AmeriCorps Recently Announced a New Round of Funding to Address Public Health Needs

Public Health AmeriCorps, launched in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is a $400 million investment to engage new communities and individuals in public health, recruiting, and building a new workforce ready to respond to the nation’s public health needs. Last year, over 80 organizations were awarded a total of more than $60 million. Funding is open to nonprofit, faith-based, tribal, and community-based organizations; higher education institutions; and state, local, and territorial government entities, including local public health departments.  
 
Is your organization seeking capacity to address a public health issue? Learn more about how to apply for a Public Health AmeriCorps grant! 

Date: Thursday, October 6th
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Register for the webinar here. 
This session will walk through the Public Health AmeriCorps NOFO components and programmatic requirements.

If you would also like to learn about FY23 AmeriCorps State and National NOFOs Best Practices in Developing Performance Measures:

• Register for the FY23 AmeriCorps State and National NOFOs Best Practices in Developing Performance Measures webinar on October 25, 2022, at 1PM ET. This session will support organizations in developing their applications. 
• Watch the Intro to AmeriCorps Webinar session recording, which is recommended for anyone new to AmeriCorps funding
• Read about the first cohort of Public Health AmeriCorps grantees here.
• Apply for funding here!

 
For more information, visit americorps.gov/publichealth or contact publichealth@americorps.gov. If you would like to become involved in ACA’s advocacy efforts, you can contact the ACA Government Affairs and Public Policy team at advocacy@counseling.org.