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The Corporation for National and Community Service is part of a network that supports collaboration among national, state, and local entities. Together, Corporation State Offices, State Service Commissions, and State Education Agencies coordinate the resources of the Corporation at the state and local levels.

What's the Difference Between a Corporation State Office, State Service Commission, and State Education Agency?

The Corporation's State Offices are federal offices staffed by federal employees in the state. They conduct public outreach and program support. They are directly responsible for developing grants and projects and for overseeing all Senior Corps and AmeriCorps*VISTA projects within their states.

• Contact a Corporation State Office 

Each Corporation State Office, in turn, works closely with a governor-appointed State Service Commissions and State Education Agencies.

Grants are made either directly to an organization or through an intermediary group that handles the distribution of grant funding. Visit our grants and funding opportunities section to learn more.

State Service Commissions are also charged with encouraging volunteering in their states. They often administer special volunteer initiatives.

• Contact a State Service Commission

State Education Agencies (SEAs) receive Formula-based funds from Learn and Serve America. Most of the funds are distributed by subgrant to schools and school districts who work with one or more community partner organization to create service-learning projects that simultaneously meet community needs and support the development of students’ academic, civic, and service skills. SEAs may also apply for School-Based Competitive funds from Learn and Serve America.

Each SEA builds a network of teachers and school administrators, parents, and community agency partners who are knowledgeable about service-learning and work to ensure that any school or community can start or expand service-learning.

The chief state school officer in each state is a member of the State Service Commission; frequently the chief is represented on the Commission by the SEA Learn and Serve program director. SEAs are partners in the Corporations’ Unified State Plan for Service.

• Contact a State Education Agency

When Should You Contact a Corporation State Office, State Service Commission, or State Education Agency?

Contact your Corporation State Office if you would like more information about Senior Corps or  AmeriCorps*VISTA projects in your state.

Contact your State Service Commission if your organization is a single-state entity that wants to work with AmeriCorps. If you are a multi-state entity that wants to work with AmeriCorps, contact americorpsnational@cns.gov.

Contact your State Education Agency or contact LSAabout@cns.gov for more information about Learn and Serve AmeriCorps.