Gov. Josh Shapiro celebrated the judge's order, calling the Trump administration's decision to cut AmeriCorps programs "unlawful."

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to restore programs funded by AmeriCorps grants in 24 Democratic-led states but declined to bar the federal agency for national service and volunteering from cutting the bulk of its workforce.

Two months after the Trump administration abruptly cut more than $21 million in AmeriCorps grants, decrying waste, a court order issued Wednesday at the urging of 24 state attorneys general blocked the administration's efforts to dismantle the federal agency for national service and volunteerism.