Project Grant 26SFFMA002

Federal Grant Award Summary

Citizens For Citizens Inc. (CFC), a Massachusetts-based nonprofit organization, received a $375,393 Project Grant award from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP, CFDA 94.011), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. This three-year award funds CFC's approved 2026-27 FGP program, which engages senior volunteers aged 55 and older with limited incomes to provide one-on-one mentoring, tutoring, and educational support to children with special needs or who are academically or socially disadvantaged. The program leverages intergenerational service delivery across schools, Head Start programs, childcare centers, and other community settings, with volunteers typically committing an average of 20 hours per week.

CFC's Foster Grandparent services include academic tutoring, literacy instruction, mentoring, parenting skills education to young parents, and developmental support for children with disabilities—addressing critical community educational gaps while creating meaningful volunteer engagement opportunities. The award requires CFC to maintain a 10 percent statutory match and 10 percent budgetary match. As with all AmeriCorps grants, CFC must maintain comprehensive financial and program records for three years following final Federal Financial Report submission, including time cards, personnel records, contracts, and National Service Criminal History Checks for all compensated program participants.