Federal Grant Award Summary

Blue Ridge Community Action, Inc., operating as Quaker Meadows Generations, received a $351,007 Project Grant award from the Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP, CFDA 94.011), effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. This award funds the organization's 2026–27 FGP program year with a required statutory match of 10% and budgetary match of 10.01%.

Under this award, Blue Ridge Community Action 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. Program volunteers, averaging 20 hours per week, will deliver services in schools, Head Start programs, childcare centers, and other community settings throughout North Carolina. Services include academic tutoring, literacy instruction, mentoring, parenting skills education, and developmental support for children with disabilities. The organization must maintain comprehensive financial and program records for three years following final Federal Financial Report submission and comply with National Service Criminal History Checks for all compensated individuals.