Project Grant 21SCDCO001
- The Corporation for National and Community Service awarded a $637,983 Project Grant to Volunteers of America Colorado Branch under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP 94.002). The three-year grant will support an estimated 628 unduplicated volunteers serving with Volunteers of America Colorado's Larimer RSVP program. Approximately 215 volunteers will primarily provide services focused on healthy aging and independent living for older adults and individuals with...
- The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) Office of Grants Management awarded Volunteers of America Colorado Branch (VOAC) a $670,400 Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002). Through the three-year award period from April 2021 to March 2024, approximately 600 RSVP volunteers with VOAC will provide various services to benefit vulnerable populations in Colorado. An estimated 110 volunteers will be placed in outcome...
- The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Community Teamwork Inc. $1.21 million under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (SCP) 94.016 federal grant program. The three-year project grant beginning July 1, 2022 will fund Community Teamwork Inc.'s approved 2022-23 SCP program, with a 10% statutory match and 10.1% budgetary match required. The funding increases the stipend amount for senior volunteers from $3.00 to $3.15 per hour and includes...
- Silver Key Senior Services Inc. was awarded a $287,145 Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 94.002. Through this three-year grant ending March 2024, Silver Key will incorporate the RSVP program into its existing Volunteer Impact Program to engage adult volunteers aged 55 and older. Volunteers will provide over 55,000 hours annually—equivalent to 26 full-time...
- The Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management awarded Yellowstone County Council On Aging, Inc. (operating as Allies In Aging) a Project Grant of $246,499 under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (CFDA 94.016), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. This award represents Year 2 of a multi-year grant cycle and funds the organization's 2024-25 Senior Companion Program with a required statutory match of 10% and budgetary match of 10.07%. The...
- The County of Sacramento, California will receive $170,116.80 under a Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management to support the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (SCP) for the period of April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022. The Senior Companion Program (SCP), as described under the federal grant program CFDA 94.016, provides grants for volunteer engagement of individuals aged 55 and older to meet critical community needs....
- 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...
- The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded a $577,736 Project Grant to Mesa County Rsvp, Inc. under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 94.002. Under this award, an estimated 599 retired and senior volunteers will deliver critical social services to address healthy aging outcomes over three years. Specifically, 566 volunteers will provide health information distribution, Medicare counseling, home-delivered meals to...
- 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...
SPARK THE CHANGE COLORADO (SPARK), FORMERLY KNOWN AS METRO VOLUNTEERS, WILL HAVE AN ESTIMATED 74 AMERICORPS SENIORS SENIOR COMPANIONS (SC) VOLUNTEERS ENROLLED IN ITS SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM (SCP). OF THIS NUMBER 74 AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. COMPANIONSHIP IS THE OVERRIDING ACTIVITY AND IS OFFERED WHEN ASSISTING WITH DAILY ACTIVITIES, PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, AND ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITIES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, APPROXIMATELY 400 OLDER ADULTS SERVED BY SC VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT OR IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (A SURVEY RESPONSE RATE OF 80% OF 500 CLIENTS). THE AMERICORPS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $479,483 AND WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $53,962 BY SPARK THROUGH NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. SPARK'S SCP SERVES IN 5 COUNTIES: ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, DENVER, JEFFERSON, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES. CITIES SERVED REPRESENT A MIX OF URBAN AND SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOODS IN DENVER, AURORA, WHEAT RIDGE, WESTMINSTER, THORNTON, LAKEWOOD, LITTLETON, ENGLEWOOD, CONIFER, MORRISON, AND CASTLE ROCK. INDIVIDUALS SERVED AND SCP VOLUNTEERS ARE LOW-INCOME AND WILL BENEFIT FROM THE COMPANIONSHIP ACTIVITIES. SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEERS BENEFIT BY REMAINING ACTIVE, MEETING A SOCIAL OR DAILY NEED, AND FEELING VALUED. IN THIS WAY, SCP MEETS THE FOCUS AREAS OF HEALTHY FUTURES AND INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR THEIR CLIENTS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | ($87k) | 1/13/25 | ||
| Not listed | $377.7k | 6/15/23 | ||
| Not listed | $358.7k | 5/20/22 | ||
| Not listed | $479.5k | 5/14/21 |