Project Grant 26SFEMN001

Catholic Charities Of The Diocese Of ST. Cloud (operating as ST Elizabeth Home) received a $891,651 Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029, under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP), CFDA 94.011. This award funds an intergenerational volunteer service initiative that engages senior citizens 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.

Under this grant, Foster Grandparent Program volunteers will deliver one-on-one services averaging 20 hours per week in schools, Head Start programs, childcare centers, and other community settings throughout Minnesota. Services include academic tutoring, literacy instruction, mentoring, parenting skills education to young parents, and developmental support for children with disabilities. The grantee is required to provide a 10% statutory match and 10.06% budgetary match and must maintain comprehensive financial and program records for three years following submission of the final Federal Financial Report, including documentation of all National Service Criminal History Checks for compensated individuals.