WhereTaxMoneyGoesCorporation for National and Community Service (CNCS): federal spending, contracts and grants
In fiscal year 2026, Corporation for National and Community Service reported $1.6 billion in obligations and $1.2 billion in outlays, about 0.0% of all budgetary resources tracked on USAspending. Below: where its award money went, who received the most, and how its spending has changed since FY 2017.
FY 2026 figures are still being reported by agencies and will change as late submissions arrive.
Mission
Improving lives, strengthening communities and fortifying the civic health of our nation.
How CNCS awarded money in FY 2026
Award obligations are the part of an agency's spending that goes out as contracts, grants, loans, direct payments and other awards to outside recipients. The rest pays for salaries, internal operations and transfers that are not awards.
| Award type | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|
| Grants | $617.5 million | |
| Contracts | $60.6 million |
Obligations by fiscal year
FY 2026 obligations of $1.6 billion were down 3% from FY 2025 ($1.6 billion) and compare with $1.3 billion in FY 2017.
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| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY 2026 | $1.6 billion |
| FY 2025 | $1.6 billion |
| FY 2024 | $1.6 billion |
| FY 2023 | $2.0 billion |
| FY 2022 | $2.1 billion |
| FY 2021 | $1.5 billion |
| FY 2020 | $1.2 billion |
| FY 2019 | $1.4 billion |
| FY 2018 | $1.3 billion |
| FY 2017 | $1.3 billion |
Top recipients, FY 2026
Ranked by award obligations from CNCS. "Multiple recipients" groups aggregated or redacted records, such as payments to individuals.
| # | Recipient | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serveminnesota | $38.6 million | |
| 2 | Governor Office of Service & Community Engagement | $38.1 million | |
| 3 | The Onestar National Service Commission, INC. | $24.8 million | |
| 4 | Washington State Office of Financial Management | $20.5 million | |
| 5 | Florida Commission on Community Service | $19.0 million | |
| 6 | The Corps Network | $17.2 million | |
| 7 | Governor's Commission on Community Service | $16.5 million | |
| 8 | Reading & Math, INC. | $15.3 million | |
| 9 | General Dynamics Information Technology, INC. | $14.6 million | |
| 10 | Department of Labor & Industry PA | $14.5 million |
Top states, FY 2026
By place of performance — where the work is done or the money is used.
| # | State | Amount | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | $46.7 million | |
| 2 | Texas | $38.6 million | |
| 3 | Colorado | $28.3 million | |
| 4 | Florida | $28.1 million | |
| 5 | Virginia | $24.2 million | |
| 6 | New York | $24.0 million | |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | $22.7 million | |
| 8 | District of Columbia | $22.5 million | |
| 9 | California | $22.4 million | |
| 10 | Washington | $22.2 million |
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Source data last updated November 4, 2026 · Imported November 6, 2026 · Dollar figures are nominal and rounded. How these numbers are calculated · Report a problem