Attorney General Mayes Secures Settlement Blocking Federal Government from Repeating AmeriCorps Cuts

PHOENIX– Attorney General Mayes, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors, has reached a settlement that stops the Trump administration from dismantling AmeriCorps again without warning. The deal resolves a lawsuit brought in response to the administration’s repeated attempts to gut the nation’s volunteer service programs. Previously, as a result of the lawsuit, the Trump administration was forced to reinstate nearly $400 million in terminated AmeriCorps programs and agreed to release over $184 million in funds to service programs in Arizona and across the country. The cuts prevented by the lawsuit had threatened the survival of those programs. This settlement protects the funding and participants of those programs for Fiscal Year 2026 as well.

"AmeriCorps volunteers give their time and talents to Arizonans across our state," said Attorney General Mayes. "This program represents the best of our country — helping home-bound seniors get groceries, easing our public schools' teacher shortage, and meeting so many other critical needs. I'm proud to have protected the funding from federal budget cuts that would have terminated the program."

AmeriCorps supports national and state community service programs by funding and placing volunteers in local and national organizations that address critical community needs. Organizations rely on support from AmeriCorps to recruit, place, and supervise AmeriCorps members nationwide. In Arizona, AmeriCorps members and volunteers serve in programs including Arizona’s Teacher Residency Program at Northern Arizona University – addressing Arizona’s teacher shortage, Caring Circles – which provides home-bound seniors with assistance in grocery shopping and transportation to medical appointments, and other various programs serving communities across the state.