AmeriCorps Formula Fixed (Illinois) Continuation Application (25-444-80-2809-01-C)

Summary Information

1. Program Description
   AmeriCorps State and National (ASN) Program improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. AmeriCorps brings people together to tackle some of the country's most pressing challenges through national service and volunteerism. The primary objective for AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers is to serve with organizations dedicated to the improvement of communities and those serving. AmeriCorps helps make service a cornerstone of our national culture.
   An AmeriCorps member is an individual who engages in community service through an approved national service position. Members may receive a living allowance and other benefits while serving. Upon successful completion of their service, members earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award that they can use to pay for higher education expenses or apply to qualified student loans.
2. SFY25 Continuation Application
   Current Providers will receive a continuation application packet via email. Providers may request additional copies of the continuation application by sending an email to DHS.ServeIllinois.NOFO@illinois.gov
   1. This continuation application is for State Fiscal Year 2025 funding for AmeriCorps Formula Fixed (CSFA #444-80-2809)
      1. Eligibility is limited to current AmeriCorps Formula providers funded under CSFA# 444-80-2809.
      2. Each applicant must be registered in the Illinois GATA Grantee Portal and must continue to be GATA Prequalified. Refer to IDHS: Pre-Qualification Instructions and Resources (state.il.us).
      3. Applicant organizations must complete the FY25 ICQ before an award can be made. (Accessed through the Grantee Portal.)
      4. Applicant organizations must submit a complete FY25 Application Packet by the due date listed in the continuation application to DHS.ServeIllinois.NOFO@illinois.gov. Include "CSFA# 444-80-2809" on the subject line.
   2. A complete application packet includes:
      1. Uniform Application for Grant Assistance
      2. Application Summary Page and Program Narrative UPDATE
      3. Any additional attachments required by your program (listed in the continuation application packet.)
      4. FY25 Budget must be entered into CSA by application due date.
      5. Signed Grantee Conflict of Interest Disclosure.pdf.
      6. Subrecipients: If your organization is proposing to use subrecipients in this program, complete the Subrecipient Section of the continuation application and include corresponding attachments for each subrecipient.
      7. In regard to payment terms, if choosing Advance Payment (Advance and Reconcile) or Working Capital Advance, include the Advance Payment Request Cash Budget IL444-4985.pdf (state.il.us).
   3. The Office of Community and Positive Youth Development reserves the right to request additional information from the applicant to assist in FY25 funding and programmatic decisions.

• Community Service Agreements (CSA) Tracking System 
• Centralized Repository Vault (CRV)