The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: What’s Next for AmeriCorps?
Posted by NPQ on July 22, 2025
“The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: What’s Next for AmeriCorps?” written by Hillary Kane appeared in NPQ on July 21, 2025.
Three young AmeriCorps members in National Civilian Community Corps work with an older California land management official.
Credit: Bureau of Land Management California on Flickr
Back in May, I wrote in NPQ about how draconian federal cuts are threatening AmeriCorps—and the need for nonprofits and others to respond. Since then, AmeriCorps and its programmatic partners have been riding a roller coaster of decisions, lawsuits, motions, and emergency guidance.
There’s some good news: Judicial injunctions have at least temporarily restored much of the cut funding. But there is also a lot of less good news—namely, many victories are not necessarily permanent, meaning that AmeriCorps program directors like me are still walking on eggshells.
Here’s where things stand now.
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