The Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism announced that four Maryland nonprofits will receive $1.2 million in AmeriCorps grants to support AmeriCorps members serving in the state. The grants will help expand educational opportunities, provide disaster services, assist veterans and their families, preserve the environment, and expand health services. AmeriCorps engages 75,000 Americans annually through nonprofit organizations to meet critical needs. The funding will benefit communities across Maryland by tutoring and educating youth, preserving the environment and Chesapeake Bay.

1. Larry Hogan, Jr., Governor Boyd K. Rutherford, Lieutenant Governor
Steven J. McAdams, Executive Director
GOVERNOR’S OFFICE ON SERVICE AND VOLUNTEERISM
For Immediate Release Telly Lovelace
Thursday, July 2, 2015 410-336-9229 (o)
Governor Hogan’s Service & Volunteerism Office Announces
$1.2 Million in AmeriCorps Grants Awarded to Maryland Nonprofits
(BALTIMORE) – The Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism (GOSV) announced today that
four Maryland organizations will receive $1.2 million in AmeriCorps competitive grants from the
Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to organizations selected in a highly
competitive national process.
The grants will support AmeriCorps members who will serve in Maryland to expand educational
opportunities, provide disaster services, assist veterans and military families, preserve the environment,
expand health services, and foster economic opportunity.
On a national level, AmeriCorps engages 75,000 Americans every year of all ages and backgrounds in
service to meet critical needs. Its members serve through more than 15,000 nonprofit, faith-based, and
community organizations in rural and urban communities throughout the nation. Among other
accomplishments, AmeriCorps members last year managed or mobilized 4 million community volunteers,
and tutored, mentored or served more than 5.2 million disadvantaged youth.
“From tutoring and educating Baltimore City youth to preserving Maryland’s environment and the
Chesapeake Bay, this AmeriCorps funding will go a long way to strengthen communities across the
state,” said Steven J. McAdams, Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Community Initiatives
(GOCI). “Community service and volunteerism are the foundation of Maryland’s strong communities. I
look forward to seeing and meeting these AmeriCorps members serving our communities in the days and
weeks ahead.”
Since 1994, over 900,000 AmeriCorps members have contributed more than 1.2 billion hours in service
across America while tackling pressing problems and mobilizing millions of volunteers for the
organizations they serve. More than 26,000 Marylanders have served over 27 million hours and have
qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $60.3 million during its 22-year
history of service in the state.
In August, the GOSV will announce additional AmeriCorps grants supported by $2.1 million in
AmeriCorps formula funding.
To view a listing of the AmeriCorps Competitive Grants awarded to the four Maryland organizations,
click here:
About GOSV
The Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism (GOSV) is a unit of the Governor’s Office of
Community Initiatives (GOCI). Through federal funding, the GOSV annually sponsors 16 AmeriCorps
State programs that support AmeriCorps members. These members provide support for disaster services,
economic opportunity, education, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, and veterans and military
families in Maryland. The GOSV also advocates for effective volunteer program management and
recognizes volunteer service across the state on behalf of the Governor of Maryland.
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2. Larry Hogan, Jr., Governor Boyd K. Rutherford, Lieutenant Governor
Steven J. McAdams, Executive Director
GOVERNOR’S OFFICE ON SERVICE AND VOLUNTEERISM
ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING $1.2 MILLION IN AMERICORPS FUNDING
• Civic Works Service Corps
Received: $447,831
Member Slots: 128
AmeriCorps members will tutor and mentor high school students, resulting in students who
graduate on time with a diploma and enroll in post-secondary institutions. Members will serve
low-income areas of Baltimore County and city, where unemployment is high, populations
without high school diplomas are high and the number of college graduates is low.
• Maryland Conservation Corps
Received: $308,655
Member Slots: 35
AmeriCorps members will remove invasive species, restore wildlife habitat, plant native species,
build or restore trails, and conduct other activities to improve at-risk ecosystems in seven state
parks across Maryland. AmeriCorps members will recruit and lead volunteers, including
Conservation Job Corps youth during the summer, to improve park land and provide outdoor
experience.
• Reading Partners
Received: $126,350
Member Slots: 10
AmeriCorps members will recruit, train, and support volunteers to deliver one-on-one literacy
tutoring services to 2nd through 5th grade students, resulting in increased literacy skills among
the students served. The program will serve six Title I elementary schools in Baltimore,
Maryland.
• Volunteer Maryland
Received: $372,116
Member Slots: 32
AmeriCorps members will recruit volunteers and develop effective volunteer management
systems resulting in increased organizational capacity. Organizations throughout Maryland will
benefit from effective volunteer management practices and increased organizational efficiency.
In August, the GOSV will announce additional AmeriCorps grants supported by $2.1 million in
AmeriCorps formula funding.
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