Project Grant 26SFEWI001

RSVP of Dane County, Inc. received a $140,048 Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. The organization will utilize these federal funds to engage volunteers aged 55 and older with limited incomes in intergenerational volunteer service providing one-on-one mentoring, tutoring, and educational support to children with special needs or who are academically or socially disadvantaged in Wisconsin.

The funded program delivers direct services to vulnerable youth populations through foster grandparent volunteers serving approximately 20 hours per week in schools, Head Start programs, childcare centers, and other community settings. Services include academic tutoring, literacy instruction, mentoring, parenting skills education, and developmental support for children with disabilities. The award requires a 10 percent statutory match and 15.25 percent budgetary match as cost-sharing commitments from the grantee. The three-year project period enables RSVP of Dane County, Inc. to address critical community educational gaps while creating meaningful volunteer engagement opportunities for limited-income senior citizens.