First4 AmeriCorps (KVCAP/ECM and DOE-CDS)
Funding Amount
$345,846
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Funder: AmeriCorps (federal agency), American Rescue Plan, FY2022 Appropriations
Award Amount: $345,846 total ($265,896 in grant funding and $79,950 in Education Award funding)
Geographic Scope: Waterville, Maine
Purpose: Support child development and school readiness through AmeriCorps member service in early childhood settings
Focus Areas:
- Early childhood education
- School readiness for disadvantaged young children
- Social-emotional skills development
- Education AmeriCorps focus area
Program Details:
- Supports 25 AmeriCorps members
- Members work directly in Head Start/Early Head Start/Child Development Services classrooms
- Focus on foundational social-emotional skills necessary for school readiness
- AmeriCorps members responsible for growth in children's pre- and post-assessments using School Readiness Goals benchmarks
- Program leverages 12 community volunteers
Partner Organizations:
- KVCAP (Kennebec Valley Community Action Program)
- Educare Central Maine (ECM)
- Maine Department of Education's Child Development Services (DOE-CDS)
What Educare Central Maine actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 1
- Total given
- $346K
- Median grant
- $346K
- By dollars: Maine 100%. Top recipient cities: Waterville, ME.
Example grants
Kennebec Valley Community Action Program · Waterville, ME
General programming and support services
$346K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- After-school
- Youth programs
- Education
- Nonprofits
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