If your state service commission is getting ready to open its next AmeriCorps competition, the FY 2027 templates are ready in The Grant Gateway. We’ve updated our platform for competitive and formula applications, and we’ve added support for individual competitions and nominations, including Governor’s Service Awards.
At America Learns, we built The Grant Gateway for the way state service commissions run competitions. It’s the only out-of-the-box grant application platform specifically aligned with the FY 2027 AmeriCorps Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Eighteen state service commissions currently use it.
FY 2027 AmeriCorps NOFO application software with templates ready to use
Competitive and formula applications have different budget requirements. We’ve set up separate budget templates for each, along with updated narrative, attachment, and performance measure templates. Your commission can copy the templates, tailor them to your process, and reuse them in future cycles.
Applicants get feedback while they can still fix an issue. Built-in checks can flag missing attachments, budget errors, and performance measure issues before submission. The budget also includes a Member Service Year (MSY) worksheet with living allowance warnings.
And yes, we have auto-calculations for the 15% De Minimus calculation in Section III of the AmeriCorps budget.
See our FY 2027 AmeriCorps readiness checklist.
AmeriCorps grant management software for the whole competition
A grant competition can start with a Notice of Intent and end months later with an award decision. We built The Grant Gateway to keep the work between those steps in one place.
- Notices of Intent. Collect and review them in the platform. If your competition requires approval, you can open the full application only to approved applicants.
- Peer review and conflicts of interest. Set your own scoring rubric, assign applications, and collect conflict-of-interest disclosures. The platform enforces recusals, and reviewers score independently without seeing one another’s scores during the review period.
- Clarifications and resubmissions. Return specific sections for revision, track applicant responses, and retain earlier versions of the application.
- Risk assessments and award decisions. Use your own risk assessment rubric, require a completed assessment before approving an award, and keep the assessment with the award record. A timestamped audit trail records submissions, scoring, and decisions.
Grant software for state service commissions that also run individual awards
Your commission can now accept applications from individuals and collect nominations for awards such as the Governor’s Service Awards. An awards competition can run alongside your AmeriCorps competitive and formula rounds, Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF) and VISTA opportunities, mini-grants, or host site applications. Each competition has its own deadlines, forms, reviewers, and scoring criteria.
One annual license covers unlimited competitions, applicants, reviewers, and commission staff. We also provide live implementation help, custom training materials, and unlimited support.
See how The Grant Gateway would work for your commission
Bring an upcoming competition to a demo. We’ll show you what applicants and reviewers see, what’s ready for FY 2027, and what your team can customize.