Georgia 4-H Receives $504,000 in Georgia AmeriCorps Grant Funding

Georgia Serves grants $5.4 million in AmeriCorps funding, Georgia 4-H receives $504,000

Atlanta, Ga. (September 1, 2026) – Commissioner Christopher Nunn of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs announced that Georgia Serves is awarding $5,409,220 in federal AmeriCorps funding to 17 organizations across the state.

 

These grants enable over 600 AmeriCorps members to address some of Georgia’s toughest challenges, including education, economic opportunities, health, homelessness, support for people living with disabilities, and financial literacy.

The Georgia 4-H AmeriCorps Project supports Georgia 4-H’s mission through AmeriCorps State members (ACMs) that deliver research-based
youth development programming to students in grades 4-12. These ACMs focus on in-school educational meetings and 4-H Project Achievement, two of the four Georgia 4-H core programs.

Since 2012, 742 ACMs have served more than 434,000 4-H’ers and recruited over 3,100 4-H volunteers. During the 2025-2026 program year, 15,350 young people received instruction from AmeriCorps members during in-school 4-H programming.

Many AmeriCorps members have finished their service terms and gone on to full-time employment with Georgia 4-H.

Georgia Grant Breakdown

The following organizations were awarded grants for 2026-2027 to implement AmeriCorps programs in Georgia:

• Atlanta Police Foundation: $149,996
• Be Someone, Inc.: $54,228
• Boys & Girls Clubs Metro Atlanta: $125,992
• Breakthrough Atlanta, Inc.: $452,997
• Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers, Inc.: $403,084
• Hands on Atlanta, Inc.: $1,220,336
• New American Pathways: $452,999
• One World Link – Public Health: $498,039
• One World Link, Inc. – Rural: $487,044
• OneSource Learning & Development Center, Inc: $75,000
• Relay Graduate School of Education: $60,000
• Sewa International, Inc.: $266,736
• Teach For America – Metro Atlanta: $212,000
• Generation InFocus Foundation, Inc.: $56,880
• The Scholarship Academy, Inc.: $314,918
• University of Georgia – Georgia 4-H: $504,000
• Victory for Kids Youth Foundation, Inc.: $74,971

AmeriCorps Impact

AmeriCorps’ unique model ensures that today’s grants will leverage over $3 million from the private sector, foundations, and other sources, further amplifying the impact of these federal investments.

Upon completing a full term of service, full-time AmeriCorps members may receive an education award of approximately $7,395, which can be used to pay for college or to repay student loans. Award amounts vary based on member status, i.e., full-time or less-than-full-time. AmeriCorps will provide over $2.5 million in Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards to AmeriCorps members funded by these grants.

Annually, approximately 75,000 AmeriCorps members serve more than 21,000 schools, nonprofits, and community- and faith-based organizations across the country. These individuals have been and continue to be crucial in helping communities recover from disasters and address other challenges, including assisting thousands of first-generation college students in accessing higher education.

They also tutor and mentor young people; connect veterans to jobs; care for seniors; reduce crime and revive cities; fight the opioid epidemic; and meet other critical needs.

Since the program’s inception in 1994, over 1 million Americans have served in AmeriCorps, contributing more than 1.5 billion hours of service, and earning more than $3.6 billion in education scholarships. More than $1 billion of this funding has been used to pay back student debt.
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About Georgia Serves

Georgia Serves, the state commission on volunteerism and service, promotes opportunities for citizens to serve, supports organizations that use AmeriCorps member service to address community problems, and ensures that AmeriCorps funds are protected and managed effectively. Located within the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Georgia Serves is governed by bipartisan board members (referred to as “commissioners”) who are appointed by the Governor. Since 1994, Georgia Serves has provided more than $100 million in AmeriCorps grants to local partners throughout the state. For more information, visit our webpage.

About AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, provides opportunities for Americans to serve their country domestically, address the nation’s most pressing challenges, improve lives and communities, and strengthen civic engagement. Each year, the agency places more than 185,000 AmeriCorps Volunteers in intensive service roles; and empowers millions more to serve as long-term, short-term, or one-time volunteers. Learn more at AmeriCorps.gov.
AmeriCorps offers opportunities for individuals of all backgrounds to be a part of the national service community, grow personally and professionally, and receive benefits for their service. Learn how to get involved at AmeriCorps.gov/Serve.

About Georgia 4-H

Georgia 4-H empowers youth to become true leaders by developing necessary life skills, positive relationships, and community awareness. As the premier youth leadership organization in the state, 4-H reaches hundreds of thousands of people annually through UGA Extension offices and 4-H facilities.

For more information about how to get involved with Land Judging and Georgia 4-H, contact your local University of Georgia County Extension Office or visit www.georgia4h.org.