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NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

Federal Agency Name: AmeriCorps

Funding Opportunity Title: Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 AmeriCorps Seniors Workforce 

Development

Announcement Type: Final Announcement

Assistance Listing Number: 94.017

Disclosure: Publication of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (Notice) does not obligate 

AmeriCorps to award any specific number of grants or to commit any particular amount of 

funding. The actual level, timing, and process of grant funding will be subject to the 

availability of appropriations. 

Important Dates

• Applications are due not later than Wednesday, February 1, 2023, by 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time. Successful applicants will be notified by April 2023.

• Successful applicants will be issued awards by June 2023.

Table of Contents

A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................5

A.1. Purpose of AmeriCorps Seniors SDP Workforce Development Funding.......................5

A.2. Funding Priorities...................................................................................................................5

A.3. Performance Goals or Expected Outcomes .......................................................................7

A.4. Program Authority .................................................................................................................8

B. FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION.................................................................................................8

B.1. Estimated Available Funds....................................................................................................8

B.2. Estimated Award Amount.....................................................................................................8

B.3. Period of Performance ..........................................................................................................8

B.4. Type of Award ........................................................................................................................9

C. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION.............................................................................................................9
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C.1. Eligible Applicants.................................................................................................................9

C.2. Cost Sharing or Matching.................................................................................................. 10

C.3. Other Eligibility Requirements .......................................................................................... 10

D. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION................................................................. 11

D.1. Address to Request an Application Package .................................................................. 11

D.2. Content and Form of Application Submission................................................................ 11

D.2.a. Application Content ...................................................................................................................11

D.2.b. Page Limits...................................................................................................................................12

D.3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management (SAM) ........................... 12

D.4. Submission Dates and Times ............................................................................................ 13

D.4.a. Application Submission Deadline............................................................................................13

D.4.b. Additional Documents Deadline..............................................................................................13

D.4.c. Late Applications.........................................................................................................................13

D.5. Intergovernmental Review................................................................................................. 14

D.6. Funding Restrictions........................................................................................................... 14

D.6.a. Award Funding Requirements ..................................................................................................14

D.6.b. Indirect Costs...............................................................................................................................14

D.6.c. Pre-Award Costs..........................................................................................................................15

D.7. Other Submission Requirements...................................................................................... 15

D.7.a. Electronic Application Submission in eGrants .......................................................................15

D.7.b. Submission of Additional Documents.....................................................................................16

E. APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION...................................................................................... 17

E.1. Successful Applicants must respond to the following requested information ............ 17

Funding Priority.......................................................................................................................................17

E.1. a. Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................17
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E.1.b. Strengthening Communities/Program Design: .....................................................................17

E.1.d Program Management/Organizational Capability: ................................................................19

E.1.e Other...............................................................................................................................................20

Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Adequacy (enter your response in Other section of eGrants):20

E.2. Review and Selection Process ........................................................................................... 22

E.2.a. Initial Application Compliance and Eligibility Review ...........................................................22

E.2.b Application Review.......................................................................................................................22

E.2.c Applicant Clarification..................................................................................................................22

E.2.d Pre-Award Risk Assessment........................................................................................................23

E.2.e Consideration of Integrity and Performance System Information ........................................24

E.2.f. Selection for Funding...................................................................................................................25

E.3. Transparency in Grant-making .......................................................................................... 25

F. FEDERAL AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION.......................................................... 26

F.1. Federal Award Notices ....................................................................................................... 26

F.2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements .......................................................... 26

F.2.a. Uniform Guidance .......................................................................................................................26

F.2.b. Requests for Monitoring or Payment Integrity Information ..................................................26

F.2.c. AmeriCorps Terms and Conditions ..........................................................................................26

F.2.d. National Service Criminal History Check Requirements .......................................................26

F.2.e. Official Guidance .........................................................................................................................27

F.3. Use of Material..................................................................................................................... 28

F.4. Reporting.............................................................................................................................. 28

G. FEDERAL AWARDING AGENCY CONTACTS ............................................................................ 29

H. OTHER INFORMATION................................................................................................................... 29

H.1. Technical Assistance........................................................................................................... 29

H.2. Re-Focusing of Funding..................................................................................................... 29
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I. IMPORTANT NOTICES...................................................................................................................... 30

APPENDIX I ............................................................................................................................................. 31

AmeriCorps Focus Areas ........................................................................................................... 31

APPENDIX II ............................................................................................................................................ 32

National Performance Measure Instructions: Senior Demonstration Programs-Workforce 

Development .............................................................................................................................. 32

APPENDIX III........................................................................................................................................... 32

About Public Health AmeriCorps ............................................................................................. 32

APPENDIX IV........................................................................................................................................... 32

Grant Application Instructions .................................................................................................. 32
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A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

A.1. Purpose of AmeriCorps Seniors SDP Workforce Development Funding

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.

In addition, while AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers serve, there is the opportunity to build new 

skills, explore a variety of careers, and build strong networks to support employment goals 

after their service is complete. This combination of service, training, and follow-up mentoring 

together serve the basis of this exciting funding opportunity.

Older adult workers, those age 55 and older, may find it challenging to move to a new career 

of interest, or return to the workforce after being absent for a period of time. There are many 

reasons for this challenge – ranging from lack of support for older workers, to age 

discrimination, or the perception that older workers are not considered viable candidates for 

a position. Whatever the reason, there remain barriers to workers aged 55 and older securing 

and retaining employment.

AmeriCorps Seniors is publishing this funding notice with the purpose of creating the

AmeriCorps Seniors Workforce Development Senior Demonstration Program (herein 

referred to as WFD) to support projects focused on supporting older adults as they seek to 

secure employment in professional, skilled labor, or para-professional careers. In addition, 

AmeriCorps Seniors is partnering with Public Health AmeriCorps, which seeks to support 

projects that address the public health needs of local communities, advance health equity 

and create pathways to public health careers for older adults. Applicants that propose public 

health careers programming would apply via the Public Health Careers Track. All other career 

programming will apply via the non-public health careers track. Through WFD funding 

opportunities, applicants must demonstrate how they will engage adults ages 55 and older, 

using service opportunities, certification, training, and mentoring as the avenue that will lead 

to employment in skilled, professional, and/or para-professional career employment.

A.2. Funding Priorities 

AmeriCorps recently released its 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, that defines the agency’s goals, 

objectives, and strategies to both meet and exceed the agency’s mission to improve lives and 

strengthen communities. Over the next five years, AmeriCorps will execute the following 

goals to better position the agency to respond to national and local needs and help the 

communities it serves prosper: partner with communities to alleviate poverty and advance 

racial equity; enhance the experience for AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors 

volunteers; unite Americans by bringing them together in service; effectively steward federal 
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resources; and make AmeriCorps one of the best and most equitable places to work in the 

federal government. 

Over the next five years, AmeriCorps will invest in existing and new partnerships with nonprofit, faith-based, and Tribal organizations, state, local, and territorial governments, and 

state service commissions, to get things done for America. We will prioritize investment in the 

most critical issues of our time — public health, climate and the environment, and education 

and economic opportunity — within AmeriCorps’ Focus Areas (Appendix I) and we will 

increase our efforts to ensure our AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers 

reflect the communities where they serve. We will target our investments toward 

communities where the need is greatest, particularly those with populations that face racial 

inequality and poverty. These steps will enable more Americans than ever to strengthen the 

communities that need it most across the nation through their service.

AmeriCorps’ priorities for this funding opportunity are:

• Support older adults in obtaining permanent employment in skilled labor, 

professional or paraprofessional careers (for the purpose of this NOFO, professional is 

defined as “engaged in a specified activity as one’s main paid occupation rather than 

as a pastime and requires a particular skillset in order to be successful.”

Paraprofessional is defined as “specially trained or credentialed employment, in fields 

such as education, healthcare, engineering, law.”).

• Provide training and/or certification for employment, and supports such as 

mentorship, coaching, transportation, and other forms of support.

• Provide mentoring and/or coaching in regular increments, including during pre- and 

post- employment placement.

• Provide a competitive stipend to remove barriers for older adults’ service. If the 

program model does not include a stipend for beneficiaries, a full explanation must 

be provided, including how the program recruits, retains, supports volunteers, and a 

pattern of success.

Public Health Careers Track: Applicants interested in addressing immediate public health 

needs, reducing health disparities in their communities and building the public health 

workforce may propose a program that aligns with Public Health AmeriCorps. See Appendix 

III for more information about Public Health AmeriCorps, and ensure applications address the

Public Health Careers Track elements under Selection Criteria in addition to the other criteria 

as written.

AmeriCorps Seniors is particularly interested in how applicants will demonstrate for the 

targeted profession(s), how older adults (adults aged 55+) will be recruited, the type of 

certification or credential provided, specific period of mentoring and post-job placement

follow-up, and how the program reaches success. In addition, please detail service 

placement description, including how placement connects with training and certification and 

information about stipends and other supports to remove barriers to service and 
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participation. Finally, ensure the application describes a strategy for incremental check-in at 

the time of eventual job placement, and a period of time after job placement (minimum one

month, six months post, and one year post employment).

A.3. Performance Goals or Expected Outcomes

National Performance Measures 

AmeriCorps requires applicants to use National Performance Measures as part of a 

comprehensive performance measurement strategy that relies on both performance and 

evaluation data to learn from their work and make tactical and strategic adjustments to 

achieve their goals. 

Applicants are required to use the specific performance measures outlined in this Notice. For 

more information, please refer to Appendix II. Besides reporting on the national performance 

measures for the service component of the project, organizations receiving grants under this 

NOFO will also be required to participate in an external evaluation. Applicants do not need 

to budget for this evaluation, as staff time will be minimal. More information about this 

external evaluation will be provided once the grants are awarded.

This funding opportunity requires applicants to demonstrate cost-effective practices in 

achieving performance goals through the services described in the proposed work plan. 

Applications must include work plans that meet the following minimum requirements:

• Performance goals must be specified in workplans that result in National Performance 

Measure outcomes for the selected focus area. A reminder that individuals must be 

placed in service and receive training and support to transition into a career. 

Performance measurement allows the program to demonstrate the goal, targets to 

achieve the goal, and anticipated outcomes.

• Focus Areas: Applicants will propose National Service opportunities that lead to 

employment. Parentheses include examples only. 

o Access to Care- Healthy Futures (ex., nurse, community health worker, dentist, 

dental hygienist, peer support specialists, or other health care provider)

o Access to Care - Substance Abuse (ex., peer support specialists, care 

coordinator, recovery coach, community health worker, case manager)

o Aging in Place – Independent Living (ex., care coordinator, resource navigator, 

respite care provider)

o Education – Intergenerational Programming (ex., teacher, assistant teacher or 

substitute; math or reading intervention specialist, ESL teacher, school 

counselor, education coordinator, family engagement coordinator)
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o Healthy Futures- Addressing Food Insecurity (ex., dietician, dietary manager, 

nutritionist, foodbank manager, food delivery coordinator)

o Veterans and Military Families (ex., programs that provide skill training to 

veterans aged 55 and older, career counselor for veterans, military family 

coordinators)

o Disaster Services (ex., disaster relief worker, safety coordinator, disaster 

recovery coordinator, emergency management educators)

• All proposed volunteers and the intended outcomes of their service must be 

represented in the narratives, outcome-based Performance Measures, and budget.

For this workforce demonstration, AmeriCorps Seniors will be using a cost per placement 

(CPP) budget model. The cost per placement is the cost to support the placement of 

unduplicated volunteers. The cost per placement should be included in the Section II. 

Volunteer Expenses, B. Other Volunteer Costs of the budget. The stipend amount may be 

allocated in the federal share or grantee share portion of the budget. Proposed programs 

must also include a certification and follow up component. If your program is not using a 

standard stipend model, but using an innovative approach, such as an allowance or incentive, 

you must justify use of that innovative model in your program narrative.

A.4. Program Authority

Awards under this Notice are authorized by the National and Community Service Act of 1990, 

as amended, (42 U.S.C. §§ 12501 et seq.) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 4950 et seq.).

B. FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION

B.1. Estimated Available Funds

AmeriCorps anticipates approximately $5,000,000 available for FY 2023 AmeriCorps Seniors 

SDP Workforce Development awards. The actual level of funding is subject to the availability 

of annual appropriations. 

B.2. Estimated Award Amount

Award amounts will vary as determined by the scope of the projects. 

B.3. Period of Performance

Applicants must propose a period of performance to start July 1, 2023, through June 30, 

2026. Successful applicants will be issued awards by late June 2023.

AmeriCorps anticipates making three-year grant awards and award all three years at one 

time. Applicants should include second- and third-year budget amounts in their budget 
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application. Please include a line item labeled “Requested Amount Year 2” and “Requested 

Amount Year 3” with the total amount to be requested for each of those years (without further 

breakout). 

B.4. Type of Award 

Award recipients will be assigned to an AmeriCorps Portfolio Manager, who will be 

responsible for assessing recipient performance, providing training and technical assistance, 

and serving as the agency primary point of contact. 

Workforce Development grants will be awarded if an application is successful. 

C. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

C.1. Eligible Applicants

The following non-Federal entities (all of which are defined in 2 CFR 200.1 or 42 U.S.C. 

12511(21)) are eligible to apply: 

• Indian Tribes*

• institutions of higher education 

• local governments, including city or county health public health departments

• nonprofit organizations, including state-recognized tribal organizations

• state service commissions

• states and US Territories

*In addition to Indian Tribes as defined in 2 CFR 200.1, tribal organizations that are 

controlled, authorized, or chartered by Federally recognized Indian Tribes are also eligible to 

apply. If an entity applies for an award as a tribal organization that is controlled or chartered 

by one or more Indian Tribes, and the organization does not meet any of the other applicant 

eligibility types, the organization must provide copies or links to documentation which 

demonstrates that the organization is controlled or chartered by a federally recognized

Indian Tribe. If an entity applies as an organization authorized by a federally recognized tribe, 

or multiple specific federally recognized tribes, it must submit a resolution or other 

authorization, adopted by the Tribal Council (or comparable tribal governing body) of each

Indian Tribe. The authorization(s) must identify the entity applying for an AmeriCorps award 

by name as a tribal organization that is authorized by the Indian Tribe(s) for the purpose of 

applying for AmeriCorps funding (or federal grant funds generally).
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Applicants must have a valid SAM registration and Unique Entity Identifier to receive an 

award. See Section D.3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management (SAM) 

for more information.

New Applicants: AmeriCorps strongly encourages organizations that have not received prior 

funding from AmeriCorps to apply. 

C.2. Cost Sharing or Matching

Applicants are required to match funds equal to 10 percent of their total requested 3-year 

program budget. The applicant’s match can be non-AmeriCorps cash and/or in-kind 

contributions. Applicants must indicate whether the match is proposed or secured. 

Applicants must demonstrate the ability to meet the ten (10) percent match requirement at 

the time of application submission. See Section D.6. Funding Restrictions for more 

information.

Non-AmeriCorps Federal Funds are allowed as match if allowed by the other federal entity. 

Applicants must have written documentation on file demonstrating that other federal funds 

are allowed as match.

Match Waiver: Please see the Match Waiver information for AmeriCorps Seniors Grantees 

located on the AmeriCorps website’s Manage Your Grant webpage.

C.3. Other Eligibility Requirements

Applications that propose to engage in activities that are prohibited under AmeriCorps’ 

statutes, regulations, or the terms and conditions of its awards are not eligible to receive 

AmeriCorps funding.

Note that under appropriations provisions annually enacted by Congress, if AmeriCorps is 

aware that any corporation has any unpaid federal tax liability

• that has been assessed

• for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have 

lapsed; and 

• that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority 

responsible for collecting the tax liability

that corporation is not eligible for an award under this Notice. However, this exclusion will not 

apply to a corporation that a federal agency has considered for suspension or debarment 

and determined that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the 

federal government.
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Pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, an organization described in the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. §501(c)(4) that engages in lobbying activities is not eligible 

to apply for AmeriCorps funding.

D. Application and Submission Information

This Notice should be read together with the AmeriCorps Seniors Grant Application 

Instructions, and Appendix II National Performance Measure Instructions. These documents 

are available online at FY 2023 AmeriCorps Seniors Workforce Development Senior 

Demonstration Program | AmeriCorps. 

D.1. Address to Request an Application Package

All information associated with this funding opportunity is available through the AmeriCorps

Funding Opportunities webpages. Applicants should refer to AmeriCorps Funding 

Opportunities for more information and instructions on how to fully respond to this Notice. 

Applicants can also send an email to AmeriCorpsSeniors@cns.gov or call (202) 606-6961 for 

a printed copy of the Notice and Guidance. AmeriCorps also offers live text chat. 

D.2. Content and Form of Application Submission

D.2.a. Application Content 

Complete applications must include the following elements: 

• Standard Form 424 (SF-424) Face Sheet: This is automatically generated when 

applicants complete the data elements in the eGrants system. 

• Narrative Sections: 

o Executive Summary: This is a brief description of the proposed program. 

o Strengthening Communities (Program Design)

o Recruitment and Development

o Program Management

o Organizational Capability

o Other (Cost-Effectiveness & Budget Adequacy, evaluation summary/plan)

• Performance Measures

• Standard Form 424A Budget
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• Clarification

• Authorization, Assurances, and Certifications

D.2.b. Page Limits

Applications may not exceed 15 double-spaced pages as according to the pages printed out 

from eGrants. The application sections that count toward the page limit are the:

• SF-424 Face Sheet;

• Executive Summary; and

• Strengthening communities (Program Design), Recruitment and Development,

Program Management, Organizational Capability, and Other (Cost-Effectiveness & 

Budget Adequacy, evaluation summary/plan narratives).

The application page limit does not include the Budget, Performance Measures, Clarification 

responses, or any required additional documents.

Please note that the length of the application as a word processing document may differ from 

the length of the document printed out from eGrants. The character limits in eGrants do not 

align with page limits set in the Notice. AmeriCorps strongly encourages applicants to 

print out the application from the “Review and Submit” tab in eGrants prior to 

submission in order to confirm that the application does not exceed the page limit.

AmeriCorps will not consider the results of any alternative printing methods when 

determining if an application complies with the page limit. Reviewers will also not consider 

material that is over the page limit, even if eGrants allows applicants to enter and submit

additional text.

D.3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management (SAM) 

All applicants must register with the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain an 

active SAM registration until the application process is complete. If an applicant is awarded a 

grant, it must maintain an active SAM registration throughout the life of the award. See the 

SAM Quick Guide for Grantees.

SAM registration must be renewed annually. AmeriCorps suggests that applicants finalize a 

new registration or renew an existing one at least three weeks before the application 

deadline, to allow time to resolve any issues that may arise. Applicants must use their SAMregistered legal name and physical address on all grant applications to AmeriCorps.

The legal applicant’s name and physical address in eGrants must match exactly the 

applicant’s SAM-registered information.
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Applications must include a valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), which is generated as part of 

the SAM registration process. AmeriCorps will not make awards to entities that do not have a 

valid SAM registration and Unique Entity Identifier.

Applications must include an Employer Identification Number. The UEI and Employer 

Identification Number must be entered by the organization’s Grantee Administrator as an 

organization attribute, and this will apply the information to all applications for the 

organization.

If an applicant has not fully complied with these requirements by the time AmeriCorps is 

ready to make a federal award, AmeriCorps may determine that the applicant is not qualified 

to receive an award and use that determination as a basis for making a federal award to 

another applicant.

D.4. Submission Dates and Times

D.4.a. Application Submission Deadline

Applications are due not later than Wednesday, February 1, 2023, no later than 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time. 

AmeriCorps will not consider applications submitted after the deadline, except as noted in 

Section D.4.c. Late Applications. AmeriCorps reserves the right to extend the submission 

deadline. AmeriCorps will post a notification in the event of an extended deadline on 

AmeriCorps’ website. 

D.4.b. Additional Documents Deadline

Additional documents are due by the application submission deadline. See Sections D.4.a. 

Application Submission Deadline and D.7.b. Submission of Additional Documents for more 

information.

D.4.c. Late Applications

All applications received after the submission deadline published in this Notice, of 

Wednesday, February 1, 2023, no later than 5:00 pm Eastern Time, are presumed to be 

non-compliant. This means any application submitted 5:01 pm EST or later is considered late 

and non-compliant. To overcome this presumption, the applicant must:

• submit a written explanation or justification of the extenuating circumstance(s) that 

caused the delay, including: 

o the timing and specific cause(s) of the delay

o the ticket number if a request for assistance was submitted to the AmeriCorps

Hotline

o any information provided to the applicant by the AmeriCorps Hotline
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o any other documentation or evidence that supports the justification

• ensure that AmeriCorps receives the written explanation or justification and any other 

evidence that substantiates the claimed extenuating circumstance(s), via email to 

AmeriCorpsSeniors@cns.gov no later than 24 hours after the application deadline as 

stated in the Notice

Communication with AmeriCorps staff, including an applicant’s portfolio manager, is not a 

substitute for a written explanation or justification of the extenuating circumstance that 

caused the delay as outlined above. Applicants are required to continue working in eGrants, 

AmeriCorps' web-based application system, and with the AmeriCorps Hotline to submit the 

application. AmeriCorps will determine whether or not to accept a late application on a caseby-case basis.

Applicants that do not meet the application submission deadline and do not submit a written 

explanation or justification or any other evidence to overcome the presumption of noncompliance within the published timeframe will be deemed noncompliant. If AmeriCorps

sustains a noncompliant determination, the application will not be reviewed or selected for 

award.

AmeriCorps will not consider an advance request to submit a late application. Please 

carefully review and follow the guidance in this section and submit your application as soon 

as possible.

D.5. Intergovernmental Review

This Notice is not subject to Executive Order 12372, “Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.” 

D.6. Funding Restrictions 

D.6.a. Award Funding Requirements

Awards under this Notice are subject to cost share or matching requirements. The amount of 

funding AmeriCorps provides will be limited to 90 percent of the total allowable costs for the 

funded activity, as determined under 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart E-Cost Principles. 

There are also limitations on the use of Federal Funds to recover indirect costs. As provided 

in 2 CFR 200.306(c), unrecovered indirect costs may be included as part of an applicant’s cost 

sharing or matching requirements. 

D.6.b. Indirect Costs

Application budgets may include indirect costs. Based on qualifying factors, applicants may 

either use a Federally approved indirect cost rate or a 10 percent de minimis rate of modified 

total direct costs, or may claim certain costs directly, as outlined in 2 CFR 200.413. States, 

local governments, and Indian Tribes may use previously approved indirect cost allocation 

plans. All methods must be applied consistently across all federal awards. Applicants that 
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have a federal negotiated indirect cost rate or that will be using the 10 percent de minimis

rate must enter that information in the Organization section in eGrants.

The instructions for how to enter the organization’s indirect cost rate are located

here: eGrants Indirect Cost Rate User Instructions. Applicants should not submit 

documentation addressing the indirect cost rate agreement via email.

Please note: To request a federally negotiated indirect cost rate agreement, when 

AmeriCorps is the applicable cognizant agency for an organization’s indirect costs, the 

applicant must submit a request to IndirectCostRate@cns.gov. The applicant may also 

obtain instructions and additional information by contacting the email address above.

D.6.c. Pre-Award Costs

Pre-award costs, where authorized, are allowed after receiving written approval from 

AmeriCorps.

D.7. Other Submission Requirements

D.7.a. Electronic Application Submission in eGrants

Applicants must submit applications electronically via eGrants, AmeriCorps' web-based 

application system. 

Applicants that are proposing public health workforce development projects should select 

the eGrants Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) labeled “FY 2023 AmeriCorps Seniors 

Public Health Workforce Development.” Applicants that are proposing other types of 

workforce development projects should select the eGrants Notice of Funding Availability 

(NOFA) labeled “FY 2023 AmeriCorps Seniors Workforce Development.” See the Grant 

Application Instructions document for more information.

AmeriCorps recommends that applicants create an eGrants account and begin the 

application at least three weeks before the deadline. Applicants should draft the application 

as a Word document, then copy and paste the text into the appropriate eGrants field no later 

than 10 days before the deadline.

The applicant’s authorized representative must be the person who submits the application. 

The authorized representative must use their own eGrants account to sign and submit the 

application. A copy of the governing body’s authorization for this official representative to 

sign must be on file in the applicant’s office.

Applicants should contact the AmeriCorps Hotline at (800) 942-2677 or via eGrants 

Questions if they have a problem when they create an account, prepare, or submit the 

application. AmeriCorps Hotline hours are also posted. Be prepared to provide the 

application ID, organization’s name, and the name of the Notice to which the organization is 

applying. If the issue cannot be resolved by the deadline, applicants must continue working 

with the AmeriCorps Hotline to submit via eGrants.
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If circumstances make it impossible for an applicant to submit in eGrants, applicants may 

send a paper copy of the application via overnight carrier below. Applicants must include a 

written explanation and any other documentation or evidence that support their inability to 

submit their application electronically. 

AmeriCorps

ATTN: AmeriCorps Seniors/AmeriCorps Seniors Workforce Development Senior 

Demonstration Program Application 

250 E Street, SW, Suite 300

Washington, DC 20525

Please use a non-U.S. Postal Service carrier to avoid security-related delays. All deadlines and 

requirements in this Notice also apply to paper applications. AmeriCorps does not accept 

applications submitted via fax or email.

D.7.b. Submission of Additional Documents

Applicants are required to submit ONLY the following additional documents by the 

application submission deadline:

• All applicants regardless of funding level are required to submit an Operational and 

Financial Management Survey (OFMS). This link is to an online form, where you will be 

required to submit your response electronically.

• Tribal organization eligibility documentation, when applicable (See Section C.1

Eligible Applicants) 

Tribal organization eligibility documentation (if applicable) must be emailed to 

AmeriCorpsSeniors@cns.gov with the following subject line: “Legal Applicant Name” –

“Application ID Number.” Emails should include:

• the legal applicant’s name and its point of contact information

• the application ID number

Failure to submit the required additional documents, following the instructions in this section, 

by the deadline may have a negative effect on the assessment of your application.

Do not submit any items that are not requested in this Notice. AmeriCorps will not review or 

return them.
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E. APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION

E.1. Successful Applicants must respond to the following requested information 

Funding Priority

The applicant’s proposed program significantly and intentionally addresses seniors 

transitioning from national service to job placement and one or more of the AmeriCorps 

Seniors funding priorities as outlined in the Funding Priorities section.

E.1. a. Executive Summary

Please fill in the blanks of these sentences to complete the Executive Summary. Do not 

deviate from the template below. 

“The [Legal Name, must match application] proposes to have [Number of] AmeriCorps 

Seniors volunteers in [the locations the AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers will serve. The 

primary focus area of this project is [fill in AmeriCorps Seniors Focus Area] and secondary 

focus area of [fill in secondary national performance measure]. At the end of the threeyear grant, [Legal Name, must match application] will assist [number of] AmeriCorps 

Seniors volunteers being placed into employment. The AmeriCorps federal investment of 

$ [fill in the annual federal grant amount or the requested amount] will be supplemented 

by $ [fill in the anticipated level of non-federal resources].”

E.1.b. Strengthening Communities/Program Design:

Each application should describe the following:

Strengthening Communities

The proposed interventions are responsive to addressing workforce development for 

Americans aged 55 and older and will lead to either a return to work or to a new career path.

• All program models must include a service (volunteer placement) component that 

contributes to the skill development, training and certification, and experience 

needed for the desired career focus and employment placement. This placement 

must align with AmeriCorps guidelines.

• How the service of AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers will produce significant

contributions to existing efforts to address the stated problem. 

• Detail of the proposed program, including proposed intervention, how you will 

measure success, certification to be provided, outline of how you will train and 

support older adults. Please be innovative in your approach.

• Describe how you will ensure your project serves members of your community 

through an equity lens. Define what equity means to your targeted community.
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• The demographics, including geographic or demographic information, as it pertains 

to workers aged 55+ in targeted community(ies) in which the program will operate. 

Unemployment and underemployment levels for older workers, need for programs 

focused on older adults, workforce patterns that demonstrate need in a particular 

field, or other justification for workforce development. This could include but not 

limited to the following: 

a. Potential beneficiaries/clients from BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and Other 

People of Color) communities 

b. Potential beneficiaries/clients from LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, 

Transgender and Questioning) communities

c. Individuals with varying degrees of English language proficiency 

d. Individuals with disabilities 

e. Individuals with low-incomes or residing in communities challenged by 

persistent poverty

f. Veterans and military family members as clients

• Program Design/Rationale and Approach (include your response in the

Strengthening Communities section of eGrants)

a. extent to which the proposed project supports older adults with job placement

b. likelihood that the intervention will lead to older adults attaining and retaining 

a job for at least six months.

c. extent to which the proposal logically connects national service to employment 

opportunities in the community

• If applicable- Public Health Career Focus: In addition to the elements above, we will

assess the application on how it describes:

o the public health need of the targeted community

o how the proposed program will advance more equitable health outcomes in 

public health settings. 

o how the program will serve as a pathway to public health careers. Identify, with 

as much detail as possible, the public health careers that participants would be 

qualified to transition into after their service. Identify any certification, 

mentoring, networking and other supports your program will offer to support 

them in this transition
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E.1.c Recruitment and Development

Describe how the proposed project will recruit and provide training or certifications to older 

adults looking to enter or re-enter the workforce or change careers. If the program proposes 

to recruit older adults looking to re-enter the workforce after incarceration, homelessness, or 

otherwise focuses on a specific category of older adults looking to enter or re-enter the 

workforce or change careers, please include that information in your description. If 

applicable - Public Health Careers Track: Describe how the proposed project will recruit 

members with a background related to public health and/or how the project will support 

those interested in public health who do not have a similar background to transition into the 

public health field. 

• Describe how you will ensure your project engages a diverse and inclusive group of 

beneficiaries/clients.

• Describe the plans to recruit AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers/clients from geographic 

or demographic communities in which the program operates. This could include but 

not limited to the following: 

a. Volunteers from BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Color) 

communities 

b. Volunteers from LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and 

Questioning) communities 

c. Individuals with varying degrees of English language proficiency 

d. Individuals with disabilities 

e. Veterans and military family members as volunteers

f. Low-income older adults

g. Communities challenged by persistent poverty

E.1.d Program Management/Organizational Capability: 

Please describe:

Program Management

• the extent to which the organization has an effective mechanism in place to report, 

without delay, any suspected criminal activity, waste, fraud, and/or abuse to both the 

AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General and AmeriCorps and a plan for training staff 

and participants on these reporting protocols.

• the extent to which the organization has sufficient policies, procedures, and controls 

in place to prevent, detect, and mitigate the risk of fraud, waste, abuse, and 
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mismanagement, this can include an assessment of appropriate segregation of duties, 

internal oversight activities, measures to prevent timekeeping fraud, etc.

• the extent to which the organization has a monitoring and oversight plan to prevent 

and detect non-compliance and enforce compliance with AmeriCorps rules and 

regulations including those related to prohibited activities and criminal history checks 

at the grantee, subgrantee (if applicable), and service site locations.

• Demonstrated plan to promote a culture at volunteer stations to be safe inclusive 

spaces for diverse volunteers.

• Describe the organization’s commitment to equity when addressing critical 

community needs reflected in the organization’s mission and vision, as well as the 

application’s Performance Measures.

• Describe your organization’s experience with, and/or plans for diversity, equity, and 

inclusion within your organization. This can include the inclusion of diversity on the 

Board of Directors, organization staff and leadership, and/or volunteers.

• The organization’s experience with workforce development programming, mentoring, 

or skill development.

Organizational Capability

• Demonstrated plan to promote a culture at volunteer stations to be safe inclusive 

spaces for diverse volunteers.

• Describe the organization’s commitment to equity when addressing critical 

community needs reflected in the organizations mission and vision, as well as the 

application’s Performance Measures.

• Describe the extent to which the organization has a stated commitment to strategic plan for 

advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the organization and its mission. This can 

include the inclusion of diversity on the Board of Directors, organization staff and leadership, 

and/or volunteers

E.1.e Other

Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Adequacy (enter your response in Other section of 

eGrants):

Consider the extent to which your budget addresses the following:

• The extent to which match has been secured or the quality of the plan to raise 

match

• The extent to which match will deepen the impact of the proposed project

• The quality of the financial management system
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For this program, AmeriCorps Seniors will allow the program to propose a cost per 

placement. This will allow programs to provide the training and resources necessary to 

support and retain job placement. Applicants are asked to determine the cost per placement, 

considering training, credentialling, certification, networking, follow-up, and frequency of 

follow-up. Cost per placement should demonstrate the best value to the federal government 

and be clearly defined and justified in the application.

Evaluation Summary or Plan (enter your response in Other section of eGrants)

Evaluation is a tool for improving a program and increasing its ability to serve people more 

efficiently and effectively. It gives programs an opportunity to test their interventions, adjust 

services to best meet community needs, and collect data to support their work. To ensure the 

applicant has a quality evaluation plan, describe the following: 

• A description of the applicant’s data collection system and how it is sufficient to collect 

high quality performance measurement data. If the applicant does not yet have a data 

collection system, describe the plan and timeline for developing a high-quality system 

during the proposed planning period. 

• A description of how the applicant will use performance data and plans to replicate 

and sustain the program.

For more information, about evaluation plans and data collection methods, please visit the 

AmeriCorps Evaluation Resources web page.

E.1.f Budget Section 1 and Section 2

• The completeness (3 years of funding) and reasonableness of the budget

• Additional benefits, whether a stipend is provided or not, must also be detailed in 

the budget narrative, and tie directly to the program narrative.

If volunteers will not receive a stipend, program must outline how the volunteer will stay 

engaged and complete the program, including other types of benefits.

E.1.g Performance Measures/ Work Plans 

Work plans logically connect the four major elements to each other: 

a. The community need(s) identified 

b. The service activities that will be carried out by the volunteers 

c. The instrument description and data collections plans 

d. The work plans that include target numbers leading to outcomes or 

outputs and that are appropriate for the total number of volunteers 

assigned

o Work plan outputs and outcomes are aligned with National Performance Measure 

instructions. (See Appendix II) 

o Work plans have outputs and outcomes that are achievable based on resources, 

program design, and the number of volunteers engaged.
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E.2. Review and Selection Process

AmeriCorps Seniors will engage Staff Reviewers with relevant knowledge and expertise to 

assess and provide input on eligible submitted applications. The review and selection 

process is intended to produce a diversified set of high-quality programs that represent the 

priorities and strategic considerations described in this Notice. The determinations made by 

AmeriCorps Seniors reviewers may be different from what the applicant self-determined 

upon submission of its application. The stages of the review and selection process follow:

E.2.a. Initial Application Compliance and Eligibility Review 

AmeriCorps Seniors will conduct an initial Compliance and Eligibility Review to determine if 

an application meets the eligibility requirements published in this Notice and advances to the 

next stage of the review process. 

An application is compliant if the applicant: 

• Is an eligible organization

• Applied by the submission deadline

Reviewing for eligibility is intended to ensure that only those applications that are eligible for 

award are further reviewed. However, determinations of eligibility can take place at any point 

during the application review and selection process. Applicants that are determined to be 

ineligible will not receive an award.

E.2.b Application Review

Internal Review

AmeriCorps Seniors Staff Reviewers will assess the applications based on the Program 

Design, Organizational Capability, and Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Adequacy Selection 

Criteria. Staff Reviewers will also consider the priorities and strategic considerations detailed 

in this Notice. AmeriCorps Seniors will recruit and select Staff Reviewers based on 

demonstrated expertise in AmeriCorps Seniors programming and/or the Focus Areas, as well 

as experience assessing applications. All Staff Reviewers will be screened for conflicts of 

interest. 

E.2.c Applicant Clarification

AmeriCorps Seniors may ask an applicant for clarifying information. AmeriCorps Seniors staff 

will use this information to make funding recommendations. A request for clarification does 

not guarantee an award. Applicants may be recommended for funding even if they are not 

asked for clarifying information. An applicant’s failure to respond to a request for clarification 

adequately and in a timely manner may result in the removal of its application from 

consideration. 
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E.2.d Pre-Award Risk Assessment

AmeriCorps Seniors staff will assess the risks to the program posed by each applicant to 

determine an applicant’s ability to manage federal funds. This evaluation is in addition to 

those about the applicant’s eligibility and the quality of its application based on the Selection 

Criteria. Results from this assessment will inform funding decisions. If AmeriCorps Seniors

determines that an award will be made to an applicant with assessed risks, special conditions 

that correspond to the degree of assessed risk may be applied to the award. Additionally, if 

AmeriCorps Seniors concludes that the reasons for applicants having poor risk assessment 

are not likely to be mitigated, those applications may not be selected for funding. 

In assessing risks, AmeriCorps Seniors may consider the following criteria: 

Due Diligence: 

• Federal debt delinquency

• Suspension and debarment

• Information available through Office of Management and Budget (OMB)-designated 

repositories of government-wide eligibility qualification or financial integrity 

information, such as:

o Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS)

o U.S. Treasury Bureau of Fiscal Services

o System for Award Management (SAM)

o “Do Not Pay” 

• Reports and findings from single audits performed under Uniform Administrative 

Guidance and findings of any other available audits or investigations

• IRS Tax Form 990

• Oversight.gov

• Public Litigation Records

Operational and Financial Management: 

• Financial stability

• Operational and Financial Management Survey (OFMS)

Past Performance, including: 

Applicant’s record in managing previous AmeriCorps Seniors awards (if applicable), 

cooperative agreements, or procurement awards, including: 
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• Timeliness of compliance with applicable reporting requirements

• Accuracy of data reported

• Validity of performance measure data reported

• Conformance to the terms and conditions of previous federal awards

• Applicant’s ability to effectively implement statutory, regulatory, or other requirements 

imposed on award recipients

• Timely closeout of other awards

• Meeting matching requirements

• The extent to which any previously awarded amounts will be expended prior to future 

awards

• National Service Criminal History Check (NSCHC) compliance. AmeriCorps Seniors

strongly encourages all applicants and grantees to use one of the two pre-approved 

contracted vendors to complete this step. See section F.2.d. National Criminal History 

Check Requirements and the NSCHC webpage for more information.

Other Programmatic Risks:

• Publicly available information, including information from the applicant organization's 

website

• Amount of funding requested by the organization 

E.2.e Consideration of Integrity and Performance System Information

Prior to making any award that exceeds the $250,000, AmeriCorps is required to review and 

consider information about the applicant that is in the designated integrity and performance 

system accessible through SAM (currently FAPIIS) (See 41 U.S.C. 2313). Additionally, 

AmeriCorps may expand upon these requirements and use its discretion to review and 

consider information about any applicant receiving an award, including those under 

$250,000.

Any applicant, at its option, may review information in the designated integrity and 

performance systems accessible through FAPIIS and comment on any information about itself 

that a federal awarding agency previously entered and is currently in the designated integrity 

and performance system accessible through FAPIIS.

AmeriCorps may consider comments by any applicant, in addition to the other information in 

the designated integrity and performance system, in making a judgment about the 
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applicant's integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under federal awards when 

completing its review of risk posed by the applicant under the Risk Assessment Evaluation 

section of this Notice.

E.2.f. Selection for Funding

The review and selection process is designed to: 

• Identify how well eligible applications are aligned with the application review criteria

• Build a diversified portfolio based on the following strategic considerations: 

o AmeriCorps Seniors Funding Priorities (See Section A.2. Funding Priorities)

o Meaningful representation of 

• Geographic diversity 

• Rural communities

• Small and medium programs 

• Focus Area

• Innovative community strategies for identified funding priorities

In selecting applicants to receive awards under this Notice, the AmeriCorps Seniors Director

will endeavor to include a diverse portfolio of applications based on staff recommendations, 

alignment with selection criteria, and strategic considerations.

AmeriCorps Seniors reserves the right to award applications in an amount other than at the 

requested level of funding and will document the rationale for doing so.

AmeriCorps Seniors reserves the right to adjust or make changes to the review process, if 

unforeseen challenges or urgent circumstances make it impossible, impracticable, or 

inefficient to conduct the review process as planned. Any such adjustments or changes will 

not affect the selection criteria that will be used to assess applications.

E.3. Transparency in Grant-making

AmeriCorps is committed to transparency in grant-making. A list of all approved applications 

will be published on the AmeriCorps Funded Grants web page within 90 business days after 

all grants are awarded.

Further information about funded grants and subgrants is also available in 

USASpending.gov.
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F. FEDERAL Award Administration Information

F.1. Federal Award Notices

AmeriCorps will make awards following the selection announcement. AmeriCorps anticipates 

announcing the results of this funding opportunity by June 2023, contingent on the 

availability of congressional appropriations. All applicants, successful or not, will be notified 

of funding decisions via email.

Notification of an award is not an authorization to begin activities. The Notice of Grant Award 

signed by the Office of Grant Administration Grant Award Specialist or the Memorandum of 

Agreement signed by the Portfolio Manager is the authorizing document. An awardee may 

not expend Federal Funds until the start of the Period of Performance identified on the 

Notice of Grant Award.

F.2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

F.2.a. Uniform Guidance

All awards made under this Notice will be subject to the Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform 

Guidance), in 2 CFR Parts 200 and 2205.

F.2.b. Requests for Monitoring or Payment Integrity Information

AmeriCorps will request documentation from award recipients in order to monitor the 

grantee and award to ensure compliance with legal requirements, including the Payment 

Integrity Information Act of 2019. Failure to make timely responses to these requests may 

result in award funds being placed on manual hold, reimbursement only status, or other 

remedies may be applied as appropriate. 

F.2.c. AmeriCorps Terms and Conditions 

All awards made under this Notice will be subject to the FY 2023 AmeriCorps General Terms

and Conditions, and the FY 2023 Program-Specific Terms and Conditions for the particular 

program (when applicable). These Terms and Conditions contain detailed, mandatory 

compliance and reporting requirements. Current versions of the AmeriCorps Seniors General 

and Program-Specific Terms and Conditions for each of its programs is available at Manage 

your grant | AmeriCorps.

F.2.d. National Service Criminal History Check Requirements

The National Service Criminal History Check (NSCHC) is a specific screening procedure 

established by law to protect the beneficiaries of national service. We encourage grantees to 

minimize barriers to service without putting their program beneficiaries at genuine risk. 
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• In general, award recipients and subrecipients must conduct an NSCHC for 

AmeriCorps members, AmeriCorps Seniors stipended volunteers, and all staff funded 

under, or whose salary is reflected as match on, the award.

• AmeriCorps strongly encourages applicants to review the regulations and additional 

guidance to fully understand how to comply with the requirements. See NSCHC 

regulations and guidance. AmeriCorps also strongly encourages award recipients to 

utilize one of the two pre-approved contracted vendors to conduct the required 

NSCHCs. 

• Failure to conduct a compliant NSCHC may result in significant disallowed costs. 

• The cost of conducting NSCHC is an allowable expense under the award and the 

individual subject to the NSCHC may not be required to cover the cost without being 

reimbursed.

An NSCHC consists of a check of the:

1. National Sex Offender Public website through NSOPW.gov (nationwide check);

2. State criminal history record repository or agency-designated alternative for the 

individual's State of residence and State of service; and

3. Fingerprint-based check of the FBI criminal history record database through the 

State criminal history record repository or agency-approved vendor.

All checks must be conducted, reviewed, and an eligibility determination made before the 

individual begins work or service.

An individual is not eligible to serve or work in a position subject to the NSCHC requirements 

if: 

• the individual refuses to consent to a criminal history check;

• makes a false statement in connection with a criminal history check; 

• is registered, or is required to be registered, on a state sex offender registry or the 

National Sex Offender Registry; or

• has been convicted of murder. 

See 45 CFR 2540.200– 2540.207 and National Service Criminal History Check Resources for 

complete information and FAQs.

F.2.e. Official Guidance

AmeriCorps active Guidance is available on the agency’s Guidance webpage. The contents 

of these documents do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the 
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public in any way unless incorporated into a contract or grant agreement. These documents 

are intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the 

law or agency policies.

F.3. Use of Material

To ensure that materials generated with AmeriCorps funding are available to the public and 

readily accessible to recipients and non-recipients, AmeriCorps reserves a royalty-free, 

nonexclusive, and irrevocable right to obtain, use, modify, reproduce, publish, or disseminate 

publications and materials produced under the award, including data, and to authorize 

others to do so (2 CFR §200.315).

F.4. Reporting 

Recipients are required to submit a variety of reports that are due at specific times during the 

life cycle of an award. All reports must be accurate, complete, and submitted on time.

Recipients are required to provide semi-annual and annual project progress reports and 

semi-annual financial progress reports through eGrants, AmeriCorps’ web-based grants 

management system. All recipients must submit quarterly financial reports to the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human Services Payment Management System.

In addition, at the end of the award period, a grantee must submit final financial and progress 

reports that are cumulative over the entire award period and consistent with the close-out 

requirements. The final reports are due 120 days after the end of the period of performance.

Award recipients will be required to report at Federal Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) on all subawards over $30,000 and

may be required to report on executive compensation for the recipient organization and its 

subrecipients. Recipients must have the necessary systems in place to collect and report this 

information. See 2 CFR Part 170 for more information and to determine how these 

requirements apply. 

Once the grant is awarded, recipients will be expected to have in place data collection and 

data management policies, processes, and practices that provide assurance that they are 

reporting high quality performance measure data. At a minimum, recipients should have 

policies, processes, and practices that address the following five aspects of data quality for 

themselves and for subrecipients (if applicable):

• data measures what it intends to measure

• data reported is complete

• grantee collects data in a consistent manner

• grantee takes steps to correct data errors
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• grantee actively reviews data for accuracy prior to submission. 

Failure to submit accurate, complete, and timely required reports may affect the recipient’s 

ability to secure future AmeriCorps funding.

G. FEDERAL AWARDING AGENCY CONTACTS

The announcement must give potential applicants a point(s) of contact for answering 

questions or helping with problems while the funding opportunity is open. The purpose of 

this requirement is to be as helpful as possible to potential applicants. Please consider 

including the following:

• points of contact who can be reached in multiple ways

• different contact information for different kinds of help

• email addresses that are accessed and monitored by multiple people to ensure a 

timely response.

For more information, call 1-800-942-2677 or email AmeriCorpsSeniors@cns.gov.

AmeriCorps also offers live text chat.

For technical questions and problems with the eGrants system, call the AmeriCorps Hotline at 

(800) 942-2677. AmeriCorps Hotline hours are also posted. Be prepared to provide the 

application ID, organization’s name, and the name of the Notice to which the organization is 

applying.

H. Other Information 

H.1. Technical Assistance

AmeriCorps will host technical assistance calls to answer questions about the funding 

opportunity and eGrants. AmeriCorps strongly encourages all applicants to participate in 

these sessions. Information for these technical assistance calls is available on the AmeriCorps’

Funding Opportunities website.

H.2. Re-Focusing of Funding

AmeriCorps reserves the right to re-focus program dollars under this Notice in the event of 

disaster or other compelling needs. 
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I. IMPORTANT NOTICES

Public Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for collection of information under this 

Notice of Funding is estimated to average six hours per submission, including reviewing 

instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing the application and 

reporting forms. AmeriCorps informs people who may respond to this Notice of Funding that 

they are not required to respond unless the OMB control number and expiration date are 

current valid. (See 5 C.F.R. 1320.5(b)(2)(i).) This collection is approved under OMB Control #: 

3045-0035, AmeriCorps Seniors Grant Application Instructions, Expiration Date: November 

30, 2024. 

Privacy Act Statement: The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C §552a) requires that we notify you 

that the information requested under this Notice of Funding is collected pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. §§12592 and 12615 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 as amended, 

and 42 U.S.C. §4953 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 as amended. 

• Purposes and Uses - The information requested is collected for the purposes of 

reviewing grant applications and granting funding requests. Routine uses may include 

disclosure of the information to Federal, state, or local agencies pursuant to lawfully 

authorized requests. In some programs, the information may also be provided to 

Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to determine the existence of any 

prior criminal convictions. The information may also be provided to appropriate 

Federal agencies and contractors that have a need to know the information for the 

purpose of assisting the government to respond to a suspected or confirmed breach 

of the security or confidentiality or information maintained in this system of records, 

and the information disclosed is relevant and unnecessary for the assistance. 

• Effects of Nondisclosure - The information requested is voluntary; however, to be a 

recipient of this grant program, disclosure of personal or sensitive information is 

required to receive federal benefits.
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APPENDIX I

AmeriCorps Focus Areas 

The National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended by the Serve America Act, 

emphasizes measuring the impact of service and focusing on a core set of issue areas. In 

order to carry out Congress’s intent and to maximize the impact of investment in national 

service, and to achieve the goals laid out in our Strategic Plan (2022-2026), AmeriCorps has 

the following Focus Areas:

Disaster Services

Helping individuals and communities prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the 

effects of disasters and increase community resiliency.

Economic Opportunity 

Improving the economic well-being and security of underserved individuals.

Education 

Improving educational outcomes for underserved people, especially children. AmeriCorps is 

particularly interested in program designs that support youth engagement and service 

learning as strategies to achieve high educational outcomes. 

Environmental Stewardship 

Supporting communities to become more resilient through measures that reduce 

greenhouse gas emissions, conserve land and water, increase renewable energy use and

improve at-risk ecosystems, especially in underserved households and communities.

Healthy Futures

Supporting for health needs within communities, including mitigating the impacts of COVID19 and other public health crises, access to care, aging in place, and addressing childhood 

obesity, especially in underserved communities. 

Veterans and Military Families 

Improving the quality of life of veterans and improve military family strength. 

Capacity Building

Support indirect services that enable AmeriCorps-supported organizations to provide more, 

better, and sustained direct services. Capacity building activities cannot be solely intended to 

support the administration or operations of the organization.
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APPENDIX II

National Performance Measure Instructions: Senior Demonstration ProgramsWorkforce Development

APPENDIX III

About Public Health AmeriCorps

Public Health AmeriCorps is investing $400 million, over five years, from the American 

Rescue Plan Act workforce funding to enable the recruitment, training, and development of a 

new generation of public health leaders who are ready to respond to the nation’s most 

pressing public health needs. 

Public Health AmeriCorps has two main goals: 

• Help meet public health needs of local communities by providing needed capacity 

and support in state and local public health settings and advancing more equitable 

health outcomes for communities who are currently or historically underserved. 

• Provide pathways to good quality public health-related careers by providing exposure 

through onsite experience, training, and more, with a focus on recruiting AmeriCorps 

members who reflect the communities in which they will serve. 

For more information on Public Health AmeriCorps, visit www.americorps.gov/publichealth. 

APPENDIX IV

Grant Application Instructions