Implementation of the Recovery Act
CNCS acted swiftly to get engaged and committed individuals
working in their communities to address social and economic
challenges. The first AmeriCorps VISTA members were sworn in on
April 24, 2009, and AmeriCorps State & National grants were awarded
on May 14, 2009. CNCS’ unique value is a triple “bottom line” return
on investment in terms of benefits to service recipients, service
participants and the community in general. These new Recovery Act
AmeriCorps members provided vital services to people facing
unemployment, poverty, and other challenges by offering job
counseling and placement services, providing foreclosure prevention
and financial counseling, weatherizing homes, strengthening food
banks, supporting health care and independent living services, and
more. In addition, the AmeriCorps members themselves learned new
skills, acquired qualities of leadership, and gained a sense of
satisfaction from taking on responsibilities that directly affect
peoples' lives.
Since the enrollment of the first Recovery Act AmeriCorps members,
data reported by grantees and sponsors shows these members achieved
strong results, including:
- leveraging more than 1,091,000 volunteers to serve more than 8.75 million clients;
- generating more than $124.48 million in cash and in-kind resources for nonprofits;
- providing employment and skills training and counseling to 181,821 clients;
- helping to place 15,238 people in jobs; and
- providing foreclosure and housing assistance services to 113,541 people.
For more information, please see Where the Money is Going.
Additional Information:
- Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies Regarding Ensuring Responsible Spending of Recovery Act Funds (The White House - 3/20/2009)
- Updated Implementing Guidance from the White House Office of Management and Budget for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (1.55 MB PDF - Recovery.gov - 4/3/2009)
- Initial Guidance from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Federal Agency Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (546 KB PDF - The White House - 2/18/2009)
Agency Implementation Plans
- Update on Implementation of the Recovery Act (6/30/2010 - PDF)
- Corporation for National and Community Service (32 KB PDF)
- AmeriCorps State and National (56 KB PDF)
- AmeriCorps VISTA (35 KB PDF)
