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The Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) recognizes the important role of volunteers in America’s strength and national identity. This award honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the nation and inspires those around them to take action, too.
The PVSA has three levels of awards (Gold, Silver, and Bronze) for volunteers who have achieved a certain amount of service hours based on their age during a 12-month period (May 1 through April 30). A Lifetime Achievement Award is also available for those who have reached the 4,000-mark of service hours achieved.
Learn more about eligibility requirements.
Updated May 27, 2025: At this time, the PVSA program has been placed on pause, at the national level. While our members can continue tracking their volunteer hours, we are currently unsure how long this pause will last. At this time, we do not have a date for when the program will resume. This uncertainty may impact our ability to order the official award certificate and pin for the current award cycle that ends on April 30th, 2026.
To clarify, PVSA awards for the 2025 cycle (May 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025) are not impacted and will still be fulfilled. However, the 2026 cycle, which began May 1, 2025, is the one currently affected, and we cannot guarantee award fulfillment at this time.
Message from AmeriCorps on pause: The President’s Volunteer Service Award is on a temporary pause, as decided by AmeriCorps effective May 27, 2025. At this time, orders for awards and applications to become a Certifying Organization are not being accepted.
If there are any questions, please review our FAQs or reach out to PVSA@americorps.gov.
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