been 

granted? 

It is anticipated that continuation applicants will be notified by July 2024, and 

awards will be issued by September 2024.

Q10: My grant start date is before September. Will the FY 24 PHA NOFO’s new 

timeline impact my project’s activities? 

FY 24 programming cannot begin until new member slots are made available 

through the completion of the award process. If available and allowable per 

the organization’s policies and procedures, grantees may use unexpended 

funds to cover pre-award staffing costs to prepare for FY 24 programming. 

Q11: Can a state commission reallocate unexpended Public Health AmeriCorps 

funding from one sub-grantee to another?
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No, state commissions are not permitted to re-allocate unexpended Public 

Health AmeriCorps funding from one sub-grantee to another sub-grantee. 

Q12: Are all single-state continuation applicants required to submit their 

applications through their respective state commissions?

No, single-state continuation applicants who applied to the Public Health 

AmeriCorps program in FY 22 as National Directs and were awarded as National 

Directs will continue to apply as National Directs for the FY 24 Public Health 

AmeriCorps grant cycle. These applicants will not apply through State Service 

Commissions. 

Q13: I am a Public Health AmeriCorps grantee that would like to apply to a FY 24 

AmeriCorps State and National funding opportunity. How do I apply and in what 

funding year will I be for purposes of the match requirement? 

 

If you are eligible and desire to do so, Public Health AmeriCorps grantees may 

apply for a FY 24 AmeriCorps State and National funding opportunity. Please 

note that AmeriCorps anticipates that the FY 24 AmeriCorps State and National 

cycle will be particularly competitive. 

 

The AmeriCorps State and National funding opportunity has a match 

requirement. If a current Public Health AmeriCorps grantee applies to the FY 24 

AmeriCorps State and National funding opportunity and is selected for award, 

they will be considered as "Year 1" for the purposes of the match requirement. 

Please review section C.2. of the FY 24 AmeriCorps State and National Notice of 

Funding Opportunity for more information. 

For the system to recognize your application as “Year 1” for the FY 24 

AmeriCorps State and National funding opportunity, submit your application 

using a new project. The new project must be created by your Portfolio 

Manager. 

 

Q14: I am a Public Health AmeriCorps grantee that applied to the FY 24 

AmeriCorps State and National funding opportunity. If my project is selected for 

award through the FY 24 AmeriCorps State and National funding opportunity, 

may I also accept my Public Health AmeriCorps continuation award? 

 
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Please note that if the same organization submits both a PHA continuation 

application and a FY 24 AmeriCorps State and National application for the 

same AmeriCorps activities, and they are selected for an FY 24 AmeriCorps 

State and National award – the Public Health AmeriCorps grantee may only 

accept one award – an AmeriCorps State and National award or a Public 

Health AmeriCorps continuation award. 

It is anticipated that AmeriCorps State and National award notifications will 

happen before Public Health AmeriCorps continuation notifications. If 

accepting the AmeriCorps State and National award, please notify your 

Portfolio Manager and the Public Health AmeriCorps team at 

publichealth@americorps.gov. 

Q15: What are key factors to keep in mind if I am a Public Health AmeriCorps 

grantee that is interested in applying for an AmeriCorps State and National 

grant?

If a Public Health AmeriCorps grantee applies for and accepts the AmeriCorps 

State and National award, they will receive up to the ASN max cost per 

MSY ($25,000 for a full-time ASN member as compared to $27,000 for full-time 

PHA members) and will not have access to PHA trainings, professional 

development opportunities, nor other resources provided to PHA grantees. 

 

Additionally, the FY 24 Public Health AmeriCorps Continuation award process will 

be non-competitive. A Public Health AmeriCorps grantee that is in good 

standing will receive at least a portion of funding requested, pending funding 

availability. AmeriCorps anticipates that the FY 24 AmeriCorps State and 

National cycle will be particularly competitive. 

The AmeriCorps State and National funding opportunity has a match 

requirement. Please review section C.2. of the FY 24 AmeriCorps State and 

National Notice of Funding Opportunity for more information. Please review the 

AmeriCorps State and National Notice of Funding Opportunity webpage for 

application resources. 

Q16: I am a Public Health AmeriCorps grantee that applied for an AmeriCorps State and 

National grant; however, I did not submit as a “New Project” as outlined in question 13 

of this document. It seems that I now cannot submit my FY24 PHA Continuation 

application. How can this be resolved in eGrants?

 

Please contact the AmeriCorps Hotline at 1-800-942-2677 as soon as possible to request 

that your application to AmeriCorps State and National be changed from continuation 

to new and that a new project be created. 
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PHA grantees that apply to AmeriCorps State and National as continuation applicants 

or that do not create a new project will be contacted by AmeriCorps following the 

application submission deadline to determine whether the application was intended to 

be submitted to AmeriCorps State and National or to the PHA continuation in eGrants. 

All compliance and eligibility requirements, including on time submission, must be met 

for the AmeriCorps State and National competition to be considered. Please note that 

the AmeriCorps State and National grant application deadline is also January 4th, 5pm 

ET.

You will not be able to start a PHA continuation application if your PHA project is being 

used in eGrants for an AmeriCorps State and National application and must work with 

the AmeriCorps Hotline on next steps for your PHA continuation application.