This $260,613 federal Project Grant award to Agingnext Inc., doing business as Community Senior Services, funds the organization's 2024-2025 Senior Companion Program (SCP) under the AmeriCorps Seniors program (CFDA 94.016). Through the SCP, Agingnext Inc. will engage volunteers aged 55 and older to provide companionship, transportation assistance, respite care, and light chores to homebound seniors and individuals with disabilities. This helps enable these vulnerable populations to remain...
The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Community Teamwork Inc. $1.21 million under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (SCP) 94.016 federal grant program. The three-year project grant beginning July 1, 2022 will fund Community Teamwork Inc.'s approved 2022-23 SCP program, with a 10% statutory match and 10.1% budgetary match required. The funding increases the stipend amount for senior volunteers from $3.00 to $3.15 per hour and includes...
This $854,022 Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (CFDA 94.016) funds the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 SCP programs operated by the Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Department of Aging. The award supports the Department's efforts to engage volunteers aged 55 and older to provide companionship, transportation, and support services to help vulnerable seniors and individuals with disabilities remain independent in their...
This federal Project Grant award of $5,044,932.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides funding to support the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) at Columbia University in New York, NY. The GRFP is a highly competitive federal fellowship program that recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in STEM and STEM education fields. This award reflects NSF's...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded South Carolina State University (SCSU) a $743,326 project grant under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The grant period runs from July 14, 2022 to July 13, 2023. Under this award, SCSU will deliver services and support to address unmet needs on campus through its Academic Affairs division. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact higher education, this funding will assist the university in preventing, preparing...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program ($398,859) provides scholarships and academic support services to approximately 115 low-income undergraduate students studying statistics and data science at seven universities in California and Washington. At least 65 scholars will receive continued scholarship support for up to two years of graduate studies. The goal is to increase degree completion in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields...
This federal Project Grant award of $361,404.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042). The funding supports Salish Kootenai College, Inc., a tribal college in Pablo, Montana, in delivering comprehensive support services to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates for disadvantaged college students, including those who are low-income, first-generation, and/or have...
This Project Grant award of $4,221,828 from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management funds approved AmeriCorps National Direct programming through December 2025. The grant supports fixed amount funding of $21,600 per member service year (MSY) for an AmeriCorps program administered by the Student Conservation Association. As part of the AmeriCorps State and National program (CFDA 94.006), which provides national service opportunities to address unmet...
This Project Grant award, with ID 24NDICA001, is funded by the Office of Grants Management of the Corporation for National and Community Service through the AmeriCorps State and National Grant Program (CFDA 94.006). The $2,936,597.00 award supports the approved 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 AmeriCorps National Direct programs operated by The Breakthrough Collaborative Inc., a non-profit organization based in Oakland, California. The funding will enable AmeriCorps members to address critical...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Am College, LLC a $244,045 Formula Grant under the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425). The grant will support additional financial assistance for students through August 2022 to address increased costs and responsibilities resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Education Stabilization Fund program aims to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus disease. The grant award will allow Am College to...