The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded a $352,755 Project Grant to the Wa-Id Volunteer Center, Inc. under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002). Through this three-year award running from April 2021 through March 2024, an estimated 288 RSVP volunteers will provide various services focused on healthy futures. Activities will include assisting at local food banks and delivering meals to homebound individuals; tutoring...
The Corporation for National and Community Service awarded a $686,154 Project Grant to the Human Resource Development Council Of District IX, Inc. (HRDC-9) under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002). An estimated 344 RSVP volunteers will serve from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024, with 248 volunteers placed in outcome assignments involving food delivery, transportation, companionship, and housing services focused on healthy futures for older adults...
The Corporation for National and Community Service awarded Region 10 League For Economic Assistance & Planning Inc. a $869,434 Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024. The grant will support RSVP volunteers aged 55 and older serving an estimated 500 community members through activities such as delivering home meals to seniors and veterans, assisting at local food banks, providing transportation to older adults,...
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded $339,371 under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) to the County of Riverside Office on Aging for its Western Riverside County RSVP program. The three-year project grant will support 200 unduplicated RSVP volunteers providing services focused on disaster services and healthy futures. By the end of the grant period, 75 volunteers will be placed at 15 senior or community centers to train 3,000...
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 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 Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded the Senior Citizens Association in Florence County $215,243 under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP; CFDA 94.002) Project Grant. The three-year award running from April 2021 through March 2024 will support volunteer activities focused on increasing social support and food security for older adults as well as access to primary and preventative healthcare for veterans....
The Corporation for National and Community Service awarded a $262,265 Project Grant to the Dr. Piper Center for Social Services, Inc. under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 94.002. The grant will fund the RSVP of Lee County program from April 2021 through March 2024 to utilize 125 volunteers impacting 1,338 citizens. The program will leverage the federal funds with $33,917 in local match support for a total budget of $108,917. Ninety-five unduplicated volunteers...
The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded a $172,753 three-year Project Grant to Grundy County Council On Aging, Inc. under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 94.002. The RSVP program supports volunteers aged 55 and older in activities that meet community needs and align with National Performance Measures. Under this award, an estimated 182 RSVP volunteers will serve from April 2021 through March 2024. Sixty-seven...
This federal Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) (CFDA 94.002) provides $205,912.00 in funding to Old Colony Elder Services, Inc. to support their 2024-2025 RSVP program. The grant, awarded on April 1, 2024, will fund the recruitment, training, and deployment of senior volunteers aged 55 and older to address critical community needs in areas such as education, healthy futures, and capacity...
The Corporation for National and Community Service awarded Davis County Government $802,713 under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 94.002 to facilitate volunteer services through March 31, 2024. Davis County RSVP will coordinate 375 volunteers providing services through 29 volunteer stations, delivering services to older adults, people with disabilities, children, veterans and their families. Services will focus on increasing social connectedness and access to care for older adults through activities such as Meals on Wheels delivery, congregate meal assistance, and elder abuse prevention. Volunteers will also assist food banks by preparing 1,350 weekly food packs for school children. The grant aims to support the RSVP program's mission of helping older adults remain in their homes and communities with dignity and independence. Non-federal sources will provide $78,200, or 30.1%, of the total $802,713 budget.