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...
This Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011) provides $630,776.00 to the Aiken / Barnwell Counties Community Action Agency in South Carolina to support the organization's FGP program in the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The award funds the placement of senior volunteers aged 55 and older to serve as tutors and mentors for children with special needs or facing educational challenges in schools, Head Start...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living awarded the City of New York Department for the Aging Division a 3-year, $2,345,748 Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011) to engage senior volunteers aged 55 and older in providing tutoring, mentoring, and supportive services for children with special needs or those facing educational challenges. The grant supports the Department for the Aging's FY 2024-2027...
The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services Division of State Service Centers $2.8 million under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) 94.011 Project Grant to engage persons aged 55 and older with limited incomes in volunteer service from April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The FGP aims to meet critical community needs while providing volunteer opportunities for qualifying older adults....
This $627,235 Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP, CFDA #94.011) funds Community Teamwork Inc.'s approved 2022-23 FGP program. The award begins the first year of a proposed three-year project period from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. It increases the volunteer stipend from $3.00 to $3.15 per hour and provides $6,123 in additional administrative funds, adjusting the total federal funding. The FGP aims to...
The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Community Action Partnership of North Alabama, Inc. an $837,826 Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP, CFDA 94.011). The three-year award funds the grantee's 2022-23 FGP program through June 2025. As described in the federal grant program details, the FGP provides grants for dual purposes - to engage persons aged 55 and older with limited incomes in volunteer service to...
This Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management provides $380,000 to the Mid-Rio Grande Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) division of the City of Belen, New Mexico. The funding supports the approved 2022-2024 AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (FGP) grant. The FGP, listed under the CFDA number 94.017, aims to provide grants for innovative volunteer activities involving older Americans. Specifically, this...
The Prince George's County, Maryland Department of Management and Budget received a $319,278 Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service for the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011). This federal grant award will fund the county's approved 2024-2025 Foster Grandparent Program, which engages senior volunteers aged 55 and older to provide tutoring, mentoring, and supportive services for children with special needs or facing educational challenges....
The Saginaw County Commission on Aging received a three-year, $162,337 Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011). The grant will expand the Commission's program into adjacent Bay and Midland Counties in Michigan to engage at least 58 low-income seniors aged 55 and older in volunteer assignments focused on education. Volunteers will directly serve approximately 218...
This Project Grant award of $325,658.00 from the Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011) will fund the approved 2024-25 Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) for the Area Agency On Aging For, doing business as Bsst AAA, a non-profit organization in Pennsylvania. The FGP engages senior volunteers aged 55 and older to provide tutoring, mentoring, and other supportive services to children with special needs or facing educational...