This award funds the approved 2022?24 ARP senior demonstration program grant

The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded the Jewish Family Service Agency of Central New Jersey a two-year, $414,093 Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (CFDA 94.017). The grant will fund 191 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to provide social support services to older adults living alone, food assistance to low-income residents, and reading support to elementary school students in underserved communities in Union County, New Jersey through June 2024. Key outcomes include 65 seniors reporting improved social support or independent living capacity, 2,430 people with increased food security, and 182 students with enhanced reading skills. The $190,907 federal share will be matched with $32,279 in non-federal funding. This award advances the grant's first year of performance from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024 and increases the volunteer stipend from $3.00 to $3.15 per hour.

Your 2022?24 statutory match requirement is 10% and your budgeted match is 14.5%. The jewish family service of central new jersey (JFSCNJ) proposes to have 191 americorps seniors volunteers who will provide companionship and support to older adults living alone, provide food to low-income residents and reading support to elementary school children in low-income, diverse union county communities including linden and elizabeth. The primary focus of this project is healthy futures and education. At the end of the two-year grant, americorps seniors volunteers will be responsible for 65 seniors reporting increased social support and/or improved capacity for independent living, 2430 people reporting increased food security and 182 students with improved reading skills. The americorps federal investment of $190,907 will be supplemented by $32,279 in non-federal resources. This grant award begins the first year of your proposed project period of performance. The FY22 ARP grant awards 24 months of funds beginning 07/01/22 thru 6/30/24. This award action adds permanent funding to increase the stipend amount from $3.00 to $3.15 per hour. These funding augmentations changes the total federal funding amount to $190,907.