AG Frey prevailed in preserving funding for AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) agreed to release more than $184 million in funding for AmeriCorps service programs across the country. OMB’s attempted cuts threatened the survival of those programs and the well-being of those who depend on them. 

“Americorps represents some of the best of American values: service, community, and opportunity and Maine would have been deprived of this important, congressionally-funded Americorps programming had I not joined suit to enforce the law.  At the last minute, when required to provide legal justification as to why it withheld funds, the Administration instead did what it should have done from the beginning and released the funding.  In order to ensure Mainers receive the benefit of programs established under the law, I will continue to work with my colleagues to hold the Administration to account when its actions ignore what is legally required.” – AG Frey