The Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service received a $783,972 project grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service under the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund program (CFDA 94.021) to launch and expand high-impact mentoring and service-learning programming in schools and out-of-school time from March 1, 2023 through February 28, 2026. Specifically, the grant will provide funding and training to schools and teachers to incorporate service-learning in the classroom, launch...
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 from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management, under the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund program (CFDA 94.021), provides $3,345,936 to the Minnesota Alliance For Volunteer Advancement for expanding volunteer generation through high-impact tutoring, coaching and mentoring activities from March 1, 2023 to February 28, 2026. Specifically, the Alliance will train, consult and support collaborative members seeking to generate volunteers...
Nevada Volunteers, a nonprofit organization, received a $325,163 Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service under the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund program to implement four interventions increasing the capacity of Nevada organizations to effectively manage volunteers. Through mini-grants, Nevada Volunteers will provide capacity building assistance to 40 organizations, with priority given to those focusing on student success and mental wellness. A...
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...
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...
Reading Partners was awarded $506,268 under the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund 94.021 program by the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management to expand volunteer tutor recruitment, training and management infrastructure from March 1, 2023 to February 28, 2026. The award will support Reading Partners' efforts to recruit an additional 2,000 volunteer tutors per year to provide literacy tutoring to K-4 students, with a focus on addressing learning loss from...
This federal Project Grant award, made by the Corporation for National and Community Service under the AmeriCorps State and National Grant Program (CFDA 94.006), provides $10,311,600.00 in funding to the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service (Volunteer Iowa) to implement AmeriCorps programs across the state. The award supports various community service initiatives that engage AmeriCorps members in addressing critical needs in areas such as education, environmental stewardship, economic...
This $501,120 Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps State and National program (CFDA 94.006) will fund the 2024-2025 AmeriCorps activities of the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service (Volunteer Iowa) and its sub-awardees, the University of Iowa and the Seed Coalition. The University of Iowa will receive $115,830 to expand their disaster preparedness program, engaging 14 AmeriCorps members who will work with community-based older adults to...
The Napa County Office of Education (NCOE) received a $884,155 project grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service under the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund program (CFDA 94.021) to increase the capacity of high-need non-profits and educational organizations to launch and sustain quality volunteer programs. Specifically, NCOE will engage participants in professional learning, coaching, and communities of practice to benefit 30-40 non-profits and help them establish...