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 (CNCS) awarded a $644,105 Project Grant to the County of New Hanover, North Carolina under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002). The grant will support an estimated 500 RSVP volunteers over three years to deliver services that increase food security, social support, health knowledge, disaster readiness, and tax preparation savings for senior clients. Key services include delivering meals to homebound...
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 (CNCS) awarded a $290,703 project grant to the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Barbour County, Alabama under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) (CFDA 94.002). The three-year award will support RSVP's provision of meaningful volunteer opportunities for 136 retired or semi-retired individuals to serve local non-profit agencies through significant volunteer services. Volunteers will assist with...
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 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 awarded a $879,420 project grant to Ecumen Foundation under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002). For the period of April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024, approximately 200 unduplicated volunteers with the Ecumen RSVP program will provide services focused on healthy futures outcomes. Eighty volunteers will deliver nutrition/food support and transportation assistance. By the end of the three-year...
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded Family & Community Services, Inc. a $2,250,826 Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002) to address root causes of poverty through senior volunteer service from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024. The grantee will engage an estimated 736 unduplicated RSVP volunteers in 15 Ohio counties to serve in economic opportunity, education, and healthy futures initiatives. Volunteers...
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded Nevada Rural Counties RSVP Program Inc. a $732,691 Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP; CFDA 94.002). The three-year award will support volunteer programs providing services to seniors, veterans, and individuals with disabilities across 15 of Nevada's 17 counties. An estimated 370 volunteers will serve annually, with 160 placed in outcome assignments to deliver services including...
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded a $511,832 Project Grant to Seniors In Service Of Tampa Bay, Inc. under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002). The grant will support an estimated 160 RSVP volunteers in Tampa Bay, Florida from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024. Approximately 125 volunteers will provide services focused on healthy futures, including companionship for seniors to promote independent living, nutrition support...