Court Ruling Restores AmeriCorps Grant Funding

 On June 05[th], 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear issued a statement after he and several state attorneys general secured a preliminary injunction in a legal challenge against President Donald Trump's administration's attempt to dismantle AmeriCorps, the nation's public service agency. 

"The Trump administration's move to dismantle this independent federal agency is both short-sighted and illegal. AmeriCorps-sponsored programs provide crucial community-based education, work and service opportunities for tens of thousands of Americans in Kentucky and across the nation," Gov. Beshear said. "The funds they seek to revoke were appropriated by Congress and cannot be withheld or taken away." 

On Feb. 13, the Governor announced that his office was joining a national lawsuit to challenge the freezing of some federal payments. At the time, Gov. Beshear said the state had already paid more than $7 million that the federal government was obligated to reimburse. 

Then, on April 29, Gov. Beshear joined others in filing a lawsuit seeking a preliminary injunction to stop the Trump administration's dismantling of AmeriCorps. Others represented in the lawsuit include Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the attorneys general from Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. 

Arguments on the preliminary injunction motion occurred in May in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.