This award funds the approved 2025-26 SCP program

The Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management awarded South Florida Institute On Aging Inc. a Project Grant totaling $1,591,087 under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (CFDA 94.016) on September 5, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. This award funds the organization's Senior Companion Program (SCP) operations across three program years: the 2025-26 program year, plus forward-funded amounts of $382,504 for both 2026-27 and 2027-28. The award requires a 40.2% budgetary match from the recipient, with no statutory match requirement, and approves pre-award costs beginning July 1, 2025, though volunteer-related expenses such as stipends and meal/travel reimbursements are excluded from pre-award approval.

Under this grant, South Florida Institute On Aging Inc. deploys volunteers aged 55 and older to provide supportive services to vulnerable adults with special needs across the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area. Senior Companions deliver individualized assistance including companionship, light support with activities of daily living, transportation services, and monitoring to help clients maintain independence and dignity while aging in place. The program also provides respite support to informal caregivers and contributes to elder justice efforts through surveillance activities designed to identify financial fraud, abuse, and neglect among vulnerable senior populations.

Your 2025?26 statutory match is 0% and your budgetary match is 40.2%. 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