VII.1.a: Other Federal Agencies
Work with numerous federal agencies to coordinate efforts, share expertise, and carry our joint programming . Other Information:
The Corporation works with numerous federal agencies to coordinate efforts, share expertise, and carry our joint programming
to meet community needs.
Stakeholder(s):
- FEMA: We work closely with FEMA on disaster preparedness and response, and are designated in the National Response Framework to
support volunteer and donation management, mass care, emergency assistance, and long‐term recovery.
- Department of Education: The Corporation works with the Department of Education to promote the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor
Roll, which recognizes colleges and universities that have a strong commitment to service.
- U.S. Census Bureau: Each year, the Corporation works with the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics to conduct the Volunteering
in America survey, a comprehensive analysis of volunteering trends and demographics that is used by researchers, nonprofits,
public agencies, and others to better understand the state of volunteering in their communities and develop strategies to
expand service.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: Each year, the Corporation works with the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics to conduct the Volunteering
in America survey, a comprehensive analysis of volunteering trends and demographics that is used by researchers, nonprofits,
public agencies, and others to better understand the state of volunteering in their communities and develop strategies to
expand service.
- Department of Agriculture: To help combat hunger, the Corporation teamed up with the on the Feed A Neighbor initiative, providing an anti‐hunger volunteer
toolkit and highlighting antihunger service opportunities on Serve.gov.
- Grant Policy Committee: The Corporation participates in many cross‐government working groups such as the Grant Executive Board and the Grant Policy
Committee. These two groups seek to improve and unify the way the government administers grants and streamline grant making
and administration processes so that grantees can spend more time on their mission and less on paperwork.
- Department of Justice: The Corporation established a partnership with the Department of Justice to provide AmeriCorps VISTAs to support prisoner
reentry efforts of the Department’s Weed and Seed Program.
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