Project Grant 26SFBPR003

Esperanza Para La Vejez Inc. received a $870,321 Project Grant award effective July 1, 2026, through the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP, CFDA 94.011) administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management. The award funds the organization's 2026-27 FGP program with a three-year project period extending through June 30, 2029. The organization will engage volunteers aged 55 and older with limited incomes to provide one-on-one mentoring, tutoring, and educational support to children with special needs or who are academically or socially disadvantaged in Puerto Rico.

Under this award, Esperanza Para La Vejez Inc. will deploy AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to deliver direct services in schools, early education and childcare centers, and other community settings. Services include academic tutoring, literacy instruction, mentoring, and developmental support for children with disabilities, with volunteers committing an average of 20 hours per week. The grant requires a 10 percent statutory match and 10.10 percent budgetary match from the grantee, reflecting the dual-purpose design of the program to address critical community educational needs while creating meaningful volunteer engagement opportunities for limited-income seniors.