This award approves funding for the 2023-24 volunteer generation fund ARP program described in the approved program narrative and budget

This $233,799 Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund (CFDA 94.021) supports Elev8 Baltimore, Inc., a nonprofit community development organization, to recruit, manage, and support 60 volunteers. Through high-dosage tutoring, mentoring, and out-of-school programming, these volunteers will provide intensive academic interventions benefitting 865 at-risk students. The goal is to improve academic performance for 90% of students receiving tutoring and out-of-school programming, as well as improve attendance for 90% of those receiving mentoring. Elev8 Baltimore will leverage its experience successfully deploying AmeriCorps members through previous subawards to assist underperforming K-3 students. This award continues the Volunteer Generation Fund's focus on strengthening nonprofits' volunteer capacity to meet community needs.

The purpose of this grant is to recruit, manage, and support 60 volunteers for national partnership for student success (npss) programs. By performing the following high level activities: high-dosage tutoring and school-based out of school time programming, and success mentoring, this will benefit 865 students for these intensive interventions. The general expected outcome includes, improve academic performance (ED5A) for 90 percent of students served by our high-dosage tutoring and school-based out of school time programming, we will also improve attendance (ED6) for 90 percent of students served by success mentoring. Your 2023-24 regulatory match is 20%, and your budgetary match is 22.1%.