Project Grant 20VSSWV001
- 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...
- The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $608,140 Project Grant under its Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to The Reach Initiative, Inc. located in Charleston, West Virginia. The funding will be used over the 2-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026 to support a range of activities focused on strengthening economic development, infrastructure, and community capacity across the Appalachian region. Based on the program description, the grant will likely...
- The Council of the Southern Mountains, Inc. was awarded $414,829 under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 94.002, administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management. The award will support 300 volunteers ages 55 and older serving in McDowell, Wyoming, Mingo, and Raleigh counties in West Virginia through March 2024. Key services include telephone reassurance calls, home visits to seniors and individuals in need of...
- The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Housing Partnership Inc., doing business as Community Partners, a $186,975 Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service to America (VISTA) program (CFDA 94.013). The grant will support a Community Partners of South Florida AmeriCorps VISTA project through August 2023. Ten VISTA members and one lead will perform community outreach, service expansion in underserved neighborhoods, and leadership...
- 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...
- The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $769,356 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to New Vision Renewable Energy, Inc., a non-profit organization, for the period of October 2023 through September 2026. This grant supports New Vision's efforts to provide health promotion, disease prevention, workforce development, and rural business development services in the Appalachian region. The project aims to enhance economic opportunities and...
- This $398,446 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) will fund the "Yankton's BEST (Behavioral Health Experiential Student Training)" initiative. This multi-sector consortium led by Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, in partnership with Lewis & Clark...
- This $664,114 Project Grant award from the Appalachian Regional Commission (CFDA 23.002 Appalachian Area Development program) will support health promotion and disease prevention activities by Volunteers of America Mid-States, Inc. (VOA Mid-States), a non-profit organization, over the period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025. The grant funding will enable VOA Mid-States to continue providing a range of services to vulnerable populations in the Appalachian region, including housing,...
- This Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management provides $2,821,829.00 in funding for the AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service to America (VISTA) program under CFDA 94.013. The award supports a multi-year program from 2023-2026 that will provide 60 MSYS (Member Service Years) to the non-profit organization Partners For Campus Community Engagement. The AmeriCorps VISTA program engages individuals in full-time service to alleviate poverty in...
- The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded Partners For Rural Impact, Inc. a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to provide career and technical education programs, literacy skills instruction, full-service community schools, Promise Neighborhoods implementation, bystander intervention training, Youth Mental Health First Aid, violence prevention curricula, and volunteer management across Kentucky and other rural communities in the Appalachian...
STEP BY STEP'S MISSION IS TO: TO ASSIST PEOPLE IN WORKING TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS IN KINDRED COMMUNITIES ACROSS WEST VIRGINIA THROUGH: DIALOGUE, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS, WELLNESS, LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE. WE ENVISION SUSTAINABLE, HEALTHY, GROWING, AND DYNAMIC COMMUNITIES IN WHICH PEOPLE THRIVE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER TO DREAM, LEARN, WORK, AND PLAY, AND WHERE 100% OF OUR STUDENTS NOT ONLY GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL, BUT SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION TO CAREER/COLLEGE/TECHNICAL SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO MAKE THIS TRANSITION. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREAS. THE STEP BY STEP WV DREAMERS HEALTHY AND RESILIENT FUTURES PROJECT WILL SEEK TO INCREASE SUPPORT AND RESOURCE OPTIONS FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND SECONDARY SUBSTANCE ABUSE-RELATED ISSUES; INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS FOR THOSE IN RECOVERY; CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEENS/YOUNG ADULTS TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES IN THEIR LIVES VIA A STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACH AS THEY ACQUIRE JOB/CAREER/COLLEGE READINESS AND LIFE SKILLS; AND INCREASE ACCESS TO RESOURCES, KNOWLEDGE, AND PEER SUPPORT FOR KINSHIP, FOSTER, AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES. WE EXPECT 3000 PEOPLE TO BENEFIT FROM THIS PROJECT, I.E. AT-RISK STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, PEOPLE IN RECOVERY, AND FOSTER, KINSHIP, AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO BENEFIT FROM THIS PROJECT. 21 VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS, BUILDING/NURTURING PARTNERSHIPS, IDENTIFYING GAPS IN RESOURCES AND BARRIERS TO RESOURCES, AND ASSISTING COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN IDENTIFYING AVAILABLE RESOURCES. ALL PROJECT PLANS ARE 3-YEAR CYCLES. TO THIS END WE ARE REQUESTING 17 VISTA MEMBERS, 1 VISTA LEADER, 3 COST SHARE VISTA MEMBERS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $350.0k | 2/7/25 | ||
| Not listed | $350.0k | 1/26/24 | ||
| Not listed | $324.5k | 2/8/23 | ||
| Not listed | $243.3k | 8/10/22 | ||
| Not listed | $243.3k | 8/10/22 |