Federal Grant Award Summary

The Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties received a $1,093,816 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 an intergenerational volunteer service initiative that engages persons 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. The program operates across multiple community settings including schools, Head Start programs, childcare centers, and other service locations, with volunteers committing an average of 20 hours per week to deliver services such as academic tutoring, literacy instruction, mentoring, parenting skills education, and developmental support for children with disabilities.

The award includes a 10 percent statutory match requirement and 10.46 percent budgetary match obligation from the grantee. As a continuation award under the FGP program, the Seniors Council is responsible for maintaining comprehensive financial and program records for three years following submission of the final Federal Financial Report, including all financial documentation, personnel records, criminal history clearances for compensated individuals, and program performance metrics. This award supports the organization's mission to address critical community educational needs while creating meaningful volunteer engagement opportunities for limited-income seniors in the Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties region of California.