This Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management provides $124,741.00 in funding for the Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Center to deliver the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (CFDA 94.016) from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. The Senior Companion Program engages volunteers aged 55 and older to provide companionship, transportation assistance, respite care, and light chores to homebound seniors and individuals with...
This Corporation for National and Community Service project grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (CFDA 94.016) provides $401,891 to Senior Neighbors, Inc. for volunteer services to the community from 2022 to 2024. The grant supports the approved 2022-23 Senior Companion Program with a 10% statutory match and 81.9% budgetary match from the grantee. Funding was augmented $9,106 to increase stipends for volunteers from $3.00 to $3.15 per hour and includes permanent...
This $962,776 Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management funds Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota's AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (SCP) for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. The SCP program, funded under the federal AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (CFDA 94.016), provides $434,275 to engage volunteers aged 55 and older in delivering supportive services to help meet critical community needs. Key...
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Yakima $171,000 under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (SCP) on July 1, 2021. The SCP grant will support an estimated 115 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers in providing necessary companionship, transportation, respite and other services to over 400 community members in need. Volunteers will help clients access medical care, increase food security, and maintain social connections. The...
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 Project Grant award of $105,527.00 from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management funds the 2024-2025 Senior Companion Program (CFDA 94.016) operated by the Jewish Family Service Agency of Central Jersey (JFSCNJ). The Senior Companion Program engages volunteers aged 55 and older to provide companionship, transportation assistance, respite care, and light chores to enable homebound seniors and individuals with disabilities to remain independent in their...
This $260,613 federal Project Grant award to Agingnext Inc., doing business as Community Senior Services, funds the organization's 2024-2025 Senior Companion Program (SCP) under the AmeriCorps Seniors program (CFDA 94.016). Through the SCP, Agingnext Inc. will engage volunteers aged 55 and older to provide companionship, transportation assistance, respite care, and light chores to homebound seniors and individuals with disabilities. This helps enable these vulnerable populations to remain...
The U.S. Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (CFDA 94.016) has awarded $246,499.00 to Big Sky Senior Services, Inc. in Billings, Montana to fund the organization's Senior Companion Program from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. The Senior Companion Program engages volunteers aged 55 and older to provide companionship, transportation assistance, respite care, and light chores to homebound seniors and individuals with disabilities. This federal...
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded Senior Neighbors, Inc. (SNI) a $425,861 project grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002) to implement the RSVP program in Kent County, Michigan from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024. Through this funding, SNI will actively engage 140 RSVP volunteers to provide education, health, and economic opportunity services to the community. Specifically, 85 volunteers will focus on...
This Corporation for National and Community Service Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002) provides $402,675 to Eldercircle over three years to support volunteer activities that meet community needs in Minnesota. Approximately 625 RSVP volunteers, including 190 in outcome placements, will deliver services including physical activities, nutrition/food support, transportation, and tax preparation focused on healthy futures. Outcomes...