This award funds the approved 2025?26 SCP program

The Corporation for National and Community Service, through its Office of Grants Management, awarded Community Action Partnership of North Alabama, Inc. a Project Grant totaling $558,160 on September 5, 2025, to support the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (CFDA 94.016) through June 30, 2028. The award funds the organization's 2025–26 program year with pre-approved costs beginning July 1, 2025, and forward funds of $253,017 each for the 2026–27 and 2027–28 program years. The recipient must maintain a statutory match of 10 percent for 2025–26 and 10 percent for 2025–27, along with a budgetary match of 9.99 percent in the first year.

Under this award, Community Action Partnership of North Alabama will deploy volunteers aged 55 and older, particularly those with limited incomes, to provide supportive services to adults with special needs throughout the service area. Program services include companionship, light assistance with activities of daily living, transportation support, and informal monitoring to help clients maintain dignity and independence in community settings. Additionally, Senior Companions provide respite care to informal caregivers and serve elder justice functions by monitoring for financial fraud, abuse, and neglect. The program enriches the volunteer experience while addressing critical community needs for vulnerable populations.

Your 2025?26 statutory match is 10% and your budgetary match is 9.99%. 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