Project Grant 17MKHGA001

The Corporation for National and Community Service awarded a $382,260 three-year AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Project Grant to the Megiddo Dream Station in Graniteville, South Carolina. The RSVP program provides grants to support volunteers aged 55 and older in meeting community needs through diverse volunteer activities aligned with National Performance Measures. Under this award, the Megiddo Dream Station will place 150 volunteers in outcome-focused...

This $185,133 three-year AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service will support volunteer engagement through the South Georgia Partnership to End Homelessness, Inc. Approximately 120 volunteers age 55 and older will provide services focused on health, education, and ending homelessness in 18 southeast Georgia counties. Volunteers will assist food pantries and soup kitchens, deliver home meals, tutor...

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Under Secretary for Health awarded a $982,938 project grant to Volunteers of America Southeast, Inc. to support the VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (CFDA 64.033). This program aims to provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families residing in or transitioning to permanent housing. As required by the grant, Volunteers of America Southeast will deliver outreach, case management, and assistance...

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded $157,048 under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (SSVF Program, CFDA 64.033) federal Project Grant to Volunteers of America Southeast, Inc. on April 6, 2022. The SSVF Program aims to provide supportive services to very low-income Veteran families who are homeless, at-risk of homelessness, or transitioning to permanent housing. Volunteers of America Southeast will use the funding to deliver a range of...

The City of Jacksonville, Florida will receive $796,710 from the Corporation for National and Community Service under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (SCP) to engage approximately 40 low-income seniors aged 55 and older in volunteer service. Through June 2024, volunteers will provide services like shopping assistance, bill paying, and escorted transportation to help homebound seniors aged 60 and over remain living independently in their homes. The program aims to improve social...

This Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service funds the 2025-26 AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) for the awardee, Sharecare Faith In Action, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The $173,829 award will support the organization in recruiting, training, and deploying senior volunteers aged 55 and older to address critical community needs across areas such as education, healthcare, economic opportunity, disaster services, environmental...

This Project Grant award of $214,354 from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management supports the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) administered by the Applachian Community Action & Dev Agency Inc. doing business as RADA. Under the three-year grant period from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024, an estimated 56 RSVP volunteers will provide services focused on healthy futures initiatives. Specifically, 47 volunteers will assist...

This $123,999.99 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) will support American Conservation Experience, a non-profit organization, in improving the trail system and associated resources at the Ninety National Historic Site in advance of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. The project will protect and preserve the South Boundary Trail, Historic Charleston and South Fire...

The Volunteers of America Chesapeake Inc. was awarded $672,245 under the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration's Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (SSVF Program; CFDA 64.033) on October 1, 2021. The SSVF Program provides supportive services grants to organizations assisting very low-income veteran families. Required services delivered under this award include outreach, case management, assistance obtaining VA and other public benefits. Optional services are...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded a $2,099,923 Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program grant to Volunteers of America Chesapeake Inc. on October 7, 2024. The SSVF Program provides federal grant funding to private non-profit organizations to deliver comprehensive supportive services to very low-income veteran families who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or transitioning to permanent housing. Under this grant, Volunteers of America Chesapeake Inc. will...