Local Organizations to Receive AmeriCorps Funding

Thursday, December 18th, 2025 -- 10:00 AM

Gov. Tony Evers, together with Serve Wisconsin, today announced that Wisconsin received $9.3 million in grant funding from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and community volunteerism.

The grant funds will support 20 AmeriCorps programs across the state, as well as Volunteer Generation Fund grants for supporting local volunteer projects and the work of the Wisconsin National and Community Service Board.

Projects receiving funding will support critical youth and afterschool programming, including early literacy, college preparation, math tutoring, and classroom support, conservation and habitat restoration efforts, recovery coaching, homelessness and runaway assistance for youth, efforts to address local health needs and remove barriers to healthcare access, and more statewide.

Some local organizations receiving the grant include:

Marshfield Clinic Health System AmeriCorps – Community Corps 

40 AmeriCorps members will be placed in nonprofits and public health organizations across the state to increase their capacity to address local health needs.

Marshfield Clinic Health System AmeriCorps – Recovery Corps 

15 AmeriCorps members will be trained as recovery coaches to help people recover from opioid and other substance addictions and provide community education about substance use disorders and recovery resources.

AmeriCorps is a federal government agency created over 30 years ago, devoted to helping address poverty, improve the environment, and support education and student achievement with a mission to “improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering.”

Serve Wisconsin is Wisconsin’s state Board for National and Community Service, which administers federal AmeriCorps funding for organizations in communities across the state.

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