Federal funds are set to return to AmeriCorps after a coalition of 24 states — including New Mexico — and Washington, D.C., sued for their release.

The cancellation threatened more than $2 million in New Mexico grants to fund stipends for volunteers and organizations that perform a variety of community-oriented service, from disaster relief to individualized supports for youth, seniors, those with disabilities and with economic disadvantages.

“The work of this coalition was crucial in safeguarding these critical funds to AmeriCorps — a vital public service program that steps up when our communities need it most,” state Attorney General Raúl Torrez said in a news release.

Torrez lauded the AmeriCorps volunteer-funding program for its “essential” role in “helping families recover after de

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