AmeriCorps California Student Success Coach Grant Program
Published: December 23, 2025
Application Due Date: January 21, 2026
Contact Information: Funding@CaliforniaVolunteers.CA.GOV
Grant Description
In February 2020, Assembly Bill 2533 (AB 2533), introduced by Assembly Member Gipson, co-authored by Assembly Members Kalra and Santiago and Senator Bradford, sought to establish the California Student Success Coach Grant Program to support and expand the presence of student success coaches in high-need schools throughout the state. This funding renewal reaffirms the administration’s commitment to strengthening student support structures, enabling the program to continue expanding its reach, deepen its impact in under resourced schools, and maintain a pipeline of near-peer coaches dedicated to advancing student success across the state.
California Volunteers has received a one-time $5 million investment to further support the CA Student Success Coach Grant program. This grant program will support, expand, and establish efforts that advance student success coaches in existing AmeriCorps programs. This funding will not be used to replace AmeriCorps funding or resources. Funding will be used to support AmeriCorps members serving as student success coaches, in districts across California to support schools and students.
Eligible Applicants
The California Student Success Coach Grant Program is open to currently-operating AmeriCorps programs in California with strong track records in the implementation of the student success coach model, as defined, and/or existing AmeriCorps programs implementing at least three drivers associated with the student success coach framework, as defined by Intentional Futures (iF) in the Target Product Profile (TPP). The iF authors published a working hypothesis for the student success coach framework that includes the voices of those most proximate to the work, as well as thought-leaders in youth development and holistic student support. In its entirety, the TPP provides an evidence-based resource that informs measures of fidelity and program effectiveness and communicates critical functions and facets of the work in support of the establishment and/or expansion efforts for new program implementation.
To be eligible for any of the above grant opportunities, applicants must have an operating AmeriCorps program in California that:
- Have a program model and focus on youth development/mentoring/coaching that implements at least three of the key drivers
- Be an AmeriCorps program in year one or two of the grant period
- If in year three of the AmeriCorps grant period, will receive funding from CV and/or AmeriCorps to operate in 2026-27. Awards for successful applicants in this category will be conditioned upon their ability to implement an AmeriCorps program in 2026-2027.
Applicants for the Existing SSC AmeriCorps Programmatic Support must include, in their narrative, direct connection and measures of impact associated with all six drivers.
Applicants for the Aspiring SSC AmeriCorps Planning Support grant program must include, in their narrative, direct connection and measures of impact associated with at least three drivers, including identifying at least two new drivers that will be developed through this grant.
Application Documents
The following documents are required to complete the 2026 AmeriCorps State Grant Application:
Technical Assistance
For technical assistance with this application, please contact funding@cv.ca.gov.
