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Apply for AmeriCorps VISTA Funding

Quick Links- AmeriCorps*VISTA in Virginia.

The Corporation for National and Community Service Virginia State Office accepts applications for the AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers In Service to America) program throughout the year. Grants are available to public and nonprofit organizations that sponsor service programs throughout Virginia, including faith-based and community organizations, higher education institutions, and public agencies. These grants assist groups in recruiting, training and placing individuals, as AmeriCorps members, to meet critical community needs in the following areas: education, environment, health, poverty, public safety, and other human needs.

New to AmeriCorps?

Organizations interested in learning more about AmeriCorps and becoming a sponsoring organization review the presentations and resources below.

• Watch the Virginia AmeriCorps: Becoming a Program Sponsor Video Presentation
  
  
• Virginia AmeriCorps: Becoming a Program Sponsor Part I
  Covers the basics and gives you a general overview of AmeriCorps in Virginia - [PDF 156 KB].
  
  
• Virginia AmeriCorps: Becoming a Program Sponsor Part II-b: AmeriCorps VISTA Application Process
  Covers the AmeriCorps VISTA concept paper and application process - [PDF 224 KB].