RFP 1188 - NYS AmeriCorps 2025 - 2026 Competitive Pool

The New York State Office of Children and Family Services on behalf of the Commission on National and Community Service (hereafter “the Commission”) seeks applicants for 2025-2026 AmeriCorps Competitive grant funding. The Commission is a governor-appointed body with a diverse, non-partisan membership of, among others, representatives of business, labor, education, government, human service agencies and community-based organizations. The Commission directs national service policy for the state and directly administers funding awarded by The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereafter “AmeriCorps”) to support New York State AmeriCorps programs.

The Commission, while independent, is hosted by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (hereafter “OCFS”). OCFS provides valuable and critical support to the Commission and is the designated state agency for purposes of issuing the Commission requests for proposals and administering grant contracts. There will be instances within this Request for Proposal (hereafter “RFP”) for documents, forms and other information requested by OCFS. The Commission supports the mission and priorities of OCFS, and applicants should prepare their proposals to address the specific parameters of this RFP. All documents and forms requested by OCFS must be submitted before the deadline for submission of proposals indicated in Section 1.2 (Calendar of Events). If awarded subgrants under this RFP, your agency must agree to comply with all applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations, and all OCFS contract and reporting procedures.

Once applicants have been determined to have met the minimum qualifications outlined in Section 3.1 OCFS is NOT responsible for further review or evaluation of applications. All recommendations to AmeriCorps to fund applications, or the decision to not recommend an applicant for funding, are within the discretion of the Commission. Final award determinations are made by AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps does not allow an appeal of any award decisions.

THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IS FOR AMERICORPS COMPETITIVE FUNDING ONLY

This RFP’s funding comes from AmeriCorps national service annual funding. The recommendations made by the Commission must be approved by AmeriCorps before grants may be awarded. The Commission will recommend funding a single organization or agency, or multiple organizations or agencies to establish and administer an AmeriCorps program or programs.

You should only respond to this RFP if you are proposing an AmeriCorps program that will operate and provide service solely within the geographic borders of New York State. If your proposal encompasses programming that will cross these borders, or if you will place AmeriCorps members funded under this proposal at sites outside of New York State, DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS RFP.  You are proposing a national direct program and must respond directly to the Corporation’s national RFP, which can be found at https://americorps.gov/sites/default/files/document/2025_ASNCompetitveNOFO_August19.508_0.pdf.