FY 2022 Public Health AmeriCorps –

NOFO 101

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▪AmeriCorps State and National 

(ASN)

▪Public Health AmeriCorps 

▪Applicants and Programs

▪Public Health AmeriCorps 

Members

▪Application Information

Agenda

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AmeriCorps | What's at your core?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEH3DHzV6vg&t=1s
▪ Awards grants to non-profits, local and 

state government, Indian tribes, and 

institutions of higher education

▪ Grant recipients provide opportunities for 

individuals – AmeriCorps members – to 

serve communities across the country

▪ Since 1994, more than 1 million individuals 

have provided service as AmeriCorps 

members

AmeriCorps State and National (ASN)

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What is an AmeriCorps Program?

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Training citizens in disaster preparedness

Improving the housing situation for economically 

disadvantaged people

Improving the academic performance or academic 

engagement of K-12 students

Improving the environmental condition of distressed 

public lands and waterways

Responding to the COVID-19 crisis

Increasing access to food resources for economically 

disadvantaged individuals
▪Utilize AmeriCorps members to build 

capacity or deepen the impact of 

the service to individuals or 

communities

▪Broaden the scope of the service 

activities to reach previously 

underserved communities

ASN Grants

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▪ What is the activity 

(intervention) that AmeriCorps members 

could do to mitigate or solve the 

problem/meet the need?

▪ How could AmeriCorps members increase the 

capacity of your organization?

▪ What is the training members would need?

▪ What support could you provide the members?

How can AmeriCorps members help my community?

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• Partnership with Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

• $400 million investment over 5 years

• ARP fundsPartnership with Centers for Disease Control 

(CDC)

• $400 million investment over 5 years

• ARP funds

• Workforce funding that will enable the recruitment, 

training, and development of a new generation of public 

health leaders who are ready to respond to the public 

health needs of the nation by providing public health 

service in communities

Public Health AmeriCorps Overview
• Generate a new generation of public 

health leaders who are ready to respond 

to the public health needs of the nation 

by providing public health service in 

communities

• Efforts to help local communities respond 

to and recover from the COVID-19 

pandemic

• Applicants may propose programming to 

aid communities in their efforts to recover 

from the COVID-19 pandemic

Priorities
Goals:

• Help meet public health needs of local 

communities by providing needed 

capacity and support in state and local 

public health settings

• Provide pathways to good quality public 

health-related careers through onsite 

experience, training, and more, with a 

focus on recruiting AmeriCorps members 

who reflect the communities in which they 

will serve

Public Health AmeriCorps (PHA): Goals
• The following non-Federal entities (all of 

which are defined in 2 CFR 200.1) are 

eligible to apply: 

• Indian Tribes 

• Institutions of higher education 

• Local governments 

• Nonprofit organizations 

• States and US Territories

Eligibility
1. Single-State Applicants

• Organizations that propose to operate in only one state will apply as National 

Directs and then if funded, be administered by the Governor-appointed 

State or Territory Service Commission

2. National Direct Applicants

• Multi-State

• States and Territories without Commissions

• Federally recognized Indian Tribes

Types of Applicants 
State Service Commissions

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• Comprised of governor appointed 

boards who oversee the implementation 

of service and volunteer initiatives in their 

state

• Host portfolio of single state programs

• Employ staff that manage, monitor and 

evaluate the programs

• Provide feedback to AmeriCorps on the 

multi-state programs operating in their 

state
• Recruit, interview, and select members

• Provide regular training and supervision to 

members

• Track and report on performance measures

• Fiscal management and reporting

ASN Program Responsibilities

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• AmeriCorps members will serve:

• Primarily in state, local, tribal, and territorial public health 

departments OR

• In service to public health departments

• Strongly recommended that AmeriCorps members serve in at least 

teams of two

• Examples of member service activities:

o Community outreach

o Health education

o Mental health education and awareness, emotional regulation 

skill building

o Health and social services navigation

o Crisis response (e.g. COVID, Opioids, suicide, mental health)

o Capacity building

PHA Member Service
• Three-year Grant

• Cost Reimbursement

• FT = Full time, TQT = Three 

Quarter Time, HT= Half Time, 

RHT = Reduced Half Time

Type of Award

Grant Types Cost Reimbursement

Available Subtypes Traditional

Maximum Cost per MSY $28,800*

Type of Slots in the National 

Service Trust FT, TQT, HT, RHT

Budget Submission 

Required Yes

Availability of Funds linked 

to enrollment and retention 

of awarded MSYs

No

Financial Reporting 

Requirements Yes

Available to new 

Applicants Yes
ASN Member Terms of Service

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Service Term Minimum Hours Served

Full-time 1,700

Three Quarter-time 1,200

Half-time 900

Reduced Half-time 675
• All applications must include at least one aligned performance 

measure (output and outcome) that corresponds to the proposed 

primary intervention

• All applications must include Public Health AmeriCorps 

determined performance measures. Please see Appendix B for 

the performance measures. 

• FY 2022 Public Health AmeriCorps – Performance Measure Best 

Practices Webinar

Tuesday, October 12, 2021 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm EST

Performance Measures
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Application Information
▪Notice of Funding Opportunity 

(NOFO)

▪Application Instructions

▪Mandatory Supplemental 

Information

▪Diversity Questionnaire 

▪Performance Measure Instructions

FY 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity Documents

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Submitting your Application in eGrants

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• Organizations submit grant applications to AmeriCorps via 

online eGrants system

• If you are a new applicant, please establish an account 

using this link: https://egrants.cns.gov/espan/main/login.jsp

• You will need to 

• Start a new Grant Application

• Select Program Area (AmeriCorps)

• Select the NOFA
Application Components 

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• Applicant Information • Application Information • Narratives • Logic Model • Performance Measures • Program Information • Documents • Budget • Funding/Demographics
Narratives 

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• Executive Summary

• Follow instructions in the Notice

• Rationale and Approach (Program Design)

• Demonstrate how AmeriCorps members and the 

proposed intervention are addressing identified 

community problem

• Organizational Capability

• Organizational background and staffing and structures

• Cost Effectiveness and Budget Adequacy

• Degree to which the budget is cost effective and 

appropriate 

Note: Enter N/A for 

Evaluation Summary or 

Plan, Clarification 

Summary, 

Amendment 

Justification, and 

Continuation changes 

as these will be used 

at a later date
The Logic Model

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• Summary of the community problem

• Inputs or resources that are necessary to deliver the 

intervention

• Locations or sites

• Number of AmeriCorps members

• Core Activities

• Duration

• Dosage

• Target population

• Measurable outputs that result from delivering the 

intervention

• Measurable outcomes that demonstrate changes in 

Knowledge/skill, attitude, behavior or condition
Page Limits

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• Narratives

• Applications cannot exceed 10 double-spaced pages 

• Multi-State applications with more than 5 operating sites cannot 

exceed 12 double-spaced pages

• Sections that count toward the page limit: 

• SF- 424 Face Sheet

• Executive Summary

• Program Design, Organizational Capability, and Cost-Effectiveness 

and Budget Adequacy narratives 

• Sections that do NOT count toward page limit: 

• Budget

• Performance Measures

• Required documents

• Logic Model- cannot exceed 3 pages

✓ Tip: Print out your 

application from 

eGrants to ensure 

you are within the 

appropriate page 

limit
Application Review

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• ASN Public Health AmeriCorps NOFO 101: Wednesday, October 6, 3-

4pm ET

• Office of Grant Administration Best Practices in Budget Development: 

Thursday, October 14th, 1:30-2:30pm ET

• Best Practices in Demonstrating Evidence-Webinar available on PHA 

NOFO page

Applications are due on Monday, November 8, 2021 

by 5:00 pm EST

• Successful applicants will be notified by early March 2022

Technical Assistance and Timeline
Question & Answer

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Please email AmeriCorpsGrants@cns.gov with 

questions about the NOFO.

Please call the National Service Hotline at 

(800) 942-2677 with eGrants technical issues.

Thank you!

Additional Questions?

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