AmeriCorps Formula Fixed

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) is seeking applications for the AmeriCorps Formula Fixed grant program. The program aims to support eligible organizations that identify an unmet need in their community to be addressed by AmeriCorps members. Funded projects are expected to achieve outcomes in the areas of education, economic opportunity, healthy futures, or support for veterans for the public good. The program will provide funding for approximately three grant awards, with an estimated total program funding of $500,000. The award range is expected to be between $100,000 and $150,000. Key aspects of the program include: • Eligible applicants: non-federal organizations, including Indian Tribes, institutions of higher education, local governments, non-profit organizations, and states and US Territories • Program goals: unite Americans by bringing them together in service, partner with communities and organizations to address unmet critical community needs, and develop a lifelong ethic of service among AmeriCorps members • Performance measures: quarterly and annual reports, including service data, activities, and performance measures • Application requirements: uniform application for state grant assistance, grantee conflict of interest disclosure, uniform grant budget template, and other documents as specified in the notice of funding opportunity