AmeriCorps seeks applicants for AmeriCorps Seniors funding opportunity

The federal AmeriCorps agency is inviting organizations to apply for funding for AmeriCorps Seniors Retired Senior Volunteers Program, RSVP, for the 2025 fiscal year.

Established in 1971 and now one of the largest senior volunteer programs in the nation, AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP engages people ages 55 and older in a diverse range of volunteer activities. AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP volunteers tutor children, help prepare simple taxes, assist victims of natural disasters, provide nutrition/food support, facilitate opioid and substance abuse education workshops, and serve in their communities in many other ways.

Public agencies, state and local governments, Indian tribes, higher education institutions and secular and faith-based private and non-profit organizations may apply. 

AmeriCorps Seniors funding priorities include:

• supporting older adults and their caregivers
• helping older adults re-enter the workforce
• preventing and mitigating fraud scams targeting older adults
• reducing the number of people who are unhoused
• supporting local climate change initiatives
• supporting behavioral health initiatives

The AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP competition runs over a three-year period, with FY 2025 being the first year of new awards. Incumbent grantees with a 22SR grant number must submit an application in response to the FY 2025 Competition Notice and be selected to maintain funding.

Timeline

The deadline to submit applications is by 5 p.m. Eastern Time Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.

AmeriCorps will notify successful applicants in January of 2025. AmeriCorps will issue awards by March of 2025. 

You can read the full Notice of Funding Opportunity, training and technical assistance resources and supporting documents associated with it on AmeriCorps' funding opportunity page.

If you have questions at any time during the application period, email RSVPCompetition@AmeriCorps.gov.