Kansas Volunteer Commission

📣LAST CHANCE TO APPLY📣

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https://kanserve.ksde.gov/resources/commission-mini-grants/mlk-national-day-of-service-mini-grant

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The deadline to apply for the 2026 MLK National Day of Service Mini-Grant is October 6, 2026. The grant period is January 1-31, 2027. Click this link to apply: https://forms.gle/u6VjeRXFaLgCW82V8

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'"

Each year, Americans across the country answer that question by coming together on the King Holiday to serve their neighbors and communities. The MLK Day of Service is a part of the AmeriCorps national call to service initiative. The MLK Day of Service empowers individuals, strengthens communities, bridges barriers, creates solutions to social problems, and moves us closer to Dr. King's vision of a beloved community.

These mini grants offer eligible entities grant funding to recruit and engage volunteers in meaningful service activities or deliver a service-learning activity related to Dr. King. A service-learning activity is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. Preference will be given to applicants who engage one other community partner in the event's planning, collaboration, or ex*****on. Service activities should engage a minimum of 10 volunteers, and paid staff may not count as volunteers.

The deadline to apply is October 6, 2026. The grant period is January 1-31, 2027. Visit https://kanserve.ksde.gov/resources/commission-mini-grants/mlk-national-day-of-service-mini-grant to apply!

Please contact [email protected] with questions.

📣2026 Civic Engagement Conference Agenda is now available!!

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📢 Mini-Grant Alert!!

It's not too late to apply for the Kansas Volunteer Commission's 9/11 National Day of Service funding opportunity.

Applications Due 6/8/2026