Federal Grant Award Summary

Five County Association of Governments received a $118,564 Project Grant Award 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. This award funds the organization's 2026–27 FGP program operations across five counties in southern Utah (Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, and Washington).

Under this award, Five County AOG will engage volunteers aged 55 and older with limited incomes to provide intergenerational services including one-on-one tutoring, mentoring, literacy instruction, and developmental support to children with special needs or who are academically or socially disadvantaged. Services will be delivered in schools, Head Start programs, childcare centers, and other community settings, with volunteers committing an average of 20 hours per week. The program requires a 10 percent statutory match and a 10.96 percent budgetary match from the awardee, in addition to comprehensive financial and program record maintenance for three years following final Federal Financial Report submission and compliance with National Service Criminal History Checks for all compensated individuals.