Many Montana nonprofits that lost grant funding or AmeriCorps volunteers when the Trump administration cut funding to the service agency in April are concerned about how further budget reductions will impact their work in communities statewide.

AmeriCorps is a “quiet force,” but will be loud if it’s gone, said Shannon Stober, facilitator of the Last Best Alums Council, which represents former AmeriCorps members.

“It truly is a crucial part of the community fabric that happens quietly, constantly in the background,” she said. “People are not doing it for the credit; they’re here to serve the community. So many things that are happening and touching lives that people have no idea are connected to the strings of AmeriCorps.”

In late April, the Trump administration ended nearly $400 million

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