Federal Project Grant Award Summary

Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. received a $445,441 Project Grant award effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP), CFDA 94.011. This award funds the organization's approved 2026-27 FGP program serving federally recognized tribes across Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan.

Under this award, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council will engage volunteers aged 55 and older with limited incomes in intergenerational service to provide direct, one-on-one mentoring, tutoring, and educational support to children with special needs or who are academically or socially disadvantaged. AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers will deliver an average of 20 hours per week of services in schools, early education and childcare centers, Head Start programs, and other community settings, with services including academic tutoring, literacy instruction, mentoring, parenting skills education to young parents, and developmental support for children with disabilities. The award requires a statutory match of 4% and a budgetary match of 14.53%.