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NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

 

Federal Agency Name: AmeriCorps

Funding Opportunity Title: Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 AmeriCorps Seniors Senior 

Companion Program (SCP) Replacement and 

Expansion Opportunity

Announcement Type: Final Announcement 

Assistance Listing Number: 94.016

Summary Statement: This funding announcement is for the expansion of AmeriCorps 

Seniors Senior Companion Program projects to previously unserved geographic service 

areas and to return Senior Companion Programs to relinquished geographic service areas.

Organizations that have been approved by AmeriCorps Seniors to add a temporary 

geographic service area in 2022 or 2023, must submit an application to this Notice and be 

selected in order to permanently maintain that geographic service area. If these 

organizations fail to apply and be selected, the temporary geographic service area will end 

twelve months from approval date.

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 annual appropriations. 

Important Dates

• Applications are due not later than Thursday, February 1, 2024, by 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time. 

• Successful applicants will be notified by April 2024.

• Successful applicants will be issued awards by June 2024. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................... 4

A.1. PURPOSE OF AMERICORPS SENIORS’ SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM FUNDING ......................... 4

A.2. FUNDING PRIORITIES.................................................................................................................... 4

A.3. PERFORMANCE GOALS OR EXPECTED OUTCOMES ...................................................................... 6

A.4. PROGRAM AUTHORITY................................................................................................................. 7

B. FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION............................................................................... 7

B.1. ESTIMATED AVAILABLE FUNDS ..................................................................................................... 7
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B.2. ESTIMATED AWARD AMOUNT ......................................................................................................7

B.3. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE...........................................................................................................7

B.4. TYPE OF AWARD ..........................................................................................................................7

C. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION.........................................................................................8

C.1. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS ..................................................................................................................8

C.2. COST SHARING OR MATCHING ....................................................................................................8

C.3. OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ..............................................................................................9

D. APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION ......................................................9

D.1. ADDRESS TO REQUEST AN APPLICATION PACKAGE......................................................................9

D.2. CONTENT AND FORM OF APPLICATION SUBMISSION ................................................................ 10

D.2.a. Application Content .................................................................................................................... 10

D.2.b. Page Limits ................................................................................................................................... 10

D.3. UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER AND SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)........................... 11

D.4. SUBMISSION DATES AND TIMES ................................................................................................ 11

D.4.a. Application Submission Deadline.............................................................................................. 11

D.4.b. Additional Documents Deadline ............................................................................................... 12

D.4.c. Late Applications ......................................................................................................................... 12

D.5. INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW ................................................................................................. 12

D.6. FUNDING RESTRICTIONS........................................................................................................... 13

D.6.a. Award Funding Requirements ................................................................................................... 13

D.6.b. Indirect Costs ............................................................................................................................... 13

D.6.c. Pre-Award Costs........................................................................................................................... 13

D.7. OTHER SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS......................................................................................... 13

D.7.a. Electronic Application Submission in eGrants.......................................................................... 13

D.7.b. Submission of Additional Documents....................................................................................... 14

E. APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION .....................................................................15

E.1. SELECTION CRITERIA ................................................................................................................. 15

E.1.a. Executive Summary (0 percent, but evaluated on meeting instructions) .............................. 16

E.1.b. Program Design (30 percent) .................................................................................................... 16

E.1.c. Organizational Capability (30 percent)...................................................................................... 17

E.1.d. Other (11 percent) ....................................................................................................................... 19

E.1.e. Work Plan/ Performance Measures (18 percent)...................................................................... 19

E.1.f. Budget Section 1 and Section 2 (11 percent) Budgets will be evaluated based on the 

following items:....................................................................................................................................... 20

E.2. REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS ............................................................................................ 21

E.2.a. Initial Application Compliance and Eligibility Review .............................................................. 21

E.2.b. Application Review ...................................................................................................................... 21

E.2.c. Applicant Clarification.................................................................................................................. 21
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E.2.d. Pre-Award Risk Assessment........................................................................................................ 22

E.2.e. Consideration of Integrity and Performance System Information........................................... 23

E.2.f. Selection for Funding.................................................................................................................... 23

E.3. FEEDBACK TO APPLICANTS ....................................................................................................... 24

E.4. TRANSPARENCY IN GRANT-MAKING........................................................................................... 24

F. FEDERAL AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION...............................................25

F.1. FEDERAL AWARD NOTICES........................................................................................................ 25

F.2. ADMINISTRATIVE AND NATIONAL POLICY REQUIREMENTS ......................................................... 25

F.2.a. Uniform Guidance ........................................................................................................................ 25

F.2.b. Requests for Monitoring or Payment Integrity Information..................................................... 25

F.2.c. AmeriCorps Terms and Conditions ............................................................................................ 25

F.2.d. National Service Criminal History Check Requirements .......................................................... 25

F.2.e. Official Guidance.......................................................................................................................... 26

F.3. USE OF MATERIAL ..................................................................................................................... 27

F.4. REPORTING ............................................................................................................................... 27

G. FEDERAL AWARDING AGENCY CONTACTS..............................................................28

H. OTHER INFORMATION .............................................................................................28

H.1. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE........................................................................................................... 28

H.2. RE-FOCUSING OF FUNDING...................................................................................................... 28

I. IMPORTANT NOTICES................................................................................................28

APPENDIX A: PRIORITY STATES AND TERRITORIES .....................................................30

APPENDIX B: PERFORMANCE MEASURE INSTRUCTIONS ............................................30

APPENDIX C: TERMS AND DEFINITIONS ......................................................................30

APPENDIX D: GRANT APPLICATION INSTRUCTION......................................................30

APPENDIX E: COST PER VOLUNTEER CALCULATOR.....................................................31
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A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 

A.1. Purpose of AmeriCorps Seniors’ Senior Companion Program 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. 

Established in 1974, the AmeriCorps Seniors’ Senior Companion Program engages adults 

aged 55 and over to provide companionship and support to other adults in need of extra 

assistance to remain at home or in the community for as long as possible. AmeriCorps 

Seniors’ volunteers in the Senior Companion program serve with most of the volunteer 

service taking place in the homes of their clients. Among other activities, they provide 

companionship to ease loneliness and social isolation, assist with transportation and light 

chores, help to serve as eyes and ears to professionals who can intervene in the case of 

medical or other deterioration on the part of the clients, and give support to informal 

caregivers. While serving, AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers in the Senior 

Companion Program improve their own lives by staying active and civically engaged. 

A.2. Funding Priorities 

AmeriCorps’ 2022-2026 Strategic Plan defines the agency’s goals and objectives to advance

its mission to improve lives and strengthen communities. 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 resources; and 

• make AmeriCorps one of the best and most equitable places to work in the federal 

government. 

AmeriCorps will invest in existing and new partnerships with non-profit, faith-based, and 

Tribal organizations, and state service commissions, to get things done for America. The 

agency 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 B: National Performance Measure Instructions) and will increase its efforts to 

ensure AmeriCorps members, AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers, and community-based 

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 
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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.

The Senior Companion Program focuses grantmaking in the healthy futures focus area. 

Under this focus area, grants must establish programming that engages adults fifty-five (55) 

years and older to serve as volunteers who help seniors live independently. Activities may 

include providing support and/or facilitating access to services and resources that contribute 

to independent living.

Senior Companion Programs that include the following programmatic characteristics will 

receive priority consideration:

• Organizations leading service in communities with concentrated poverty, rural 

communities, tribal communities, and those organizations serving historically 

underrepresented and underserved individuals, including but not limited to 

communities of color, immigrants and refugees, people with disabilities, people who 

identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community, and religious minorities.

• Projects that propose to raise public awareness about the challenges and needs of 

family caregivers and the role that older adult volunteers can play in helping to 

overcome some of those challenges. Innovative service projects that can be executed 

by older adults will be given priority consideration. These projects can include those 

that:

o Advance partnerships that promote greater engagement for older adult 

support for family caregivers.

o Optimize well-being of family caregivers by strengthening services and 

supports, i.e., services to help caregivers manage their own 

health/emotions/physical stress, helping to find and secure other 

trustworthy/affordable services or supports, and those that prevent caregiver 

isolation.

o Develop volunteer roles that integrate older adults as volunteers who serve as 

part of a care coordination for clients and ongoing support for family and other 

caregivers.

o Develop interventions where elders can support caregivers in tribal 

communities.

o Spur innovations that engage older adults in intergenerational activities that 

help increase access to information and services for caregivers.

• Projects that propose to serve states listed in Appendix A: Priority States and 

Territories.

• Support organizations that serve people with arrest and conviction records and 

provide meaningful reentry opportunities.

• Programs that support civic bridgebuilding projects (meaning projects that foster 

respect among diverse communities, strengthen relationships across lines of 

difference, forge a sense of common civic purpose, and seek to solve a community 
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program and diminish polarization) and provide training in civic bridgebuilding skills 

and techniques to AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers. 

To receive priority consideration, applicants must show that the priority area is a significant 

part of the program focus and intended outcomes and must include a high-quality program 

design. Proposing programs that receive priority consideration does not guarantee funding. 

Geographic Service Areas

Grant applicants must propose to serve one or more geographic service areas. There is no 

maximum number of service areas that applicants may propose to serve. All geographic 

service areas that an applicant proposes to serve can be included in one application. 

• For example, an applicant could propose to serve only one geographic service area in

their application (for example, ABC County, FL). Or an applicant could propose to

serve multiple open geographic service areas in their application (for example, ABC

County, MNO County, and XYZ County, FL).

A.3. Performance Goals or Expected Outcomes

National Performance Measures 

AmeriCorps Seniors expects 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 the National Performance Measures Instructions found in

Appendix B: AmeriCorps Seniors SCP Performance Measure Instructions. 

Applicants must identify Healthy Futures as the Primary Focus Area. Work plans must include at 

least one service activity in the selected Primary Focus Area of Healthy Futures. The Primary 

Focus Area represents the area in which the incumbent aims to make the most impact. 

All proposed volunteers and the intended impact of their service must be represented in the 

narratives, in a work plan, and in the budget. 

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: 

• National Performance Measure outcomes using Healthy Futures as the primary focus

area.

• Federal funding requests cannot exceed $9,000 per Volunteer Service Year 

(VSY*.) At least one Volunteer Service Year per $9,000 of federal funds must be 

placed in a work plan that results in national performance measure outcomes for 

selected focus areas. Appendix F: Cost per Volunteer Calculator can be used to 

determine a minimum number of VSYs for a funding request.
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*Volunteer Service Year (VSY) is a budget term which equals 1,044 hours of volunteer service 

activity. The standardized stipend cost per VSY is calculated by multiplying the number of 

hours served by the current cost per hour for the stipend (1,044 hours x $4.00 per hour).

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 $2 million for (FY) 2024 AmeriCorps Seniors SCP 

Replacement and Expansion 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

Successful applicants will be issued awards in June 2024. 

AmeriCorps anticipates making three-year grant awards. AmeriCorps generally makes an 

initial award for the first year of the period of performance, based on a one-year budget. 

Continuation awards for subsequent years are not guaranteed; they depend upon availability 

of appropriations and satisfactory performance. For fully funded awards (those who have 

received more than one year of funding), those funds are guaranteed.

B.4. Type of Award

FY 2024 SCP grants will be awarded on a cost reimbursement basis. 

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’s primary point of contact.

AmeriCorps Seniors SCP grants will be awarded if an application is successful.
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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

• nonprofit 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). 

Applicants must have a valid and active 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 1-year 

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

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

ability to meet the applicable percent match requirement at the time of application 

submission. See Section D.6. Funding Restrictions for more information.
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Non-AmeriCorps Federal Funds are allowed as match if the Federal agency that is the source 

of the funds approves its use as match. Applicants must maintain documentation of this 

approval.

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;

then 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.

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 SCP regulations at 45 CFR 

Part 2551, AmeriCorps Seniors Grant Application Instructions, Appendix A: Priority States

and Territories, and Appendix B: AmeriCorps Seniors SCP National Performance Measure 

Instructions. These documents are available online at AmeriCorps Funding Opportunities. 

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 FGPSCPReplacement@cns.gov for a printed copy of the 

Notice and Guidance. 
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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, AmeriCorps' web-based

application system.

• Narrative Sections:

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

Executive Summaries must match the language templates as provided in the

Notice. Executive Summaries of all compliant applications are made available

to the public following grant awards.

o Strengthening Communities

o Recruitment and Development

o Program Management

o Organizational Capability

o Other: Please provide response to Cost-Effectiveness & Budget Adequacy and

Evaluation sections in the “Other” section of eGrants.

• Standard Form 424A Budget

• Performance Measures

• Authorization, Assurances, and Certifications

D.2.b. Page Limits

Applications may not exceed 17 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, Recruitment and Development, Program Management,

Organizational Capability, and Other narrative. Please provide response to CostEffectiveness & Budget Adequacy and Evaluation sections in the “Other” narrative

section of eGrants.

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

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 and active SAM registration and UEI. 

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 Thursday, February 1, 2024, by 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. 
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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, Thursday, 

February 1, 2024, at 5:00 pm Eastern Time, are presumed to be non-compliant. To 

overcome this presumption, the applicant must:

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

caused the delay to FGPSCPReplacement@cns.gov, 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

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

FGPSCPReplacement@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.”
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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 

have a federal negotiated indirect cost or 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. 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.
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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. The authorized representative and the project 

director may not be the same person and may not have the same email address. Please 

ensure different names are entered in your eGrants program information. Applications will be 

returned for corrections if the authorized representative and the project director have the 

same contact information. 

Applicants should contact the AmeriCorps Hotline at (800) 942-2677 if they have a problem 

when they create an account, prepare, or submit the application. AmeriCorps Hotline hours

are also posted on the website. 

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.

If circumstances make it impossible for an applicant to submit in eGrants, applicants may 

send a paper copy of the application via overnight carrier to the address below. Applicants 

must include a written explanation and any other documentation or evidence that support 

their inability to submit their application electronically. 

AmeriCorps

ATTN: Office of AmeriCorps Seniors/FY 2024 SCP Replacement 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 the following additional documents by the application 

submission deadline:

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

Financial Management Survey (OFMS). Please submit the OFMS using the link to the

online form, where you will be required to submit your response electronically. Forms

submitted as a Word document, PDF, or any other document format may not be

accepted.

2. Tribal organization eligibility documentation (See Section C.1 Eligible Applicants), if

applicable.

Additional tribal organization eligibility documents must be emailed to 

FGPSCPReplacement@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
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• the application ID number

• a list of documents that are attached to the email by filename, labeling each

document type according to the above numbered list

• individually attached files that are clearly labeled, and that include the legal

applicant’s name and application ID number within the file name and heading of each

document.

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. 

E. APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION

E.1. Selection Criteria

Applications should include a well-designed plan with clear and compelling justifications for 

receiving the requested funds. Reviewers will assess the quality of applications by using the 

selection criteria described below and will rate them accordingly. 

See Section D.2.a Application Content.

Categories/Subcategories Percentage

Executive Summary (not scored but evaluated for following instructions) 0 

Program Design 30

• Strengthening Communities 19

• Recruitment and Development 11

Organizational Capability 30

• Program Management 8 

• Organizational Capability 22

Other 11

• Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Adequacy 4 

• Evaluation 7 
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Work Plan/ Performance Measures 18 

Budget Section 1 and Section 2 11

E.1.a. Executive Summary (0 percent, but evaluated on meeting instructions)

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

deviate from the template below. If applicant does not follow the template below, the 

application will be returned for correction before an award can be made. Update number of 

unduplicated volunteers if adjusted to reflect actual unduplicated volunteers in performance 

measures.

“The [Name of the organization] proposes to have [Number of unduplicated] 

AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers who will [specific service activities] in [the locations the 

AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers will serve]. AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers will serve

[XX number volunteer service hours (VSY)] each year. The primary focus area of this 

project is Healthy Futures. [(If applicable) Other priorities include [List priority areas to 

be addressed.] AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers will be responsible for [fill in the 

anticipated outcome (s)]. The AmeriCorps investment of $ [fill in the annual 

AmeriCorps grant amount or the requested amount] will be supplemented by $ [fill in 

the anticipated level of non-AmeriCorps resources].” 

An example of a compliant executive summary is The ABC Senior Service Center proposes to

have 12 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers provide companionship and respite services to older 

adults in their homes and the Lake View Senior Center in Crystal County, VA. AmeriCorps 

Seniors volunteers will be trained in best practices related to family support and respite care. 

AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers will serve 15 volunteer service years (VSY) each year. The

primary focus area of this project is Healthy Futures. Other priorities include programming 

that focuses on aging in place, access to care, and raising awareness about the importance of

respite care. AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers will be responsible for reducing isolation and

providing respite services for 150 seniors. The AmeriCorps investment of $250,000 will be

supplemented by $50,000 private-sector funds.

E.1.b. Program Design (30 percent)

Reviewers will consider the quality of the application’s response to the criteria below. Do not 

assume all sub-criteria are of equal value.

E.1.b.i. Strengthening Communities - narrative section of eGrants (19 percent)

The proposed interventions are responsive to the identified community need(s).

• Describe the community need; include data on the community need, and any relevant

details and sources.
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• Provide details on the proposed communities to be served by the project, including 

race, gender, income, and other demographics relevant to the community to be 

served.

• Outline the project and interventions that address the stated community need. 

Include information about the target population and the roles of the volunteers. 

o Demonstrate how the project activities and goals align with one or more of the 

priority areas listed in section A.2. 

• Provide rationale for engaging AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to deliver the 

intervention(s) and how they will make a significant contribution to address the stated 

need(s).

• List your organization’s definitions of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and

clearly describe how these values will be embedded in program implementation.

E.1.b.ii. Recruitment and Development - narrative section of eGrants (11 percent)

Ensure your proposed project demonstrates the organization’s ability to effectively recruit 

and manage volunteers by responding to the following:

• The applicant provides a description of budget expenses to support successful 

recruitment of AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers best suited to serve the community, for 

example from geographic or demographic communities in which the program 

operates.

• Detail plans to ensure volunteers receive training needed to comply with regulations 

and succeed in the service activities described in the Performance Measures.

o Include trainings related to selected priority areas. 

• Describe a plan to retain and recognize volunteers. Include: 

o strategies to foster an inclusive service culture where all identities, 

backgrounds, talents, and capabilities are welcome. 

o plans to keep volunteers engaged in their service activity over the course of 

grant funding.

E.1.c. Organizational Capability (30 percent)

E.1.c.i Program Management - narrative section of eGrants (8 percent)

Reviewers will consider the extent to which applications:

• Describe plans to develop volunteer stations to provide meaningful service 

opportunities that address stated community needs. Include strategies to recruit 

external partners if applicable.

• Describe your volunteer station management plan, including how you will ensure 

volunteer stations are:

o providing guidance and training to volunteer station supervisors and 

volunteers.

o meeting program regulations, priorities, and expectations.
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o providing training and assistance to volunteer station staff that fosters the 

creation of safe, inclusive spaces for volunteers of all identities, backgrounds, 

talents, and capabilities.

E.1.c.ii Organizational Capability - narrative section of eGrants (22 percent)

Reviewers will consider the extent to which applications:

• Provide applicant’s experience developing and implementing internal policies and 

operating procedures; include governance and risk management, such as accounting, 

personnel management, and purchasing. Prioritize any history with managing federal 

grants in your response.

• Describe the organizational infrastructure to ensure sound programmatic and fiscal 

oversight including:

o Staffing, training, and data and financial management software.

o Compliance with internal organizational policies as well as program 

regulations, priorities, and expectations (statutes, the Code of Federal 

Regulations, and related policies.)

• Describe the extent to which the organization has sufficient policies, procedures, 

controls, and staff training in place to:

o prevent, detect, and mitigate the risk of fraud, waste, abuse, and 

mismanagement.

 This can include an assessment of appropriate segregation of duties, 

internal oversight activities, measures to prevent timekeeping fraud, 

etc.

o report, without delay, any suspected criminal activity, waste, fraud, and abuse 

to both the AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General and AmeriCorps.

o 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 and service site locations.

• Outline a plan to develop and implement a policy to comply with National Service 

Criminal History Check regulations.

• List titles and position descriptions for all staff assigned to this project and explain how 

these positions will ensure the accomplishment of program objectives. Include names 

of any staff who may already be employed by your organization and plans to recruit 

staff for any open positions. 

• Describe the applicant’s experience with and plans to support diversity, equity,

inclusion, and accessibility within their organization.

o Include DEIA efforts and policies related to project staff, the board of directors, 

and addressing community needs.
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E.1.d. Other (11 percent)

E.1.d.i. Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Adequacy -enter your response in Other section 

of eGrants (4 percent) 

Detail plans to secure non-federal support to ensure program sustainability.

• Include dedicated staff, grant proposal processes, development of in-kind support, 

fundraising efforts, and other relevant plans.

E.1.d.ii. Evaluation - enter your response in Other section of eGrants (7 percent)

Evaluation is a tool for improvement and increases your program’s ability to serve people 

more efficiently and effectively. To ensure there is a quality evaluation plan:

• Describe 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.

• Explain how the applicant will use data to track and measure the outputs and 

outcomes and to make data-informed decisions about the project.

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

AmeriCorps Evaluation Resources website. 

E.1.e. Work Plan/ Performance Measures (18 percent) 

Performance Measures should include:

• a description of the community problem being addressed by the individual 

performance measure. 

• a description of the service activities that address the community problem. 

• a description of the intended outcome of the service activity. 

• Performance Measures that logically connect the following four major elements to 

each other and are aligned with National Performance Measures: 

1. The community need(s) identified

2. The service activities that will be carried out by AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers

3. The instrument description and data collection plans

4. Target numbers that lead to outcomes or outputs, and are appropriate for the 

total number of volunteers assigned to the Performance Measure 

• Service activities that are defined in each Performance Measure must include the 

intervention the AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers will implement or deliver, including: 

o the duration of the intervention (e.g., the total number of weeks, sessions, or 

months of the intervention) 

o the dosage of the intervention (e.g., the number of hours per session or 

sessions per week) 
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o the target population for the intervention (e.g., disconnected seniors/youth, 

third graders at a certain reading proficiency level) 

o the measurable outputs that result from delivering the intervention (i.e., 

number of beneficiaries served, types and number of activities conducted). If 

applicable, identify which National Performance Measures will be used as 

output indicators 

o outcomes that demonstrate changes in knowledge/skill, attitude, behavior, or 

condition that occur because of the intervention. If applicable, identify which 

National Performance Measures will be used as outcome indicators. 

Work plan may include some combination of National Performance Measures and other 

community priorities. For every $9,000 in annual base federal funding, at least one volunteer 

service year (VSY) must be placed in work plan that result in National Performance Measure 

outcomes. See Appendix B: National Performance Measure Instructions and Grant 

Application Instruction for assistance in completing the Work Plan section of eGrants. For 

more information about AmeriCorps’ National Performance Measures, please review 

AmeriCorps National Performance Measurement Core Curriculum. 

E.1.f. Budget Section 1 and Section 2 (11 percent)

Budgets will be evaluated based on the following items: 

• The budget demonstrates that costs are reasonable, allocable, allowable, and necessary 

and conform to the Uniform Guidance.

o the budget is complete with all costs itemized.

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

match.

o the extent to which match will deepen the impact of the proposed project.

o the quality of the financial management system.

o cost per Volunteer Service Year is not more than $9,000.

o budget includes costs associated with National Service Criminal History Checks, 

volunteer insurance, and volunteer recognition.

• The non-AmeriCorps share must be a minimum of 10% of total project costs. If needed, 

you may request a match waiver.

• All AmeriCorps Seniors grantees must budget for one staff person, primarily the Project 

Director, to attend the AmeriCorps Seniors annual convening.

o Grantees may budget for an additional staff member to attend the event if funds 

permit. 

o The recommended amount for budgeting purposes is $2,000. Long distance 

travel funds may be re-budgeted later in the year depending on actual training 

activities. 

See Grant Application Instructions for guidance on completing the Budget Section 1 and 

Section 2 of eGrants. See Fiscal Year 2024 AmeriCorps Seniors FGP/SCP sample budget 

narrative. 
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E.2. Review and Selection Process

AmeriCorps will engage staff reviewers with relevant knowledge and expertise to assess and 

provide input on the eligible 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 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 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

• submitted an application 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 Staff Reviewers will assess the applications based on the Program Design, 

Organizational Capability, Other, Work Plan, and Budget sections (E.1). Staff Reviewers will 

also consider the priorities and strategic considerations detailed in this Notice. AmeriCorps

will recruit and select Staff Reviewers on the basis of demonstrated expertise in AmeriCorps 

Seniors SCP 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 may ask an applicant for clarifying information. AmeriCorps 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 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 on the basis of the Selection Criteria 

(E.1.). Results from this assessment will inform funding decisions. If AmeriCorps 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. Applicants may not 

be selected for funding if AmeriCorps determines that the applicant’s risks cannot be 

mitigated. 

In assessing risks, AmeriCorps may consider the following criteria: 

1. Due Diligence, including: 

• 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 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

2. Operational and Financial Management, including: 

• financial stability

• Operational and Financial Management Survey (OFMS)

3. Past Performance, including: 

• an applicant’s record in managing previous AmeriCorps awards, cooperative 

agreements, or procurement awards, including: 

o timeliness of compliance with applicable reporting requirements

o accuracy of data reported

o validity of performance measure data reported

o conformance to the terms and conditions of previous Federal awards
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o applicant’s ability to effectively implement statutory, regulatory, or other 

requirements imposed on award recipients

o timely closeout of other awards

o meeting matching requirements

o the extent to which any previously awarded amounts will be expended prior to 

future awards

o National Service Criminal History Check (NSCHC) compliance. See section 

F.2.d. National Criminal History Check Requirements and the NSCHC webpage

for more information

4. Other Programmatic Risks, including: 

• publicly available information, including from the applicant organization's website

• amount of funding requested by the organization 

• if the proposed program will engage in prohibited activities

Applicants will find information to help them understand pre-award due diligence checks in 

the AmeriCorps Due Diligence Review Process and Compliance training available on the 

Manage Your Grant website. This content will help applicants obtain due diligence 

compliance and remain compliant throughout the grant life.

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

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

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

performance system accessible through SAM.gov (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 may review information in the designated integrity and performance systems 

accessible through SAM.gov 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 SAM.gov. 

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 

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 are designed to: 

• identify how well eligible applications are aligned with the application selection 

criteria (E.1.)
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• build a diversified portfolio based on the following strategic considerations:

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

o meaningful representation of 

 geographic diversity 

 rural communities

 small and medium programs 

 faith-based organizations

 focus areas

 innovative community strategies for identified funding priorities

o AmeriCorps Seniors Director’s discretion to advance strategic goals

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 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 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 (E.1.) that will be used to assess applications. 

E.3. Feedback to Applicants

Each compliant applicant will receive feedback from the Staff Review of its application. This 

feedback will be based on the review of the original application and will not reflect 

information provided during clarification or resolution.

E.4. Transparency in Grant-making

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

for new and re-competing applications will be published on AmeriCorps Funded Grants

within 90 business days after all grants are awarded. 

Submitted program narratives and executive summaries for successful applications will be 

available upon request via email to AmeriCorpsOGA@cns.gov. 

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 in April 2024 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 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 FY24 AmeriCorps General Terms 

and Conditions, and the FY24 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 General and 

Program-Specific Terms and Conditions for each of its programs is available on the 

AmeriCorps Manage Your Grant webpage. 

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. The 
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law requires grantees to conduct and document NSCHCs on persons (including awardfunded staff, national service participant, or volunteer) receiving a salary, living allowance, 

stipend, or education award through a program receiving AmeriCorps funds. This includes 

staff that receive part of their salary through a subgrant.

• Award recipients must conduct an NSCHC for AmeriCorps members, AmeriCorps 

Seniors volunteers, and all staff funded under, or whose salary is reflected as match 

on, the award. Limited exceptions are described in 45 CFR § 2540.201.

• 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 the two AmeriCorpsapproved vendors to conduct the required NSCHCs. 

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

individuals subject to the NSCHC must not be required to cover the cost. 

• Failure to fully comply with all NSCHC requirements will result in significant disallowed 

costs.

Recipients must complete the following criminal history checks: 

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, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1111. 

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 

public in any way unless incorporated into a contract or grant agreement. These documents 
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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 annual progress reports and semi-annual financial reports 

through eGrants, AmeriCorps’ web-based grants management system.

In addition, at the end of the award period, a grantee must submit final financial reports that 

are cumulative over the entire award period and consistent with the closeout 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

• 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.
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G. FEDERAL AWARDING AGENCY CONTACTS

For more information, email FGPSCPReplacement@cns.gov. 

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

(800) 942-2677 Option 3. 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. 

Resources you need to effectively manage your award, including eGrants instructions, terms 

and conditions, individual match waiver, pre-award requirements, financial reporting 

requirements, and training and technical assistance materials are found on the Manage Your

Grant 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. 

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 

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

#: 3045-0035, Senior Corps Grant Application, Expiration Date: November 30, 2024. 

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

notify applicants 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. 
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• 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 award program, disclosure of personal or sensitive information is 

required to receive federal benefits. 
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Appendix A: Priority States and Territories

Applicants are not limited to this list of states and territories to apply for, but AmeriCorps 

Seniors is prioritizing projects that designate Geographic Service Areas operating in these 

states and territories due to relinquishments. Applicants can apply for one or more counties. 

• Arkansas

• California

• Colorado

• Florida

• Idaho

• Illinois

• Kentucky

• Massachusetts

• Mississippi

• Montana

• North Carolina

• Ohio

• Oklahoma 

• Puerto Rico

• South Carolina

• South Dakota

• Virginia

Appendix B: Performance Measure Instructions

Please refer to Appendix B: Performance Measure Instructions for guidance for performance 

measures selection, output and outcome pairings, and required information for Work Plan in 

eGrants. 

APPENDIX C: Terms and Definitions

Terms and Definitions provides information for terms most commonly used in AmeriCorps 

Seniors. 

Appendix D: Grant Application Instruction 

Grant Application Instructions provides step by step guidance for submitting your application 

in eGrants.
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Appendix E: Cost Per Volunteer Calculator

The Cost Per Volunteer Service Year Calculator is a tool to help calculate and confirm your 

volunteer service year (VSY) requirements for funding and performance measures.