Project Grant 24SRCIN010

The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $107,144.00 from the Corporation for National and Community Service's AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 94.002 will fund the approved 2024-25 RSVP program operated by Lincoln Hills Development Corp (LHDC), a private non-profit community action agency serving southern Indiana. The grant supports the recruitment, training, and deployment of senior volunteers aged 55 and older to address critical community needs in areas such as education, healthy futures, environmental stewardship, and economic opportunity. LHDC's RSVP volunteers provide services including tutoring students, delivering meals to homebound seniors, assisting at food banks, providing transportation for medical appointments, and offering companionship to isolated individuals. The grant has a performance period from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2027, and requires a 10% statutory match and 30% budgetary match from the awardee.