Join AmeriCorps NCCC

Thinking about taking the next step in joining AmeriCorps NCCC? We have a path to the application for everyone.

Application Deadlines and Service Dates

Please note: The following dates and locations are subject to change. Please check back prior to applying to check application deadlines and service dates. Check our FAQs page for other application and service questions.

Training locations are assigned by NCCC staff; applicants do not have the ability to select locations. Once in service, AmeriCorps members in Traditional Corps teams travel throughout their assigned region while AmeriCorps members in a FEMA Corps team can travel throughout the entire United States.

Traditional Corps Member Listings:

Start Term in:	Apply:	Serve:	Train in:
Fall	April 1 - June 30	Oct. - Jul.	Denver, CO; Sacramento, CA
Winter*	July 1 - Oct. 31	Feb. - Nov.	Vinton, IA
Summer	Nov. 1 - March 31	Jul. - May	Vicksburg, MS

Traditional Corps Team Leader Listings:

Start Term in:	Apply:	Serve:	Train in:
Fall	March 1 - May 31	Sep. - Jul.	Denver, CO; Sacramento, CA
Winter*	June 1 - Sep. 30	Jan. - Nov.	Vinton, IA
Summer	Nov. 1 - Feb. 28	Jun. - May	Vicksburg, MS

FEMA Corps Member Listings:

Start Term in:	Apply:	Serve:	Train in:
Winter: FEMA Corps*	July 1 - Oct. 31	Feb. - Nov.	Vicksburg, MS
Summer: FEMA Corps	Dec. 1 - March 14	Jun. - Mar.	Sacramento, CA

FEMA Corps Team Leader Listings:

Start Term in:	Apply:	Serve:	Train in:
Winter: FEMA Corps*	June 1 - Sep. 30	Jan. - Nov.	Vicksburg, MS
Summer: FEMA Corps	Nov. 1 - Feb.14	May - Mar.	Sacramento, CA

Eligibility Requirements

To serve as a Corps Member, you must be between 18-26* years old. To serve as a Team Leader, you must be 18 or older (no upper age limit). You may apply to Traditional Corps at 17, if you will turn 18 before arriving on campus. You must be 18 to apply to FEMA Corps.
Must be a U.S. Citizen (required for FEMA Corps), or a Lawful Permanent Resident of the U.S.
Must pass an initial drug screening test upon arrival to the program. A positive test on a drug screen for any substance (including marijuana) at any time during service could result in dismissal from the program.
Team Leaders must have a valid driver’s license, as they will be expected to drive the team vehicle.
Must be available for 10-11 months (or 2-3 months for Summer of Service participants) of full-time service consisting of extensive travel.
Up-to-date Tetanus vaccine, 2 doses of the MMR and a yearly FLU shot (Fall and Summer classes will get the FLU shot on campus during service term).
Up to date on the COVID-19 vaccine and boosters.

*The CARES Act, passed by Congress in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, increased the upper age limit for participation as an AmeriCorps NCCC Corps Member to 26 years old. Under the CARES Act, Section 3514(d), the upper age limit for AmeriCorps NCCC members is 26. AmeriCorps NCCC applies the upper age limit at the time a member arrives on campus and is activated as a member. That means individuals must be on campus and activated as members for at least one day before turning 27. The 26-year upper age limit will remain in effect until further notice.

Reasonable Accommodations

AmeriCorps NCCC welcomes qualified individuals with disabilities into the service program. AmeriCorps NCCC does not have blanket rules that exclude candidates with particular health conditions or disabilities. The agency will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, gender identification, age, disability, or genetic information in assessing a candidate's ability to serve. The agency will make a reasonable accommodation to a known disability of a qualified candidate if it will not impose an undue hardship on the operations of the NCCC campus or program.

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