Community Services Center

Community Services Center, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Portales, New Mexico, is a prime recipient of federal grants supporting AmeriCorps volunteer-based service programs across New Mexico, with 22 awards totaling $5.2 million in combined obligation across all federal funding sources and zero subcontract activity.

Community Services Center's federal grant footprint centers entirely on AmeriCorps Seniors programs administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The organization operates three primary program lines under federal funding: the Senior Companion Program (SCP), the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), and the Fostering Grandparents Program (FGP). Each program line engages economically disadvantaged volunteers aged 55 and older to deliver supportive services to vulnerable populations — Senior Companions provide companionship, transportation assistance, respite care, and light household support to adults with special needs; RSVP volunteers perform general community service; and Fostering Grandparents deliver mentoring and childcare support to at-risk children. Recent awards include a $335,456 three-year Senior Companion Program grant (CFDA 94.016) effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, which consolidates two prior grants and carries a 10% statutory match requirement and 43.15% budgetary match commitment; an Fostering Grandparents Program award effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, with a 10% statutory match and 69.98% budgetary match; and a Retired and Senior Volunteer Program grant running through March 31, 2027, with a 30% statutory match and 28.48% budgetary match.

Community Services Center's customer base consists entirely of two entities within the Corporation for National and Community Service: the Office of Grants Management (14 awards) and the broader corporation (8 awards), representing 100% of the organization's recent federal footprint. The organization has received federal funding continuously since at least 2005, with recent award activity concentrated in 2023, 2024, and 2026 (two awards each year). Two awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure at that transition point. All volunteer participants and paid staff under these federal awards must clear a National Service Criminal History Check prior to engagement. Community Services Center maintains comprehensive financial and program records subject to audit by AmeriCorps, the AmeriCorps Inspector General, the Government Accountability Office, and contracted auditors.