This award funds the approved 2026?27 SCP program

The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno $1,029,978 on July 1, 2026, to fund the 2026–27 AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (SCP, CFDA 94.016).

The award supports Senior Companions aged 55 and older, particularly those with limited incomes, in providing individualized supportive services to adults with special needs to help them maintain dignity and independence. The recipient secured a permanent baseline funding increase from $421,063 to $927,000 as part of its FY 2026 application. The award expands the geographic service area to include Kern and Merced Counties in addition to existing coverage. The minimum volunteer slots (VSYS) increase to 103 under this award.

Performance runs through June 30, 2029, with place of performance in California. The recipient must maintain a 10% statutory match and 10% budgetary match. The assistance type is Project Grant. Grant records, including financial documents, time cards, contracts, personnel records, program execution records, and criminal history clearances for all individuals receiving compensation, must be retained for three years from submission of the final Federal Financial Report.

Your 2026?27 statutory match is 10% and your budgetary match is 10%. This grantee requested and was approved for a permanent increase to baseline funding from $421,063 to $927,000 as part of their FY 2026 application. The new minimum vsys is 103. This award was approved for changes to the geographic service area: kern and merced counties added