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 awarded a $545,390 Project Grant to South Arkansas Regional Health Center, Inc. under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002). An estimated 150 RSVP volunteers will serve through the Tri County RSVP program in Columbia, Union, and Ouachita Counties, Arkansas. 126 volunteers will be placed in outcome assignments providing transportation for older adults, companionship and meals to homebound individuals,...
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 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 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 two-year, $292,948 Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service through the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (CFDA 94.017) funds Colby's Army Inc. to address food insecurity in Cheatham, Davidson, and Montgomery Counties in Tennessee. 150 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers will source, sort, package, and deliver food donations to 1,200 individuals at least five times each. Volunteers will also provide nutritional counseling and referrals to health and...
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 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...
This Corporation for National and Community Service Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002) provides $402,675 to Eldercircle over three years to support volunteer activities that meet community needs in Minnesota. Approximately 625 RSVP volunteers, including 190 in outcome placements, will deliver services including physical activities, nutrition/food support, transportation, and tax preparation focused on healthy futures. Outcomes...
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...