Project Grant 26SFHNC005

Greene Lamp Inc. received a $564,779 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 award represents a $153,000 increase to the organization's baseline funding, bringing total baseline funding to $505,069. The grant requires Greene Lamp Inc. to maintain a 10% statutory match and 10% budgetary match.

Under this award, Greene Lamp Inc. will engage senior volunteers aged 55 and older with limited incomes to provide one-on-one mentoring, tutoring, and educational support services to children with special needs and academically or socially disadvantaged youth. Foster Grandparent volunteers will commit an average of 20 hours per week providing direct services in schools, Head Start programs, childcare centers, and other community settings across North Carolina. Services include academic tutoring, literacy instruction, mentoring, and developmental support for children with disabilities, as well as parenting skills education to young parents. The program addresses dual objectives of meeting critical community educational needs while creating meaningful volunteer engagement opportunities for limited-income seniors.