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Judge Orders Restoration of AmeriCorps Grants and Members in 24 States

The order blocks grant cancellations in plaintiff states after the administration skipped federally mandated rulemaking.

This January 2025 photo shows then-President Joe Biden greeting members of AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps in Charleston, S.C. A federal judge on Thursday blocked Trump’s AmeriCorps cuts, ensuring continued support for California and 23 other states’ vital community programs.
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Overview

  • The preliminary injunction requires AmeriCorps to reinstate terminated grants and National Civilian Community Corps members in the 24 Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C.
  • The order does not reverse layoffs of roughly 85 percent of AmeriCorps staff, which reduced its workforce from over 700 employees to about 116.
  • States argued that the Department of Government Efficiency violated the Administrative Procedure Act by canceling more than 1,000 grants without public notice or comment.
  • The Trump administration has asserted that the states lack standing and that the cuts fall within DOGE’s mandate to streamline federal spending, setting the issues for further litigation.
  • AmeriCorps directs nearly $1 billion in funding and mobilizes more than 200,000 volunteers annually for disaster response, education and community health programs nationwide.