This award funds the approved 2025?26 SCP program

The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency, Inc. (Nemcsa) $616,974 on September 10, 2025, under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (CFDA 94.016).

The award funds the approved 2025–26 and 2026–27 Senior Companion Program operations. Senior Companions, persons 55 and older with limited incomes, provide supportive, individualized services to adults with special needs to help them maintain dignity and independence. Pre-award costs are approved beginning July 1, 2025, excluding volunteer stipends and reimbursements such as meals, travel, and recognition.

The recipient is a non-profit organization based in Greenbush, Michigan, serving vulnerable populations across northeastern Michigan including seniors, children, and low-income families. Nemcsa also operates the Foster Grandparent Program, Head Start and Early Head Start initiatives, and programs addressing youth homelessness prevention and coordinated entry for homeless populations.

The performance period extends through June 30, 2028, with work performed in Michigan. The recipient must maintain a 10 percent statutory match and a 26.32 percent budgetary match for both program years. Grant recipients must retain all financial and program records for three years from final Federal Financial Report submission, including receipts, disbursements, vouchers, time cards, contracts, personnel records, and criminal history checks for all individuals receiving compensation through the funded program.

Your 2025?26 statutory match is 10% and your budgetary match is 26.32%. You are approved for pre-award costs beginning july 1, 2025. Please note the following pre-award costs related to volunteers are not approved: ? Volunteer stipends? ? Volunteer reimbursements such as meals, travel, and recognition