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Grantee Central 

Welcome to Grantee Central! The primary purpose of this webpage is to help you successfully operate an AmeriCorps Program, which is complex and combines national service members and federal funding to create impact in our communities.

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Successful implementation of an AmeriCorps program requires planning, compliance, and dedicated staff and partners. For any questions or concerns you might have, please reach out to your Program Specialist. We are here to help you build a successful program and support your members’ experience.

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Recruitment and Onboarding

Member Recruitment — Find resources needed to build your Corps

Member Onboarding — Establishing eligibility to serve, enrollment, pre-service orientation and more

Criminal History Checks Webpage — Learn more about these important steps in the member selection and enrollment process.

Recruitment and Onboarding

Member Recruitment – find resources needed to build your corps 

Member Onboarding – Establishing eligibility to serve, enrollment, pre-service orientation and more 

Criminal History Checks Webpage – Learn more about these important steps in the member selection and enrollment process. 

Member Management

Member Management — From member development to performance improvement plans find resources to support your members well. 

Member Benefits — Living allowance, Segal Education Award, loan deferral, healthcare, childcare and more 

Member Training — Member Training is an important part of AmeriCorps! Check here for training resources and sample plans. 

Reporting

Showing Your Impact — Resources for measuring and reporting your impact. Includes our Progress Report form, Data Collection training, and Evaluation resources. 

Fiscal Management — Careful fiscal management of your program is critical. Check here for helpful resources. 

Training & Technical Assistance

Training Resources — Includes New Program and Staff Trainings, and more 

Monitoring & Procedures —  Monitoring Forms: Contracting, Readiness Review, Member File Checklist, MSA Template & more 

Additional resources 

Partnerships

Site & Partner Management — Your partners are key to program success – find resources for building strong partnership here

Managing Your AmeriCorps Program

Check out our all-in-one Managing Your AmeriCorps Program Handout, covering everything you need from pre-launch to program completion. View PDF on Box.

Programs submit evidence of program readiness as part of our annual contracting process. Here are our Readiness Checklists for new programs and continuing programs.