Project Grant 21SFCIN001
- 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 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management awarded $335,346 to Interlocal Community Action Program Inc. (doing business as Interlocal CAP) on September 10, 2025, under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011). This three-year project grant, which extends through June 30, 2028, funds an intergenerational volunteer service program that engages senior volunteers aged 55 and older with limited incomes to provide...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Elder Care Services, Inc. received a Project Grant award of $1,674,822 from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011), effective September 5, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. This three-year award funds the organization's 2025-26 program year with an approved budgetary match requirement of 9.09% and zero statutory match, with forward...
- The Retired Senior Volunteer Program Inc. received a $111,112 two-year Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (FGP) 94.017. The grant will fund 100 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to develop and distribute early learning kits to 375 preschool-aged children in Daviess and Martin Counties, Indiana to address learning loss from COVID-19. It will also fund activities to reduce...
- The Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta and the CSRA, Georgia, Inc. received a $465,099 Project Grant award dated September 5, 2025, from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management to implement the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) (CFDA 94.011). Under this award, the organization will engage volunteers aged 55 and older with limited incomes in intergenerational service activities through June 30, 2028. The program delivers...
- Overview, Inc. received a $744,636 Project Grant award dated September 5, 2025, from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011). The award funds the 2025–2026 program year with forward funding of $248,168 each for the 2026–2027 and 2027–2028 program years, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. The organization must meet a 10.0% statutory match requirement and 10.08% budgetary match...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Western Indiana Community Action Agency, Inc. received a $388,706 Project Grant award dated September 10, 2025, from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management to support the 2025-26 AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP, CFDA 94.011). The award funds an intergenerational volunteer service initiative that engages seniors aged 55 and older with limited incomes to provide direct mentoring, tutoring, and educational...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management awarded $262,200 to North Central-Flint Hills Area Agency On Aging, Inc. (operating as Friendship Meals) on September 5, 2025, under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP, CFDA 94.011). The award funds a three-year program through June 30, 2028, and supports the recruitment and coordination of volunteers aged 55 and older with limited incomes to deliver...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio received a $465,372 Project Grant award effective September 10, 2025, from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP, CFDA 94.011). The award funds a three-year program through June 30, 2028, and requires a 10% statutory match and 10% budgetary match from the awardee. Pre-award costs are approved beginning July 1, 2025,...
AN ESTIMATED 55 FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE 165 ASSIGNED CHILDREN AT NON-PROFIT SITES. SITES WILL INCLUDE SCHOOLS, DAYCARE CENTERS, HEAD START PROGRAMS AND TRANSITIONAL SHELTERS IN THE CITIES OF SOUTH BEND AND ELKHART, AND ST. JOSEPH AND ELKHART COUNTIES, INDIANA EACH FOSTER GRANDPARENT WILL BE ASSIGNED THREE CHILDREN. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) READING TO CHILDREN, 2) LISTENING TO CHILDREN READ, 3) WORKING ON COMPREHENSION, 4) LEARNING LETTERS/ALPHABET, 5) GIVING POSITIVE ENCOURAGEMENT AND 6) HELPING WITH COMMUNICATION SKILLS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS K-12 SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS. IT IS PROJECTED THAT AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 75% OF THE ASSIGNED CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS WILL SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR READING SKILLS. IN CHILDCARE CENTERS AND HEAD START PROGRAMS, IT IS PROJECTED THAT 75% OF THE ASSIGNED CHILDREN WILL SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $242694 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $31367.
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| Not listed | ($4k) | 11/20/24 | ||
| Not listed | $41.3k | 6/14/23 | ||
| Not listed | $197.2k | 5/12/22 | ||
| Not listed | $242.7k | 5/6/21 |