Overview

• The U.S. DOGE Service, under Elon Musk, has ordered AmeriCorps to terminate $400 million in grants, cutting 41% of its 2025 budget.
• The funding cuts affect 1,031 organizations and over 32,000 AmeriCorps members and volunteers, disrupting community and disaster relief programs nationwide.
• AmeriCorps has placed most of its 650 full-time staff on administrative leave, with layoff notices effective June 24, and demobilized hundreds of NCCC members early.
• The agency announced plans on April 8 to reduce its workforce by up to 50%, following a visit from DOGE officials to its headquarters.
• California has filed a lawsuit against the federal government and is expanding its state service corps to absorb displaced volunteers.