Project Grant 26SFDAZ001

The Navajo Nation Tribal Government received a Project Grant award of $927,314 from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029, to support the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) (CFDA 94.011). This award represents a $216,000 increase to the program's baseline funding, bringing total baseline funding to $834,581. The grant requires a 10 percent statutory match and 10 percent budgetary match from the awardee.

Under this award, the Navajo Nation will engage volunteers aged 55 and older with limited incomes to provide intergenerational services across Arizona. Program volunteers will deliver one-on-one mentoring, tutoring, and educational support to children with special needs and academically or socially disadvantaged youth, typically committing an average of 20 hours per week. Services will be delivered in schools, early education and childcare centers, and other community settings, with volunteers providing academic tutoring, literacy instruction, mentoring, parenting skills education, and developmental support. The program addresses dual objectives of meeting critical community educational needs while creating meaningful volunteer engagement opportunities for limited-income senior citizens.