Project Grant 14VGHWA001

This $610,438 three-year Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund (CFDA 94.021) supports Icouldbe.org, Inc. in scaling three promising volunteer recruitment and retention pilot programs. The non-profit will leverage new job connector technologies to recruit 1,000 volunteers ages 14-21 at scale to meet mentoring needs. It will also expand access to volunteering for underrepresented groups through a "volunteer...

This Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management provides $1,142,664 to support the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund 94.021 program. The grant will fund Handson Suburban Chicago, doing business as Retired And Senior Volunteer Program, to deliver capacity building services to 150 nonprofit organizations. Specifically, the grantee will provide training, webinars, communities of practice, and technical assistance to strengthen...

Nevada Volunteers, a nonprofit organization, received a $325,163 Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service under the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund program to implement four interventions increasing the capacity of Nevada organizations to effectively manage volunteers. Through mini-grants, Nevada Volunteers will provide capacity building assistance to 40 organizations, with priority given to those focusing on student success and mental wellness. A...

Reading Partners was awarded $506,268 under the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund 94.021 program by the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management to expand volunteer tutor recruitment, training and management infrastructure from March 1, 2023 to February 28, 2026. The award will support Reading Partners' efforts to recruit an additional 2,000 volunteer tutors per year to provide literacy tutoring to K-4 students, with a focus on addressing learning loss from...

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...

This Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management, under the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund program (CFDA 94.021), provides $3,345,936 to the Minnesota Alliance For Volunteer Advancement for expanding volunteer generation through high-impact tutoring, coaching and mentoring activities from March 1, 2023 to February 28, 2026. Specifically, the Alliance will train, consult and support collaborative members seeking to generate volunteers...

This federal Project Grant award of $920,682 from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management supports the Serve Kentucky Commission's efforts to increase volunteerism in the Commonwealth through the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF) program. The two-year award period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Serve Kentucky will utilize the funding to remove barriers to volunteerism, develop a robust regional volunteer connector...

The Volunteer Center Orange County (Oneoc) will use a $501,325.47 three-year Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) to support 120 volunteers providing disaster readiness, organizational capacity building, meal delivery, housing assistance, employment services, and student mentoring in Orange County, California. Specifically, Oneoc volunteers will train 25 individuals and...

This $233,799 Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund (CFDA 94.021) supports Elev8 Baltimore, Inc., a nonprofit community development organization, to recruit, manage, and support 60 volunteers. Through high-dosage tutoring, mentoring, and out-of-school programming, these volunteers will provide intensive academic interventions benefitting 865 at-risk students. The goal is to improve academic performance for 90% of students...

This $1.5 million project grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund (CFDA 94.021) supports the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts' 2023-24 Volunteer Generation Fund ARP Program. The program aims to build the capacity of the organization's volunteer support program to engage, train, and retain 4,500 skill-based volunteers across 178 communities in eastern Massachusetts. Through expanded volunteer management capabilities, the...