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White House releases $185M in AmeriCorps funding after lawsuit

25 states and D.C. sued to block cuts imposed by Trump administration

Maryland led coalition; federal court previously ordered injunction

Funding secures AmeriCorps jobs, grants, and community programs

The White House on Thursday agreed to release nearly $185 million in funding for AmeriCorps, guaranteeing the national service and volunteerism agency all of its Congressionally-approved funding for the current fiscal year.

The White House Office of Management and Budget agreed to release the funding in response to a lawsuit filed by Democratic attorneys general from 25 states and Washington, D.C.

The decision to release the rest of the funds came on the deadline for the Corporation for National and Communi

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