Shapiro Joins 25-State Lawsuit Against Trump’s AmeriCorps Cuts
Says federal government entered into contract with Pennsylvania and administration is breaking it
April 30, 2025
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In response to the Trump administration’s dismantling of AmeriCorps, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is joining 25 other states and the District of Columbia in challenging the decision.
The 30-year-old federal agency oversees programs that dispatch hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of people to serve in communities across the country. Pennsylvania was already approved for more than $6 million.
AmeriCorps employs more than 500 full-time federal workers and has an operating budget of roughly $1 billion.
“AmeriCorps members are serving their fellow Pennsylvanians everyday – rebuilding our communities after disasters, educating our children, helping our veterans and seniors, and keeping our trails and water clean,” said Shapiro.
“The federal government entered into a contract with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and with the dismantling of AmeriCorps, the Trump Administration is breaking that contract. It’s my job as Governor to protect the interest of Pennsylvania taxpayers – and that’s why I’m taking action to ensure no Pennsylvania senior, veteran, or student is harmed by the federal government’s decision to go back on its word.”
This is not the first time that the governor has been involved in a lawsuit against the administration. In February, Shapiro was part of a lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional freeze of federal funding. And earlier this month, he joined a multistate lawsuit to protect public health in the Commonwealth after the Trump administration canceled public health grants.
On both occasions, courts sided with Pennsylvania and the other plaintiffs, restoring upwards of $2.7 billion to the state.
Operating under the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, PennSERVE is the grantmaking partner of AmeriCorps in the Commonwealth and operates as Pennsylvania’s state service commission. PennSERVE distributes around $16 million annually in federal money from AmeriCorps to 28 vital programs and, at the time of the federal government’s notice of termination, had 655 active AmeriCorps members serving at 248 host sites in 41 counties throughout Pennsylvania.
On April 26, 2025, PennSERVE staff received notice from AmeriCorps – with no advance notice or warning – stating that effective immediately, AmeriCorps award funding was being terminated because it has been determined that “the award no longer effectuates agency priorities.” PennSERVE was told to immediately cease all award activities and that no appeal option would be available to them.
AmeriCorps identified 26 programs that would be impacted across Pennsylvania, including:
The lawsuit is co-led by Maryland, Delaware, California, and Colorado, and joined by Arizona, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Hawai‘i, Illinois, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
In response to the Trump administration’s dismantling of AmeriCorps, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is joining 25 other states and the District of Columbia in challenging the decision.
The 30-year-old federal agency oversees programs that dispatch hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of people to serve in communities across the country. Pennsylvania was already approved for more than $6 million.
AmeriCorps employs more than 500 full-time federal workers and has an operating budget of roughly $1 billion.
“AmeriCorps members are serving their fellow Pennsylvanians everyday – rebuilding our communities after disasters, educating our children, helping our veterans and seniors, and keeping our trails and water clean,” said Shapiro.
“The federal government entered into a contract with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and with the dismantling of AmeriCorps, the Trump Administration is breaking that contract. It’s my job as Governor to protect the interest of Pennsylvania taxpayers – and that’s why I’m taking action to ensure no Pennsylvania senior, veteran, or student is harmed by the federal government’s decision to go back on its word.”
This is not the first time that the governor has been involved in a lawsuit against the administration. In February, Shapiro was part of a lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional freeze of federal funding. And earlier this month, he joined a multistate lawsuit to protect public health in the Commonwealth after the Trump administration canceled public health grants.
On both occasions, courts sided with Pennsylvania and the other plaintiffs, restoring upwards of $2.7 billion to the state.
Operating under the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, PennSERVE is the grantmaking partner of AmeriCorps in the Commonwealth and operates as Pennsylvania’s state service commission. PennSERVE distributes around $16 million annually in federal money from AmeriCorps to 28 vital programs and, at the time of the federal government’s notice of termination, had 655 active AmeriCorps members serving at 248 host sites in 41 counties throughout Pennsylvania.
On April 26, 2025, PennSERVE staff received notice from AmeriCorps – with no advance notice or warning – stating that effective immediately, AmeriCorps award funding was being terminated because it has been determined that “the award no longer effectuates agency priorities.” PennSERVE was told to immediately cease all award activities and that no appeal option would be available to them.
AmeriCorps identified 26 programs that would be impacted across Pennsylvania, including:
The lawsuit is co-led by Maryland, Delaware, California, and Colorado, and joined by Arizona, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Hawai‘i, Illinois, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
In response to the Trump administration’s dismantling of AmeriCorps, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is joining 25 other states and the District of Columbia in challenging the decision.
The 30-year-old federal agency oversees programs that dispatch hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of people to serve in communities across the country. Pennsylvania was already approved for more than $6 million.
AmeriCorps employs more than 500 full-time federal workers and has an operating budget of roughly $1 billion.
“AmeriCorps members are serving their fellow Pennsylvanians everyday – rebuilding our communities after disasters, educating our children, helping our veterans and seniors, and keeping our trails and water clean,” said Shapiro.
“The federal government entered into a contract with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and with the dismantling of AmeriCorps, the Trump Administration is breaking that contract. It’s my job as Governor to protect the interest of Pennsylvania taxpayers – and that’s why I’m taking action to ensure no Pennsylvania senior, veteran, or student is harmed by the federal government’s decision to go back on its word.”
This is not the first time that the governor has been involved in a lawsuit against the administration. In February, Shapiro was part of a lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional freeze of federal funding. And earlier this month, he joined a multistate lawsuit to protect public health in the Commonwealth after the Trump administration canceled public health grants.
On both occasions, courts sided with Pennsylvania and the other plaintiffs, restoring upwards of $2.7 billion to the state.
Operating under the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, PennSERVE is the grantmaking partner of AmeriCorps in the Commonwealth and operates as Pennsylvania’s state service commission. PennSERVE distributes around $16 million annually in federal money from AmeriCorps to 28 vital programs and, at the time of the federal government’s notice of termination, had 655 active AmeriCorps members serving at 248 host sites in 41 counties throughout Pennsylvania.
On April 26, 2025, PennSERVE staff received notice from AmeriCorps – with no advance notice or warning – stating that effective immediately, AmeriCorps award funding was being terminated because it has been determined that “the award no longer effectuates agency priorities.” PennSERVE was told to immediately cease all award activities and that no appeal option would be available to them.
AmeriCorps identified 26 programs that would be impacted across Pennsylvania, including:
The lawsuit is co-led by Maryland, Delaware, California, and Colorado, and joined by Arizona, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Hawai‘i, Illinois, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
In response to the Trump administration’s dismantling of AmeriCorps, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is joining 25 other states and the District of Columbia in challenging the decision.
The 30-year-old federal agency oversees programs that dispatch hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of people to serve in communities across the country. Pennsylvania was already approved for more than $6 million.
AmeriCorps employs more than 500 full-time federal workers and has an operating budget of roughly $1 billion.
“AmeriCorps members are serving their fellow Pennsylvanians everyday – rebuilding our communities after disasters, educating our children, helping our veterans and seniors, and keeping our trails and water clean,” said Shapiro.
“The federal government entered into a contract with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and with the dismantling of AmeriCorps, the Trump Administration is breaking that contract. It’s my job as Governor to protect the interest of Pennsylvania taxpayers – and that’s why I’m taking action to ensure no Pennsylvania senior, veteran, or student is harmed by the federal government’s decision to go back on its word.”
This is not the first time that the governor has been involved in a lawsuit against the administration. In February, Shapiro was part of a lawsuit challenging the unconstitutional freeze of federal funding. And earlier this month, he joined a multistate lawsuit to protect public health in the Commonwealth after the Trump administration canceled public health grants.
On both occasions, courts sided with Pennsylvania and the other plaintiffs, restoring upwards of $2.7 billion to the state.
Operating under the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, PennSERVE is the grantmaking partner of AmeriCorps in the Commonwealth and operates as Pennsylvania’s state service commission. PennSERVE distributes around $16 million annually in federal money from AmeriCorps to 28 vital programs and, at the time of the federal government’s notice of termination, had 655 active AmeriCorps members serving at 248 host sites in 41 counties throughout Pennsylvania.
On April 26, 2025, PennSERVE staff received notice from AmeriCorps – with no advance notice or warning – stating that effective immediately, AmeriCorps award funding was being terminated because it has been determined that “the award no longer effectuates agency priorities.” PennSERVE was told to immediately cease all award activities and that no appeal option would be available to them.
AmeriCorps identified 26 programs that would be impacted across Pennsylvania, including:
The lawsuit is co-led by Maryland, Delaware, California, and Colorado, and joined by Arizona, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Hawai‘i, Illinois, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
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