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

This Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management provides $1,142,664 to support the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund 94.021 program. The grant will fund Handson Suburban Chicago, doing business as Retired And Senior Volunteer Program, to deliver capacity building services to 150 nonprofit organizations. Specifically, the grantee will provide training, webinars, communities of practice, and technical assistance to strengthen volunteer management practices. This is expected to benefit 150 organizations and 250 students. The services aim to increase the effectiveness of volunteer programs, build organizational capacity, and improve academic engagement or social-emotional skills of those served. The three-year grant period will run from March 7, 2023 through March 6, 2026.

The purpose of this grant is to support 150 organizations in alignment with the VGF focus areas of high impact tutoring and mentoring, removing racial inequities and increasing opportunity, volunteer capacity building, professionalism of volunteer engagement, skills-based, and pro-bono volunteerism, and meeting additional pressing community needs. By performing the following high level activities: support increased capacity for volunteer management by providing training, webinars, communities of practice, and technical assistance, this will benefit 150 organizations and 250 students. The general expected outcome includes increasing the effectiveness of volunteer management practices and building organizational capacity of organizations and improving academic engagement or social-emotional skills of students. Your 2023-24 regulatory match is 20%, and your budgetary match is 35.7%.