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AmeriCorps NCCC Service Project Database

Fact Sheet

AmeriCorps NCCC engages people aged 18–26 to serve 10–11-

month, team-based, residential national service program. The 

AmeriCorps NCCC Service Projects Database (SPD) contains 

information on approximately 7,000 AmeriCorps NCCC service 

projects where members served between 2011-2021. Every 

year, about 500–700 new projects are added to the database.

The SPD data can be used to understand the relationship 

between the service projects, outputs, and outcomes for 

members and communities and can be used for monitoring and

strategic goal setting for members and communities served. The 

SPD can be used to demonstrate how AmeriCorps NCCC 

strengthens communities and build evidence for national service 

programs.

What is in the data? 

• Information on each service project including issue area,

intended outcomes, start and end date, project site(s), service hours, AmeriCorps NCCC region, etc.

• Information on the results of each service project including characteristics, accomplishments, and impact.

• Information on sponsoring organizations, including name of organization, address, and type of organization.

• More than 50 indicators on AmeriCorps NCCC’s impact on communities, organizations, individuals, and members.

What types of questions can the SPD data answer?

• What are the characteristics of AmeriCorps NCCC service projects and how have they changed over time?

• What are AmeriCorps NCCC’s service project accomplishments and which community needs have they addressed

over time?

• What is the impact of AmeriCorps NCCC service projects on communities, organizations, individuals, and members?

• How are AmeriCorps NCCC service projects, accomplishments, and sponsors distributed across zip codes, counties,

cities, and states?

Who might find SPD data useful? 

• AmeriCorps NCCC program and agency staff seeking to make data-driven decisions to improve programming to meet

the needs of communities they serve and enhance AmeriCorps members’ experience.

• AmeriCorps NCCC sponsors who want to better understand and enhance how NCCC service projects can impact [or

benefit] their organizations, communities, and AmeriCorps members.

• Policymakers who want to understand the impact AmeriCorps service projects have on communities.

• Researchers interested in leveraging qualitative and quantitative data to increase the knowledge base on national

service and volunteerism in the United States.

What if I have questions about the SPD? 

• Email questions to evaluation@americorps.gov.

• Explore key findings from an analysis of the SPD data, published in 2020.

About the Office of Research and Evaluation 

The AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation assists AmeriCorps and its partners in collecting, analyzing, and 

disseminating data and insights about AmeriCorps programs and civic life in America. 

About AmeriCorps 

AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, provides opportunities for Americans to serve their 

country domestically, address the nation’s most pressing challenges, improve lives and communities, and strengthen civic 

engagement. Each year, the agency places more than 200,000 AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers in 

intensive service roles; and empowers millions more to serve as long-term, short-term, or one-time volunteers. Learn more 

at AmeriCorps.gov.

What is AmeriCorps NCCC?

AmeriCorps NCCC programs, Traditional 

and FEMA Corps, work with local and 

national nonprofit organizations and FEMA 

to develop projects that meet a variety of 

community needs in the areas of energy 

conservation, infrastructure improvement, 

natural and other disasters, environmental 

stewardship and conservation, and urban 

and rural development. Individuals serve in 

one of four AmeriCorps NCCC regions: 

North Central, Pacific, Southern, Southwest.