AmeriCorps
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1993 |
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| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Headquarters | 250 E Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20525 |
| Employees | 586 (2020) |
| Annual budget | $1.055 billion USD (2013 Annualized CR level) |
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| Website | americorps.gov |
AmeriCorps (/əˈmɛrɪkɔːr/ ə-MERR-ih-kor; officially the Corporation for National and Community Service or CNCS) is an independent agency of the United States government that engages more than five million Americans in service through a variety of stipended volunteer work programs in many sectors. These programs include AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps NCCC, AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps Seniors, the Volunteer Generation Fund, and other national service initiatives. The agency's mission is "to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering". It was created by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. In September 2020, the agency rebranded itself as AmeriCorps, although its official name is unchanged.
In April 2025, on the orders of DOGE, roughly 75 percent of full-time AmeriCorps employees were placed on administrative leave.