Project Grant 26SFDWY002

The City of Cheyenne, through its Grants Office Division, received a $364,340 Project Grant award effective July 1, 2026, from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management to fund the 2026–27 AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) (CFDA 94.011). This three-year award, concluding June 30, 2029, supports an intergenerational volunteer service initiative that engages seniors aged 55 and older with limited incomes to provide direct mentoring, tutoring, and educational support to children with special needs or who are academically or socially disadvantaged. Volunteers deliver approximately 20 hours of weekly service in schools, Head Start programs, childcare centers, and other community settings, offering academic tutoring, literacy instruction, one-on-one mentoring, and developmental support.

The award requires the City of Cheyenne to maintain a 10 percent statutory match and 10.5 percent budgetary match. Grant recipients must establish comprehensive financial and program records management procedures, maintain documentation for three years following submission of the final Federal Financial Report, and ensure all compensated individuals complete National Service Criminal History Checks in compliance with federal regulations. The program addresses dual objectives of meeting critical community educational needs while creating meaningful volunteer engagement opportunities for limited-income senior citizens in the Cheyenne area.