This federal Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service under the AmeriCorps State and National program (CFDA 94.006) provides $1,142,989.00 to the Nevada Volunteers organization to support a 3-year AmeriCorps program. The funds will engage 124 AmeriCorps members to perform environmental stewardship, natural resource monitoring, disaster relief, and public outreach service activities in Nevada. Key goals include improving 3,000 acres of at-risk ecosystems, 90...
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...
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded Nevada Rural Counties RSVP Program Inc. a $732,691 Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP; CFDA 94.002). The three-year award will support volunteer programs providing services to seniors, veterans, and individuals with disabilities across 15 of Nevada's 17 counties. An estimated 370 volunteers will serve annually, with 160 placed in outcome assignments to deliver services including...
Volunteer Tennessee received a $1.938 million Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service under the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund (CFDA 94.021) program. The three-year award running from March 1, 2023 to February 28, 2026 will support increasing volunteer recruitment and expanding the use of volunteers through high-quality volunteer management practices. As the state service commission, Volunteer Tennessee will provide capacity building to over 500...
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...
Aarp Foundation received a $3.86 million Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund (CFDA 94.021) program. The three-year award runs from March 1, 2023 through February 28, 2026 and will support Aarp Foundation's Experience Corps initiative to engage hundreds of volunteers through three community-based partners - Read to Succeed Buffalo Inc., Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center,...
This $610,438 three-year Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund (CFDA 94.021) supports Icouldbe.org, Inc. in scaling three promising volunteer recruitment and retention pilot programs. The non-profit will leverage new job connector technologies to recruit 1,000 volunteers ages 14-21 at scale to meet mentoring needs. It will also expand access to volunteering for underrepresented groups through a "volunteer...
This $607,614 Project Grant award, provided by the Corporation for National and Community Service under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011), funds the approved 2024-2025 Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) operated by Seniors In Service, a non-profit organization based in Nevada. Through the FGP, Seniors In Service will engage senior volunteers aged 55 and older to provide tutoring, mentoring, and supportive services to children with exceptional or special needs in...
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...