Assistance program
AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service to America 94.013
$202.1 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Corporation for National and Community Service, CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Assistance
- Provision of Specialized Services
- CFDA number
- 94.013
- What it does
- AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) is the national service program of AmeriCorps designed specifically to fight poverty. VISTA supports efforts to alleviate poverty by engaging individuals, 18 years and older, from all walks of life, in a year of full-time service with a sponsoring organization (sponsor) to create or expand programs designed to bring individuals and communities out of poverty.
- Who benefits
- VISTA activities must benefit low-income persons and communities by building the capacity of the sponsoring organization to find permanent solutions to poverty. VISTAs live and serve in some of our nation’s poorest areas. They receive a modest living allowance and other benefits during their service. After successfully completing a term of service, VISTAs and Summer Associates may receive a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award, which can be used to pay for college or student loans, or an end-of-service cash stipend. Sponsors may contribute to the cost of a VISTA through "cost share," but are under no obligation to do so.
- Who applies
- The proposed project must have a clear anti-poverty focus, include the involvement of the low-income community, and the activities must lead towards sustainability of the project. The activities of the VISTA members may not supplant staff or current volunteers. See program's Notice of Federal Funding for more information.
- Authorized by
- Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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- Committed through this program
Money committed under this assistance listing (its CFDA program), counted in the year each action happened.
- How it's paid
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- Awards, counted once
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Direct payments