Overview

• Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service has ordered the termination of $400 million in AmeriCorps grants, cutting 41% of its 2025 budget.
• The grant cuts impact 1,031 organizations and 32,465 AmeriCorps members and senior volunteers, jeopardizing community service and disaster relief programs.
• Most of AmeriCorps’ 650 full-time staff have been placed on paid administrative leave, with layoff notices issued for June 24.
• Hundreds of National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) members were demobilized earlier this month, disrupting critical service projects nationwide.
• California has responded with a lawsuit against the federal government and is expanding state-level service programs to counteract the cuts.