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

This two-year, $637,885 Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management funds Hunger Free America's 2022-2024 AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program. Under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (CFDA 94.017), 600 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers will conduct food benefits outreach, emergency food preparation and distribution assistance, pantry support, nutrition education, community gardening, and capacity building aid for anti-hunger groups in 17 states. By the grant completion date of June 30, 2024, volunteers will have served over 134,000 hours and assisted more than 60,500 individuals, advancing food security and pandemic recovery efforts. The federal share of $500,000 will be matched by $137,885 in non-federal resources as required under the 10% statutory matching guidelines for this program.

Your 2022?24 statutory match requirement is 10% and your budgeted match is 21.60%. Hunger free america (HFA) proposes to have 600 americorps seniors volunteers who will conduct food benefits access outreach, support emergency food prep and service, aid pantry assistance and distribution, provide nutrition education and outreach, assist community gardening and harvesting, and aid capacity building projects (such as accounting, office administration, grant writing, marketing and communications, and volunteer coordination for anti-hunger groups) in arkansas, arizona, california, delaware, florida, georgia, massachusetts, missouri, mississippi, new york, north carolina, oregon, south carolina, texas, virginia, washington, and wisconsin. The primary focus area of the project is addressing food insecurity / health futures. At the end of the two-year grant, americorps seniors volunteers will have served at least 134,310 hours and aided at least 60,500 individuals, thereby improving food security and access to care, and helping their communities recover from the covid-19 pandemic. The americorps federal investment of $500,000 will be supplemented by $137,885 in non-federal resources.