THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?24 ARP SENIOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM GRANT. YOUR 2022-24 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 10%. THE CORPORATION FOR OHIO APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT (COAD) PROPOSES TO HAVE 25 AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS (PER PROGRAM YEAR), WHO WILL PROVIDE MENTORING AND TUTORING, AS WELL AS CLASSROOM, FAMILY, AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO CHILDREN IN THE HEADSTART CENTERS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN GUERNSEY, MONROE, AND NOBLE COUNTIES. GUERNSEY COUNTY IS AN AREA IDENTIFIED AS A PRIORITY SERVICE AREA IN APPENDIX A TO THE NOFA. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION--SCHOOL READINESS AND K-12 SUCCESS. AT THE END OF THE TWO-YEAR GRANT, AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REDUCING THE LEARNING LOSSES, SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND ADJUSTMENT TO NON-TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS CREATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, BY CREATING EXPANDED ROLES FOR FGP VOLUNTEERS UNDER SENIOR DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY. THE AMERICORPS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $127,500 (PER PROGRAM YEAR) WILL BE COMMENSURATELY SUPPLEMENTED BY $14,168 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. THESE RESOURCES WILL BE DERIVED FROM "PROPOSED" IN-KIND VOLUNTEER MEAL DONATIONS WITH $7.00 PER MEAL VALUES BASED ON FAIR MARKET COST FOR SERVICE AREA.