PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After months of uncertainty, AmeriCorps will receive funding after all.

The White House Office of Management and Budget agreed Thursday to release more than $184 million in funding for AmeriCorps programs across the country.

"This money supports programs that strengthen our communities, serve students and seniors, and empower the next generation of leaders in our state," Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said in a statement.

"To date, we have protected over $4 billion in federal dollars that Oregonians are relying on – and we will continue to fight every day to make sure Oregon communities receive the funds Congress has allocated."

The announcement comes after Rayfield joined 23 other attorneys general in a lawsuit challenging the administration's plan to eli

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