Project Grant 26SFEWI006

Federal Grant Award Summary

Advocap Inc. received a Project Grant award of $291,020 from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management for the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP, CFDA 94.011), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. Under this three-year grant, Advocap will engage volunteers aged 55 and older with limited incomes to provide intergenerational mentoring, tutoring, and educational support services to children with special needs or those who are academically or socially disadvantaged. Volunteers will deliver one-on-one services averaging 20 hours per week in schools, Head Start programs, childcare centers, and other community settings across Wisconsin.

The program addresses dual objectives: meeting critical community educational and developmental support needs while creating meaningful volunteer service opportunities for limited-income senior citizens. Services include academic tutoring, literacy instruction, mentoring, and parenting skills education. As a condition of the award, Advocap is required to maintain a statutory match of 10% and a budgetary match of 10%, and must maintain comprehensive financial and program records for three years following submission of the final Federal Financial Report, including National Service Criminal History Check documentation for all compensated individuals.