Federal Register #2026-22216

AmeriCorps seeks comments on revisions to grant application questions

AmeriCorps is seeking public comments on proposed revisions to its grant application information collection. - Government buyer: The Corporation for National and Community Service, operating as AmeriCorps. - Notice purpose: This is an information-collection notice, not a procurement. No products or services are being requested for purchase. - Proposed application updates: Replace the DUNS field with a UEI field; add questions or affirmations concerning single audits, criminal-history checks, branding, coverage, volunteer recognition, and application documents; and revise narrative, target-population, applicant-characteristics, priority, service-location, and station-type choices. - Additional fields and terminology: Add projected revenue, volunteer totals, disadvantaged youth enrollment, and a budget field for Senior Demonstration Programs; update Senior Corps terminology to AmeriCorps Seniors. - Estimated collection burden: 13,200 annual responses and 79,200 annual burden hours. - OEMs and vendors: None identified. AmeriCorps and the Corporation for National and Community Service are the government entities associated with the notice, not vendors.

Description

AmeriCorps is proposing to revise its information collection for the grant application package under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The collection consists of generic application questions answered by applicants for AmeriCorps funding, with applications submitted electronically through the agency’s grants management system or by email. Proposed revisions include updates to applicant information fields, affirmations, narrative and target-population options, and budget fields. Written comments are due by December 29, 2026.

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