Project Grant 19SFAPA001

Award Date 7/1/19
Completion Date 6/30/22
Dollars Obligated $960K
Federal Grant Program
94.011
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Pennsylvania, USA

AN ESTIMATED 70 FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. 70 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TUTORING, MENTORING , MODELING AND REINFORCING APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOLS, HEAD START AND CHILDCARE CLASSROOMS THROUGH A NETWORK OF 26 VOLUNTEER STATIONS LOCATED IN DELAWARE COUNTY, PA .THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE YEAR GRANT, 105 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE K-12 SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT AND SHOW GAINS IN SOCIAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $333,615 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $102,160 IN NON-FEDERAL SOURCES.

Posted 6/13/19, 12:00 AM