After the Trump administration's latest move toward dismantling AmeriCorps, the 30-year-old federal agency for volunteer service, and the cancellation of hundreds of millions of dollars in grant funding for state and community projects across the U.S., Senator Chuck Schumer is highlighting the impacts the moves will have on New York.

In a press release Thursday, Schumer, the Senate minority leader, said the cuts — at least 85% of AmeriCorps staff were put on administrative leave this month, according to a federal lawsuit filed against the president's Department of Government Efficiency — have affected more than 3,600 members. He also called for House Republicans from New York to " stand up to protect this vital public service" and join the effort to reverse the cuts.

"This is funding that provides rural healthcare in the Southern Tier, helps children learn to read in Buffalo, expands job training opportunities in Albany, and so much more to fill in the gaps by linking national service participants with opportunities to gain experience serving their country. This critical work will now cease as these members are dismissed and funding is ripped away from our communities by Trump and ‘DOGE,’ " Schumer said in a statement. "You don’t dismiss thousands of members who have dedicated their time to public service and giving back to underserved communities – it makes no sense."

According to Schumer's press release, the Capital Region stands to lose the most federal funding, at almost $6.5 million. The Rochester/Finger Lakes region would lose a little more than $2.5 million in funding, while Western New York would lose $2.28 million.

About two dozen states sued the Trump administration Tuesday, alleging the president and DOGE illegally gutted the agency created by Congress and reneged on grants funded through the AmeriCorps State and National program, which was budgeted $557 million in congressionally approved funding this year.