Atlanta, Ga. (September 1, 2026) – Commissioner Christopher Nunn of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs announced that Georgia Serves is awarding $5,409,220 in federal AmeriCorps funding to 17 organizations across the state.  

These grants enable over 600 AmeriCorps members to address some of Georgia's toughest challenges, including education, economic opportunities, health, homelessness, support for people living with disabilities, and financial literacy. 

The following organizations were awarded grants for 2026-2027 to implement AmeriCorps programs in Georgia:  

  • Atlanta Police Foundation:  $149,996 

  • Be Someone, Inc.: $54,228 

  • Boys & Girls Clubs Metro Atlanta: $125,992 

  • Breakthrough Atlanta, Inc.: $452,997 

  • Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers, Inc.: $403,084 

  • Hands on Atlanta, Inc.: $1,220,336 

  • New American Pathways: $452,999 

  • One World Link – Public Health: $498,039 

  • One World Link, Inc. - Rural: $487,044 

  • OneSource Learning & Development Center, Inc: $75,000 

  • Relay Graduate School of Education: $60,000 

  • Sewa International, Inc.: $266,736 

  • Teach For America – Metro Atlanta: $212,000 

  • Generation InFocus Foundation, Inc.: $56,880 

  • The Scholarship Academy, Inc.: $314,918 

  • University of Georgia – Georgia 4-H: $504,000 

  • Victory for Kids Youth Foundation, Inc.: $74,971 

 

AmeriCorps’ unique model ensures that today's grants will leverage over $3 million from the private sector, foundations, and other sources, further amplifying the impact of these federal investments.   

Upon completing a full term of service, full-time AmeriCorps members may receive an education award of approximately $7,395, which can be used to pay for college or to repay student loans. Award amounts vary based on member status, i.e., full-time or less-than-full-time. AmeriCorps will provide over $2.5 million in Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards to AmeriCorps members funded by these grants.   

Annually, approximately 75,000 AmeriCorps members serve more than 21,000 schools, nonprofits, and community- and faith-based organizations across the country. These individuals have been and continue to be crucial in helping communities recover from disasters and address other challenges, including assisting thousands of first-generation college students in accessing higher education.   

They also tutor and mentor young people; connect veterans to jobs; care for seniors; reduce crime and revive cities; fight the opioid epidemic; and meet other critical needs.   

Since the program’s inception in 1994, over 1 million Americans have served in AmeriCorps, contributing more than 1.5 billion hours of service, and earning more than $3.6 billion in education scholarships. More than $1 billion of this funding has been used to pay back student debt.