Grant Award Summary

Penquis C.a.p., Inc., a nonprofit community action agency based in Bangor, Maine, received a $466,357 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. The award funds the approved 2026–27 FGP program with a required 14.29% budgetary match and no statutory match obligation.

Under this grant, Penquis C.a.p., Inc. will engage senior volunteers aged 55 and older with limited incomes to provide direct one-on-one mentoring, tutoring, and educational support to children with special needs or who are academically or socially disadvantaged. Volunteers will serve an average of 20 hours per week in schools, Head Start programs, childcare centers, and other community settings, delivering services including academic tutoring, literacy instruction, developmental support for children with disabilities, and parenting skills education. The organization must maintain comprehensive financial and program records for three years following submission of the final Federal Financial Report and comply with National Service Criminal History Checks for all compensated individuals.