This Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management, under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (CFDA 94.017), provides $348,979 to Sharecare Faith In Action for its Senior Connections program. The program will utilize 162 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers across Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties in Pennsylvania. Specifically, 152 volunteers will conduct weekly friendly telephone calls to older adults using secure software as...
The Corporation for National and Community Service awarded Elder Care Services, Inc. a three-year, $577,975 Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) CFDA #94.002 to provide volunteer-supported services that enable seniors to age in place. Through 258 volunteers serving 14 counties in Florida, Elder Care Services will deliver hot meals to homebound seniors, provide short-distance transportation assistance and telephone reassurance, and organize food...
This Corporation for National and Community Service project grant award of $113,243 funds Interfaith Caregivers Of Greater Mercer County, Inc. to recruit 100 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers over two years through its AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (CFDA 94.017) titled ICGMC Project Expansion. The volunteers will provide nutrition/food support, transportation, and companionship services to homebound elderly and disabled adults aged 60 and over in Greater Mercer County, New...
This $208,000 project grant was awarded by the Administration on Aging, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The funding will support the expansion of the TEENIORS program to Southern New Mexico. TEENIORS is an initiative that connects older adults with technology assistance and training provided by high school and college student volunteers. The grant will enable the Albuquerque Community Foundation,...
This $7,522,496 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part B, Grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers program (CFDA 93.044) supports a range of comprehensive community-based services for older adults in Connecticut. The grant recipient, the Connecticut Department of Aging & Disability Services, will use the funds to provide nutrition assistance,...
This two-year, $393,330 Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management will fund the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (CFDA 94.017) being conducted by New Opportunities, Inc. The grant aims to provide 42 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers who will offer in-home, senior center, and faith-based community center services—including companion/respite care, vaccination education, medical appointment escorts, assistance with daily living...
The federal Project Grant award of $239,000.00 from the Administration on Aging (AOA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services supports the "OHIO CARING FOR CAREGIVERS - OLDER ADULT KINSHIP CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM" under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The grant funds will be used by the non-profit organization Direction Home Of Eastern Ohio Inc., a local Area Agency on Aging, to deliver comprehensive support services that enhance the quality of...
The Department of Aging & Disability Services in Connecticut has been awarded a $739,284 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (CFDA 93.324). The grant, effective April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2030, will support the CHOICES - Connecticut's State Health Insurance Assistance Program, which provides one-on-one counseling, education, and guidance to Medicare...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Aging awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.493 Congressional Directives) to Partners In Care Maryland Inc., a non-profit organization located in Pasadena, Maryland. The grant, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, aims to increase awareness and provide community-based services enabling older adults to age in place with dignity and respect. Partners In Care Maryland Inc. will leverage this funding to...
The U.S. Administration on Aging has awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Community Health Centers Of America, a non-profit organization based in Mariposa, California. The grant will fund the "CALIFORNIA - GERIATRIC WHOLE COMMUNITY MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS PROJECT" from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The project aims to expand access to comprehensive medical and behavioral healthcare services for older...