Project Grant 13SFPWY001

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living awarded the City of New York Department for the Aging Division a 3-year, $2,345,748 Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011) to engage senior volunteers aged 55 and older in providing tutoring, mentoring, and supportive services for children with special needs or those facing educational challenges. The grant supports the Department for the Aging's FY 2024-2027...

The Corporation for National and Community Service awarded a $280,288 Project Grant to the Court Appointed Special Advocates Program, Inc. under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002). Approximately 75 RSVP volunteers will provide mentoring and counseling to foster youth through outcome placements over three years, with a primary focus on improving academic engagement and socio-emotional skills or high school graduation rates. The federal investment of...

The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay, Inc. a $305,341 Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 94.002 to replicate its successful RSVP mentoring program in Hernando County, Florida. Under the award, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay will engage volunteers aged 55 and older in one-on-one mentoring of economically disadvantaged youth in either community- or...

This federal Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management provides $622,125.00 in funding for the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011). The grant supports Kenosha Area Family And Aging Services, Inc. in delivering volunteer services focused on tutoring, mentoring, and providing supportive services to children with special needs, academic challenges, and social-emotional difficulties in Kenosha and Racine...

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 Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011) provides $630,776.00 to the Aiken / Barnwell Counties Community Action Agency in South Carolina to support the organization's FGP program in the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The award funds the placement of senior volunteers aged 55 and older to serve as tutors and mentors for children with special needs or facing educational challenges in schools, Head Start...

The Saginaw County Commission on Aging received a three-year, $162,337 Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011). The grant will expand the Commission's program into adjacent Bay and Midland Counties in Michigan to engage at least 58 low-income seniors aged 55 and older in volunteer assignments focused on education. Volunteers will directly serve approximately 218...

This federal Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) Office of Grants Management provides $465,197 to Senior Neighbors, Inc. for the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011). The funding supports engaging senior volunteers aged 55 and older to provide tutoring, mentoring, and supportive services for children with special needs or facing educational challenges in schools, Head Start programs, and childcare centers. The award covers a...

This Corporation for National and Community Service project grant award of $465,787.47 supports the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) at Bright Beginnings Children's Center. Approximately 90 foster grandparent volunteers will each serve 15-40 hours per week providing one-on-one and small group academic support to at-risk K-12 students. Volunteers will focus on developing reading, math, and developmental skills to promote classroom success and school readiness. The grant...

This Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management provides $792,443.89 in funding to Volunteer Service Bureau of West Chester Inc., doing business as Volunteer New York!, for the period of April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024. The funding supports the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), CFDA #94.002, which places volunteers age 55 and older in activities that meet community needs. Specifically, Volunteer New...