About CivicSpark

CivicSpark is an award-winning and evidence-based fellowship program that builds local workforce capacity to address community planning priorities and challenges such as natural disaster preparedness, water resource management, power and electricity, parks and recreation, transportation, affordable housing, and public health. During the service year, CivicSpark Fellows complete research, planning, or implementation projects that support local governments and community organizations in advancing their planning priorities. CivicSpark Fellows are AmeriCorps members, making them eligible to receive an education award upon successful completion of the fellowship, among other benefits.

Since 2014, over 1,000 CivicSpark Fellows have provided more than one million hours of service. Over 95% of completed projects have met or exceeded expectations. CivicSpark provides both a workforce pipeline and a professional launchpad for Fellows, 73% of whom continue to work in the public sector.

CivicSpark is fiscally sponsored by Public Health Institute (PHI), a 60-year-old nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening public health and community well-being through fiscal sponsorship, thought leadership, and partnership. As a fiscal sponsor, PHI provides operational support and infrastructure so that CivicSpark can focus on supporting our community partners and Fellows.