{"status":200,"message":"Success","data":{"id":"0b7e20b8-caac-5a07-92ec-60ada3bd8cdc","title":"Maryland Corps/Service Year Option (MCSYO) Program","identifiers":{"otherIds":{"opp:opengrants:program":{"registry":{"code":"opp:opengrants:program","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/opp-opengrants-program.json"},"id":"md:dsci-maryland-corps-service-year-option-program"},"opp:maryland:system":{"registry":{"code":"opp:maryland:system","url":"https://md.api.cg.a6lab.ai/common-grants"},"id":"6d9d004b-9300-5a3d-8fae-e5cf2ea0948b"}}},"status":{"value":"custom","customValue":"Confirm with agency","description":"Closed — next cycle TBD"},"description":"The Maryland Corps/Service Year Option (MCSYO) program, operated by the Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation (DSCI), is a first-in-the-nation public service year program that connects individuals (Members) with host site partner organizations for a full-time service year. Two pathways exist: Service Year Option (ages 18–24, requires a high school diploma, GED, or Certificate of Completion) and Maryland Corps (all adults 18+, no education requirement, including individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities). Both require Maryland residency. Members serve full-time (30–40 hours/week) for a minimum of 9 months (approximately 41 weeks) at a Host Site Partner organization such as a school, nonprofit, government agency, higher education institution, or private business. Members earn a living wage of at least $15/hour and receive on-the-job training, a dedicated Service Success Coach, mentoring, monthly in-person professional development, weekly professional development opportunities, networking support, and access to a federally recognized, registered apprenticeship pathway through the U.S. Department of Labor. Members also receive a living allowance, access to health coverage and childcare assistance, and may receive a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award to help pay for college, vocational training, or student loans. Host Site Partners are required to provide fringe benefits including healthcare. Upon successfully completing the service term, Members receive a taxable $6,000 cash completion award. Members cannot be enrolled full-time in an education program or have commitments that overlap with service during business hours. Specialized corps tracks include IT Accessibility Corps, Benefits Navigator Corps, Youth Mental Health Corps, and Maryland Climate Corps, targeting high-demand industries such as healthcare, education, youth mental health, public safety, and technology/AI. Members join a national AmeriCorps alumni network of over one million members. For Host Site Partners (non-profits, for-profits, government entities, higher education institutions, and schools), the program operates as a cost-reimbursement grant: host sites pay member wages and related costs upfront, then receive quarterly reimbursements from DSCI. DSCI reimburses up to $20,000 per year per full-time member (working 40 hours/week), out of a total estimated annual member cost of approximately $27,450. Host sites cover the remaining roughly $7,450/year (~$180/week). A competitive cost-share waiver is available for organizations unable to meet the required cost-sharing, with a priority deadline of June 1, 2026. An optional DSCI-sponsored payroll provider is also available. Matching of members to host sites is conducted on a rolling basis after applications are approved. An Operating Partner Supplemental Grant is also available via a separate competitive NOFO process. 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Also open to Maryland-based organizations — including nonprofits, for-profits, government agencies, schools, and higher education institutions — that want to serve as Host Site Partners hosting service year Members across Maryland in fields such as healthcare, education, youth mental health, public safety, climate, trades, IT, and technology/AI. Available statewide in Maryland across all 24 jurisdictions, from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore. Members must reside in Maryland. Members serve in communities across Maryland. Organizations must be Maryland-based and provide a physical location in Maryland for Members to serve. 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