Federal Grant Award Summary

The Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management awarded Land-0F-Sky Regional Council $846,014 on July 1, 2026, under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (CFDA 94.016). This three-year Project Grant, effective through June 30, 2029, consolidates two prior awards and funds the organization's 2026–27 Senior Companion Program operations across its service areas in North Carolina. The award carries a 10 percent statutory match requirement and a 10.48 percent budgetary match requirement.

Through this funding, Land-0F-Sky Regional Council engages volunteers aged 55 and older—particularly those with limited incomes—to provide supportive services to vulnerable adults with special needs. Core services delivered include companionship, transportation assistance, respite care, and light household chores designed to reduce social isolation and enable beneficiaries to maintain dignity and independence within their homes and communities. By mobilizing economically disadvantaged senior volunteers as Senior Companions, the program simultaneously achieves its dual mission of enriching volunteer participants' lives while addressing critical community service needs across the region.