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 12.5%. METRO VOLUNTEERS, D.B.A. SPARK THE CHANGE COLORADO, PROPOSES TO HAVE 60 AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL PROVIDE COMPANIONSHIP AND SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIFE TO HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED LOW-INCOME OLDER ADULTS IN THE SOUTHERN COLORADO COUNTIES OF PUEBLO, HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF AGING IN PLACE. AT THE END OF THE TWO-YEAR GRANT, AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OLDER ADULTS REPORTING THEY HAVE INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT OR IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. THE AMERICORPS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $412,500 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $58,687.