AmeriCorps completed the 2022 National Service and Civic Engagement Funding Opportunity, resulting in 21 awards to universities based in 16 states and territories across the nation. These grants, totaling $3.7 million will support research of civic engagement, social cohesion, volunteering and national service programs.
| Organization | Program | State | Funds Awarded | Primary Investigator | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University | Assessing Diversity and Equity in Volunteer Inclusion | AZ | $177,153 | Mark Hager, PhD | New |
| Fielding Graduate University | Folk School Alliance Network: Strengthening a distributed network through participatory approaches | CA | $147,922 | David Blake Willis, PhD | New |
| University of California Los Angeles | Examining Today's Young Social Change Agents and Their Opportunities | CA | $200,000 | Laura Wray-Wake, PhD | New |
| University of Denver | Participatory research to build civic infrastructure through peer support programming among unhoused young people | CO | $164,799 | Kimber Bender, PhD | New |
| University of Georgia | Examining the Influence of Civic Infrastructure on Rural/Urb | GA | $191,670 | Rebecca Nesbit, PhD | New |
| Trustees of Indiana University | Observing Civic Engagement & Assessing Civic Infrastructure | IN | $199,968 | Brad Fulton, PhD | New |
| Smith College | Teenagers as Community Teachers | MA | $179,999 | Sam Intrator, PhD | New |
| Tufts University | Impact of COVID-era Mutual Aid Initiatives on Civic infrastructure in Metro-Boston | MA | $112,187 | Penn Loh, MSc | New |
| University of Maine | The Future of Virtual Volunteerism Among Older Adults in a Post-Pandemic World: Is the Volunteer Sector Ready? | ME | $275,853 | Jennifer Crittenden, PhD | New |
| Carleton College | Using Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) insights to transform school policies & practices | MN | $171,975 | Anita Chikkatur, PhD | New |
| Mississippi State University | Democracy's colleges: Expanding civic Engagement, volunteering, and national service | MS | $148,281 | Carol Cutler White, PhD | New |
| Appalachian State University | Civic Engagement, Health, and Community: A Nationally-Representative Study on the Long-term Impacts of Civic Engagement during Emerging Adulthood | NC | $120,161 | Martie Thompson, PhD | New |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha | Examining Youth Civic Mobility in the Heartland | NE | $109,192 | Jodi Benenson, PhD | New |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Adapting in place: Exploring community and environmental wellness in the time of climate change. | NY | $146,886 | Maren King, MSLA | New |
| University of Cincinnati | Civic Action for Refugee Empowerment in Cincinnati | OH | $174,742 | Anjali Dutt, PhD | New |
| Drexel University | Arts-centered Community Action: How Public Arts Programming Strengthens Civic Infrastructure and Promotes Civic Innovation | PA | $200,000 | Ayana Allen-Handy, PhD | New |
| University of Pittsburgh | Research for Equity and Power | PA | $200,000 | Mary Ohmer, PhD | New |
| University of Texas at Austin | How Nonprofits Create Civic Infrastructure | TX | $275,052 | Pamela Paxton, PhD | New |
| George Mason University | Immigrants, Athletes, and Engagement | VA | $199,934 | James Witte, PhD | New |
| Virginia Tech | Scaling Up Participatory Action Planning - SEED | VA | $188,319 | Carlin Rafie, PhD | New |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | Lub Zej Zog: Hmong Educators Coalition Project | WI | $199,918 | Jenna Cushing-Leubner, PhD | New |