Federal Grant Award Summary

Award Details: Northwest Indiana Community Action Corp received a Project Grant award of $293,177 from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP, CFDA 94.011), effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. The award represents an increase in baseline funding of $24,039, bringing the new baseline to $261,000 and requiring the awardee to provide a 10% statutory match and 10.98% budgetary match.

Products and Services: Under this grant, Northwest Indiana Community Action Corp will engage persons aged 55 and older with limited incomes as volunteers in an intergenerational service initiative serving children with special needs or who are academically or socially disadvantaged across northwest Indiana. Volunteers will provide approximately 20 hours per week of direct one-on-one support in schools, Head Start programs, childcare centers, and other community settings, delivering academic tutoring, literacy instruction, mentoring, parenting skills education, and developmental support for children with disabilities. The program serves four counties (Lake, Porter, Newton, and Jasper) and addresses dual objectives of strengthening educational outcomes for vulnerable children while creating meaningful volunteer service opportunities for limited-income seniors.