Senior Services, Inc.

Senior Services, Inc., a Michigan-based nonprofit organization headquartered in Kalamazoo, operates as a federal grant recipient focused on aging services and senior volunteer programs, with 58% of recent awards positioned as prime recipient grants and 42% as sub-recipient grants under state and federal health programs. The organization serves seniors and persons with disabilities in Southwest Michigan through AmeriCorps Seniors programs and home repair assistance initiatives funded by federal grants.

Senior Services, Inc. derives its federal footprint almost entirely from the Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps), which accounts for 71% of the organization's recent awards by count. The vendor holds prime recipient status on four AmeriCorps Seniors grants spanning the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002) and Senior Demonstration Program (SDP) initiatives. The most recent prime award, issued June 24, 2026, funds the 2026-2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP program at $161,612 with a period of performance through March 31, 2029; the program engages volunteers aged 55 and older to address community needs including tutoring children, food security and nutrition support, workforce development, disaster preparedness, and veteran services. An earlier 2022-2024 Senior Demonstration Program grant allocated $200,000 in federal investment to deploy 240 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers providing companionship and transportation to at-risk older adults in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties. Senior Services, Inc. consistently exceeds statutory match requirements across these awards, budgeting 23.19% match on the current RSVP grant (10% statutory minimum) and 32.51% match on prior-year RSVP funding (10% statutory).

Sub-recipient work concentrates in home repair assistance and Michigan home and community-based services waivers. The vendor receives sub-awards from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services under the MI Choice Home & Community Based Services Waiver Program (annual awards in 2024, 2025, and 2026), and administers Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) sub-awards for critical and minor home repairs serving owner-occupied senior households, with individual sub-awards supporting 10 to 48 households per year across repair work addressing structural, electrical, plumbing, heating, and accessibility improvements. Activity has moderated over the past three years—four awards in both 2022 and 2023 narrowing to one or two annually in 2024–2026—with 31 total awards and $35.1 million combined dollars obligated across the portfolio since 2005. The organization operates in a narrow federal grant space with limited exposure to contracts, IDVs, or vehicles; all work flows through direct grant relationships with AmeriCorps and state pass-through funding from HHS and Michigan health authorities.