AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps is a federal agency that engages millions of Americans in service to their communities through programs including AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps NCCC, AmeriCorps Seniors, and the Volunteer Generation Fund. Established in 1993 under the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), AmeriCorps addresses critical community needs in education, disaster response, environmental conservation, economic opportunity, and healthy futures. The agency operates the AmeriCorps Open Data portal (data.americorps.gov) providing programmatic access to research, evaluation, and program data via the Socrata Open Data API (SODA).

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APIs

AmeriCorps Open Data SODA API

The AmeriCorps Open Data portal provides programmatic access to AmeriCorps research, evaluation, and program datasets via the Socrata Open Data API (SODA). The portal includes d...

Collections

AmeriCorps Open Data API

OPEN

Pricing Plans

Americorps Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits

Americorps Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps

Americorps Finops

FINOPS

Features

AmeriCorps State and National

Program engaging more than 75,000 Americans in intensive service through nonprofits, schools, public agencies, and community organizations addressing critical needs across all 50 states.

AmeriCorps VISTA

Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program placing members with nonprofits and public agencies to build capacity and fight poverty.

AmeriCorps NCCC

National Civilian Community Corps residential service program for young adults completing team-based service projects on environmental and disaster relief efforts.

AmeriCorps Seniors

Programs engaging adults 55 and older in volunteer service through RSVP, Foster Grandparents, and Senior Companions programs.

Evidence Exchange Open Data

Research and evaluation data portal (data.americorps.gov) providing SODA API access to program effectiveness studies, member outcome data, and ROI analyses.

Volunteer Generation Fund

Grant program supporting organizations that recruit, manage, and support volunteers to meet critical community needs.

Use Cases

Program Evaluation Research

Accessing AmeriCorps program evaluation reports and impact data via the SODA API to conduct independent research on national service effectiveness.

Grant Management and Reporting

Partners and grantees accessing program data and reporting resources to manage AmeriCorps grants and measure member outcomes.

Volunteer Engagement Analytics

Analyzing volunteer engagement patterns, member satisfaction data, and civic participation trends using AmeriCorps open datasets.

Policy and Advocacy Research

Accessing return-on-investment studies, evidence snapshots, and program outcome data to support policy development and advocacy for national service.

Integrations

Socrata Open Data API

Standard Socrata SODA API integration enabling applications to query, filter, and aggregate AmeriCorps program data programmatically.

OData Endpoints

OData V2 and V4 endpoints enabling connection to Microsoft Excel, Tableau, Power BI, and other business intelligence tools.

eGrants Grant Management System

AmeriCorps eGrants system for grantee organizations to submit applications, manage awards, and report on AmeriCorps program activities.

Resources

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Sources

opencollection: 1.0.0
info:
  name: AmeriCorps Open Data API
  version: 1.0.0
items:
- info:
    name: Catalog
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: List datasets and assets
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://data.americorps.gov/api/views
      params:
      - name: limit
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Maximum number of assets to return.
      - name: page
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Page number for paginated catalog responses.
    docs: 'Returns a JSON list of all datasets, views, charts, and assets published

      on the AmeriCorps open data portal. Useful for discovery and for

      retrieving dataset identifiers (`id`) needed to call `/resource/{id}`.

      '
- info:
    name: Metadata
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Get dataset metadata
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://data.americorps.gov/api/views/:dataset_id.json
      params:
      - name: dataset_id
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: Socrata four-by-four dataset identifier (e.g. `bkv2-68b9`).
    docs: 'Returns the metadata record for a single dataset, including its columns,

      description, tags, and update cadence.

      '
- info:
    name: Datasets
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Query a dataset (JSON)
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://data.americorps.gov/resource/:dataset_id.json
      params:
      - name: dataset_id
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: Socrata four-by-four dataset identifier (e.g. `bkv2-68b9`).
      - name: $select
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: SoQL `$select` clause specifying which columns to return.
      - name: $where
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: SoQL `$where` filter clause.
      - name: $order
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: SoQL `$order` clause for sorting results.
      - name: $group
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: SoQL `$group` clause for aggregations.
      - name: $limit
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Maximum number of rows to return (default 1000, max 50000).
      - name: $offset
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Row offset for paginating results.
      - name: $q
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Full-text search query.
    docs: 'Returns rows from the specified dataset as JSON. Supports the Socrata

      SODA SoQL query parameters (`$select`, `$where`, `$order`, `$group`,

      `$limit`, `$offset`, `$q`).

      '
  - info:
      name: Query a dataset (CSV)
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://data.americorps.gov/resource/:dataset_id.csv
      params:
      - name: dataset_id
        value: ''
        type: path
        description: Socrata four-by-four dataset identifier (e.g. `bkv2-68b9`).
      - name: $select
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: SoQL `$select` clause specifying which columns to return.
      - name: $where
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: SoQL `$where` filter clause.
      - name: $order
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: SoQL `$order` clause for sorting results.
      - name: $limit
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Maximum number of rows to return (default 1000, max 50000).
      - name: $offset
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: Row offset for paginating results.
    docs: Returns rows from the specified dataset as CSV.
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