This federal Project Grant award of $384,711 from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management provides funding for the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011). The award will support the approved 2024-2025 Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) by engaging low-income senior volunteers aged 55 and older to provide tutoring, mentoring, and supportive services for children with special needs or facing educational challenges. The program aims to improve academic performance, social-emotional development, and school readiness for disadvantaged children through one-on-one attention and personalized support. The award includes a 10% statutory match requirement and provides a permanent funding increase of $26,759 to ensure no volunteers are displaced by a $4 increase. The award is effective July 1, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2027, and will be implemented by the non-profit organization Bi-County Service, Inc.
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