This $6,295,723 Project Grant awarded on August 15, 2023 from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) under the AmeriCorps State and National program (CFDA 94.006) will fund The Dream Program, Inc.'s 2023-2024 AmeriCorps National Direct program. The award will support The Dream Program in recruiting, training, and managing AmeriCorps members who will serve as youth mentors, mentor coordinators, volunteer managers, and enrichment program providers to help close the opportunity...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $2,500,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to The Dream Program, Inc. (DREAM) to manage and operate the Village Mentoring Project. DREAM will grow and enhance its innovative Village Mentoring model, which combines one-on-one and team mentoring to build protective factors for youth ages 6-17 in high-poverty, underserved neighborhoods across the Northeast and...
This $2,000,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726), will enable The Dream Program, Inc. to enhance and expand its innovative two-tiered, cross-age, peer-to-peer mentoring model. The project aims to open new pools of mentors, especially in rural areas, and reach the most vulnerable youth around Vermont. The program will provide an evidence-informed combination...
The federal Project Grant award of $450,000.00 from the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) is funding the Dream Impact Project Workforce and Career Training Program. This transformative initiative is designed to empower underserved communities in the Mississippi Delta region. The program aims to create economic development opportunities and improve quality of life through activities such as workforce training, business development, and support for...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) will provide $500,000 to the Dreamcatcher Initiative Inc. over the 3-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The funding will support the Dreamcatcher Initiative's efforts to provide mentoring services to 300 at-risk youth involved in the juvenile justice system. The program aims to improve academic...
The College Dreams organization will provide educational talent search services through the $554,750 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. The two-year grant funds the PROJECT YOUTH+ EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH program from September 2021 through August 2023 under the TRIO Talent Search federal grant program (CFDA #84.044). Through this program, College Dreams will identify qualified disadvantaged youth with potential for postsecondary...
This Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management, under the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund (CFDA 94.021), provides $959,065 to Yonkers Partners In Education Inc. to deliver academic support and mentoring services to low-income students in the Yonkers Public School District from March 1, 2023 through February 28, 2026. Specifically, the non-profit will conduct mentoring/graduation coaching, college readiness programs, and college...
This Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service, under the AmeriCorps State and National Grant Program (CFDA 94.006), provides $1,715,810.00 to the Credible Messenger Mentoring Movement to fund their 2024-2025 AmeriCorps National Direct program. The award supports the organization's community service initiatives that engage AmeriCorps members in addressing critical societal needs across the United States, such as in the areas of education, environmental...
This $1,792,449 federal Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service under the AmeriCorps State and National Grant Program (CFDA 94.006) will fund Serve DC's 2024-2025 AmeriCorps Formula Programs. The award supports Serve DC, a U.S. local government entity in Washington, D.C., in recruiting, training, and managing AmeriCorps members who will address critical community needs in areas such as education, environmental stewardship, economic opportunity, disaster...
This Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management provides $284,231 under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 94.002 to support volunteer training and workforce development services. Megiddo Dream Station will coordinate an estimated 75 volunteers to provide hands-on job and personal skill training, financial literacy classes, income tax preparation, and GED preparation to economically disadvantaged...