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All Federal Grant Awards
Project Grant 15SRAMA003
Award Date
4/1/15
Completion Date
3/31/18
Dollars Obligated
$399K
Overview
Activity
6
Transactions
6
Subawards
Similar Awards
Federal Agency
Office of Grants Management
Awardee
Pittsfield City Of Rsvp (L645ENX1EKQ4)
Federal Grant Program
94.002
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Massachusetts, USA
Update #1
Update #2
ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
Posted 2/27/15
5
1
2
Mod #
Description
ReasonForModification
Federal Obligation
Date
Not listed
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BERKSHIRE RSVP'S MISSION IS TO ENCOURAGE OLDER ADULTS TO VOLUNTEER BY MATCHING THEIR SKILLS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY NEEDS, TO RECRUIT AND PLACE VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST AGENCIES IMPLEMENT IMPACT PROGRAMMING, TO IDENTIFY UNMET COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND TO DESIGN SIGNATURE IMPACT PROJECTS TO ADDRESS COMPELLING PROBLEM ISSUES. RSVP'S TOTAL FY'15-16 BUDGET IS BEING SUBMITTED FOR $124550.00 OUR SPONSOR (THE CITY OF PITTSFIELD) WILL PROVIDE $83861.00 (67.3%) AND OUR GRANT REQUEST TO CNS WILL BE FOR $40,689 (22.7%), RSVP PROJECTS 280 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS AND 80 STATIONS PROJECTED FOR FY 18 AND 5 SIGNATURE PROGRAMS. THE FY15-18 FEDERAL GRANT (4/01/15-- 3/31/18) WILL SUPPORT RSVP IN ADDRESSING THE CNS STRATEGIC SERVICE CATEGORIES: DISASTER SERVICES ,EDUCATION, HEALTHY FUTURES, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND SENIOR CITIZEN ASSISTANCE. ACTUAL OUTCOMES - DATA WILL BE COLLECTED BY SURVEYS, VOLUNTEER TRACKING, STATION REPORTS AND PROJECT EVALUATIONS. EDUCATION- READING LITERACY WILL SHOW INCREASES IN LEARNING BY STANDARDIZE TESTING. THE OUTCOMES WE ANTICIPATE FROM THE WORK PLANS ARE: FOSTERING QUALITY OF LIFE AND EDUCATION FOR SENIOR'S INDEPENDENT LIVING (TRANSPORTATION, FROIO SENIOR CENTER, SENIOR ELDER SERVICES NUTRITION MEALS), ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, LITERACY MENTORS (BERKSHIRE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE).(PITTSFIELD VISITOR CENTER), HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES (HABITAT FOR HUMANITY), CAREER EDUCATION FOR YOUTH (JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT), AND HEALTHY FUTURES (AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S ROAD TO RECOVERY & BOSOM BUDDY BAGS). EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION (GOOD WILL) 1-6-17 UPDATE FOR YEAR 3 CONTINUATION GRANT APPLICATION: FUNDING: RSVP'S TOTAL FY'17-18 BUDGET IS BEING SUBMITTED FOR RSVP'S TOTAL FY'17-18 BUDGET IS BEING SUBMITTED FOR $134,242.00 OUR SPONSOR (THE CITY OF PITTSFIELD) WILL PROVIDE GRANTEE SHARE OF 87,490 (65%) AFTER ADDING IN KIND OF $4,175 (3%) THE TOTAL FOR APPLICANT SHARE IS $91,665 (68%) AND OUR GRANT REQUEST TO CNS WILL BE FOR $40,689 (PLUS AUGMENTATION BALANCE OF $1888.) WHEN THE BASIC GRANT REQUEST OF $40,689 IS ADDED TO THE AUGMENTATION BALANCE OF $1888, THE GRANT REQUEST ADDS TO $42,577.00 (32 %.) STAFF SALARIES, BUDGET CHANGES: SOME LINE ITEMS IN OUR GRANTEE BUDGET HAVE HAD TO BE CHANGED SINCE OUR LAST CONTINUATION APPLICATION. THE SALARY FOR THE DIRECTOR WAS DECREASED DUE TO THE MAYORS DIRECTION TO ALL DIRECTORS/CITY DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT THEY WOULD NOT RECEIVE THE YEARLY STEP RAISE FOR 2017-18 DUE TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS ON THE CITY. OUR PREVIOUS VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, MARISSA BOGINS, ACCEPTED A NEW POSITION, WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYER, THAT OFFERED A MUCH HIGHER SALARY IN MAY OF 2016. WE WELCOMED STEPHANIE BORDEAU IN JUNE 2016. STEPHANIE JUMPED IN AND HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. SHE HAS OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN WORKING WITH PEOPLE, SENIORS AND WITH VOLUNTEERS. SHE HAS BEEN WITH US A LITTLE OVER 6 MONTHS AND HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCREASED SUCCESS OF OUR GRANT'S WORK PLANS. THIS POSITION SHOWS A DECREASE DUE TO THE PAY STEP STEPHANIE STARTED AT IN THIS POSITION BEING LOWER THAN WHERE MARISSA HAD BEEN AT THE TIME OF HER DEPARTURE. BECAUSE OF THE TURNOVER IN THIS POSITION DUE TO LOW SALARY COMPENSATION AND THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT DUE TO LOW SALARY COMPENSATION AS WELL, THE RSVP DIRECTOR IS WORKING WITH THE CITY OF PITTSFIELD'S PERSONNEL DIRECTOR TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME INCREASES IN SALARY FOR BOTH OF THESE POSITIONS THAT NOT ONLY WILL BETTER REFLECT THE VALUE AND HARD WORK THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THOSE POSITIONS BUT WOULD ALSO IMPROVE RETENTION OF OUR VALUABLE STAFF. ADDITIONALLY, ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS/DIRECTORS WERE DIRECTED TO TRIM THEIR DEPARTMENT BUDGETS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. RSVP WAS ABLE TO GET A SMALLER, LESS EXPENSIVE COPIER MACHINE THAT WAS ABLE TO DO ALL OF THE FUNCTIONS WE NEEDED AND HAD WITH THE MORE EXPENSIVE MODEL WHEN OUR CONTRACT WAS UP AND IT WAS TIME TO MAKE THE DECISION TO KEEP THE SAME COPIER OR GET A DIFFERENT MODEL. LAST YEAR COST IN BUD
($3k)
6/12/20
Not listed
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BERKSHIRE RSVP'S MISSION IS TO ENCOURAGE OLDER ADULTS TO VOLUNTEER BY MATCHING THEIR SKILLS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY NEEDS, TO RECRUIT AND PLACE VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST AGENCIES IMPLEMENT IMPACT PROGRAMMING, TO IDENTIFY UNMET COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND TO DESIGN SIGNATURE IMPACT PROJECTS TO ADDRESS COMPELLING PROBLEM ISSUES. RSVP'S TOTAL FY'15-16 BUDGET IS BEING SUBMITTED FOR $124550.00 OUR SPONSOR (THE CITY OF PITTSFIELD) WILL PROVIDE $83861.00 (67.3%) AND OUR GRANT REQUEST TO CNS WILL BE FOR $40,689 (22.7%), RSVP PROJECTS 280 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS AND 80 STATIONS PROJECTED FOR FY 18 AND 5 SIGNATURE PROGRAMS. THE FY15-18 FEDERAL GRANT (4/01/15-- 3/31/18) WILL SUPPORT RSVP IN ADDRESSING THE CNS STRATEGIC SERVICE CATEGORIES: DISASTER SERVICES ,EDUCATION, HEALTHY FUTURES, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND SENIOR CITIZEN ASSISTANCE. ACTUAL OUTCOMES - DATA WILL BE COLLECTED BY SURVEYS, VOLUNTEER TRACKING, STATION REPORTS AND PROJECT EVALUATIONS. EDUCATION- READING LITERACY WILL SHOW INCREASES IN LEARNING BY STANDARDIZE TESTING. THE OUTCOMES WE ANTICIPATE FROM THE WORK PLANS ARE: FOSTERING QUALITY OF LIFE AND EDUCATION FOR SENIOR'S INDEPENDENT LIVING (TRANSPORTATION, FROIO SENIOR CENTER, SENIOR ELDER SERVICES NUTRITION MEALS), ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, LITERACY MENTORS (BERKSHIRE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE).(PITTSFIELD VISITOR CENTER), HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES (HABITAT FOR HUMANITY), CAREER EDUCATION FOR YOUTH (JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT), AND HEALTHY FUTURES (AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S ROAD TO RECOVERY & BOSOM BUDDY BAGS). EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION (GOOD WILL) 1-6-17 UPDATE FOR YEAR 3 CONTINUATION GRANT APPLICATION: FUNDING: RSVP'S TOTAL FY'17-18 BUDGET IS BEING SUBMITTED FOR RSVP'S TOTAL FY'17-18 BUDGET IS BEING SUBMITTED FOR $134,242.00 OUR SPONSOR (THE CITY OF PITTSFIELD) WILL PROVIDE GRANTEE SHARE OF 87,490 (65%) AFTER ADDING IN KIND OF $4,175 (3%) THE TOTAL FOR APPLICANT SHARE IS $91,665 (68%) AND OUR GRANT REQUEST TO CNS WILL BE FOR $40,689 (PLUS AUGMENTATION BALANCE OF $1888.) WHEN THE BASIC GRANT REQUEST OF $40,689 IS ADDED TO THE AUGMENTATION BALANCE OF $1888, THE GRANT REQUEST ADDS TO $42,577.00 (32 %.) STAFF SALARIES, BUDGET CHANGES: SOME LINE ITEMS IN OUR GRANTEE BUDGET HAVE HAD TO BE CHANGED SINCE OUR LAST CONTINUATION APPLICATION. THE SALARY FOR THE DIRECTOR WAS DECREASED DUE TO THE MAYORS DIRECTION TO ALL DIRECTORS/CITY DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT THEY WOULD NOT RECEIVE THE YEARLY STEP RAISE FOR 2017-18 DUE TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS ON THE CITY. OUR PREVIOUS VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, MARISSA BOGINS, ACCEPTED A NEW POSITION, WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYER, THAT OFFERED A MUCH HIGHER SALARY IN MAY OF 2016. WE WELCOMED STEPHANIE BORDEAU IN JUNE 2016. STEPHANIE JUMPED IN AND HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. SHE HAS OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN WORKING WITH PEOPLE, SENIORS AND WITH VOLUNTEERS. SHE HAS BEEN WITH US A LITTLE OVER 6 MONTHS AND HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCREASED SUCCESS OF OUR GRANT'S WORK PLANS. THIS POSITION SHOWS A DECREASE DUE TO THE PAY STEP STEPHANIE STARTED AT IN THIS POSITION BEING LOWER THAN WHERE MARISSA HAD BEEN AT THE TIME OF HER DEPARTURE. BECAUSE OF THE TURNOVER IN THIS POSITION DUE TO LOW SALARY COMPENSATION AND THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT DUE TO LOW SALARY COMPENSATION AS WELL, THE RSVP DIRECTOR IS WORKING WITH THE CITY OF PITTSFIELD'S PERSONNEL DIRECTOR TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME INCREASES IN SALARY FOR BOTH OF THESE POSITIONS THAT NOT ONLY WILL BETTER REFLECT THE VALUE AND HARD WORK THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THOSE POSITIONS BUT WOULD ALSO IMPROVE RETENTION OF OUR VALUABLE STAFF. ADDITIONALLY, ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS/DIRECTORS WERE DIRECTED TO TRIM THEIR DEPARTMENT BUDGETS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. RSVP WAS ABLE TO GET A SMALLER, LESS EXPENSIVE COPIER MACHINE THAT WAS ABLE TO DO ALL OF THE FUNCTIONS WE NEEDED AND HAD WITH THE MORE EXPENSIVE MODEL WHEN OUR CONTRACT WAS UP AND IT WAS TIME TO MAKE THE DECISION TO KEEP THE SAME COPIER OR GET A DIFFERENT MODEL. LAST YEAR COST IN BUD
$40.7k
2/16/17
Not listed
ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
$3.5k
8/22/16
Not listed
ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
$40.7k
2/29/16
Not listed
ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
$3.0k
9/9/15