Project Grant 17SFAPA004
- The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Wesley Family Services $1,069,787 on July 1, 2026, under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011). The award funds a three-year program (July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029) in which volunteers aged 55 and older provide one-on-one academic tutoring, literacy instruction, developmental support for children with disabilities, and parenting skills education across schools, childcare...
- 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...
- The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded the Philadelphia City of Department of Human, Division of Community-Based Prevention Services, $617,638 on July 1, 2026, under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011). The award funds the 2026–27 FGP program with a statutory match requirement of 10% and a budgetary match of 13.76%. Senior volunteers aged 55 and older deliver one-on-one academic tutoring, literacy instruction, mentoring,...
- The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Lutheran Homes Inc. $412,913.00 on July 1, 2026, under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011). The award funds Lutheran Homes Inc.'s approved 2026–27 FGP program with a statutory match requirement of 10% and a budgetary match of 10.21%. The award includes a geographic service area expansion to Adams County. Performance occurs in Indiana with a period of performance from July 1, 2026,...
- The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded YWCA Tri-County Area $516,823 on July 1, 2026, under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011) to fund intergenerational volunteer service through June 30, 2029. The award funds senior volunteers aged 55 and older delivering one-on-one tutoring and mentoring to at-risk children across Pennsylvania in schools and childcare settings. Volunteers provide an average of 20 hours per week...
- The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Senior Centers Inc. $688,426 on September 10, 2025, under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011). The award funds approved FGP programming for fiscal years 2025–26 and 2026–27, with a 10 percent statutory match and 10 percent budgetary match requirement in each year. Pre-award costs are approved beginning July 1, 2025, excluding volunteer stipends and volunteer reimbursements such as...
- The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Wayne Action Group For Economic Solvency, Inc. $750,000 on July 1, 2026, under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011). WAGES deploys senior volunteers aged 55 and older to deliver one-on-one tutoring, mentoring, and educational support to children with special needs or academic disadvantages in schools and childcare centers across North Carolina at 20 hours per week. The award includes...
- The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Workforce Connections Inc., doing business as Private Industry Council, $201,443 on July 1, 2026, under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011). Workforce Connections engages volunteers aged 55 and older to provide one-on-one tutoring, mentoring, and educational support to children with special needs or who are academically or socially disadvantaged. Volunteers serve an average of 20...
- The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Friends Program $341,221 on July 1, 2026, to fund the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011) through June 30, 2029. Friends Program engages volunteers aged 55 and older with limited incomes to provide one-on-one mentoring, tutoring, and educational support to children with special needs or who are academically or socially disadvantaged. Volunteers serve approximately twenty hours per...
- The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Laurel Jones County Council On Aging, Inc. $723,027 on July 1, 2026, under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011). The award funds the 2026–27 FGP program year with an approved increase in baseline funding of $27,000, establishing new baseline funding of $650,724 and a new minimum volunteer service level (VSYS) of 72. Under the Foster Grandparent Program, Laurel Jones County Council On...
WESLEY FAMILY SERVICES FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM (FGP) 2017 [SOUTHWESTERN PA INTERGENERATIONAL PARTNERSHIP] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WESLEY FAMILY SERVICES (WFS) HAS A WELL-ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND A LEGACY TO DELIVER HIGH PERFORMING QUALITY PROGRAMMING TO DIVERSE POPULATIONS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN PA TO ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED FGP PROJECT. AS THE SPONSOR AGENCY, WE PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT THE FGP PROJECT TO MEET THE EDUCATIONAL, TUTORING, MENTORING AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF K-12 SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND YOUTH, ESPECIALLY OF THOSE IDENTIFIED AT RISK AND/OR WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS, ACROSS THE FGP SPECIFIED GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. THE FGP VOLUNTEERS CAN PROVIDE AN OPTIMAL RESPONSE TO THE MANY CONCERNING TRENDS AND NEEDS WITHIN THE IDENTIFIED COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, OLDER ADULTS' INVOLVEMENT, WHILE HELPING STRENGTHENING THE PROTECTIVE FACTORS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THESE COMMUNITIES, IT ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO SUPPORT THEIR OWN SOCIAL, COGNITIVE, AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. THE FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE COMPRISE OF ELIGIBLE ADULTS 55 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER AND SERVE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 HOURS PER WEEK OR AN AVERAGE OF 30 HOURS PER GRANT-PERIOD TO FULFILL MEASURABLE ASSIGNMENT PLANS IN IDENTIFIED CORE-PARTNERS FACILITIES (I.E., STATIONS) WITHIN THE TARGETED FGP AREA. WFS PROPOSES TO RECRUIT UP TO 129 FGP VOLUNTEERS AND TO DEVELOP AND SUSTAIN AN ADEQUATE CORE-PARTNERSHIP NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER STATIONS ACROSS THE FGP GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. IN TOTAL, WFS IS REQUESTING $774,031 AND CONTRIBUTING $154,806 OF NON-FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR THIS PURPOSE, FOR EACH BUDGETED YEAR OR 12 MONTH PERIOD. THESE FGP OUTPUTS WILL BE INVESTED AND AIM AT AUGMENTING OUR CORE-PARTNERS' CAPACITY TO IMPROVE THE SCHOOL READINESS AND K-12 SUCCESS, BY FOCUSING FGP VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES (E.G., TUTORING, REINFORCING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS, ASSISTING WITH HOMEWORK, DEVELOPING POSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, ETC.) ON IMPROVING THE EDUCATIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND THEREBY EXPAND THEIR CHANCES AND PROSPECTS OF SUCCESS IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION SETTINGS. OUTCOMES WILL BE REPORTED AND MEASURED ON ALL CHILDREN WHO RECEIVE 30 HOURS OR MORE OF 1:1 ACTIVITIES WITH AN ASSIGNED GFP VOLUNTEERS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($175k) | 1/12/21 | ||
| Not listed | $11.8k | 4/21/20 | ||
| Not listed | ($269k) | 10/26/19 | ||
| Not listed | $774.0k | 6/20/19 | ||
| Not listed | ($440k) | 1/14/19 |