This award funds the approved 2025?26 FGP program

New Opportunities Inc. received a $348,759 Project Grant award dated September 8, 2025, from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP, CFDA 94.011). The award funds an approved 2025-26 FGP program with a project completion date of June 30, 2028, and requires a 10% statutory match and 10% budgetary match from the awardee.

Under this award, New Opportunities Inc. will engage senior volunteers aged 55 and older with limited incomes to provide intergenerational services to children with special needs or who are academically or socially disadvantaged. Program volunteers will deliver one-on-one mentoring, tutoring, literacy instruction, and educational support in schools, Head Start programs, childcare centers, and other community settings, with volunteers committing approximately 20 hours per week. Additionally, the program will include parenting skills education to young parents. Pre-award costs are authorized beginning July 1, 2025, with the exception of volunteer stipends and volunteer-related reimbursements for meals, travel, and recognition.

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