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Delaware co-led other states in a victorious lawsuit protecting AmeriCorps and its programs from Trump administration-led cuts.
AmeriCorps is an independent federal agency that offers community service in education, public safety and environmental needs. Facing a 90% cut in the AmeriCorps workforce, Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings joined 24 states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit to block the slashing of funds on April 29.
Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings speaks to protesters in Rehoboth Beach on April 19, 2025.
The lawsuit resulted in the White House Office of Management and Budget releasing $184 million in funding for AmeriCorps to use in Delaware and elsewhere, the state announced on Aug. 29. A federal judge issued an injunction in June that reinstated programs that rely on AmeriCorps, like Reading Assist and Children’s Beach House. When OMB tried to withhold additional funding, an amended lawsuit was filed in July. An additional motion for an injunction was filed on Aug. 8.
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Now, the OMB will release the funding to AmeriCorps, where it will then be distributed nationwide. More than $750,000 will go to programs in the First State.
“The president’s inexplicable vendetta against kids and literacy ends exactly as it started: a bizarre, unjustifiable, and illegal spectacle,” Jennings said in an April 29 statement. “Now these funds can return to the classrooms and communities where they belong.”
Shane Brennan covers Wilmington and other Delaware issues. Reach out with ideas, tips or feedback at slbrennan@delawareonline.com.
This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: AG Jennings joins other states in winning lawsuit over AmeriCorps funding
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