Seniors In Service Of Tampa Bay, Inc.

Seniors In Service Of Tampa Bay, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Tampa, Florida, operates as a recipient of federal grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service, delivering senior-volunteer intergenerational and support programs across Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties in Florida. The organization does not hold federal contracts; all federal funding flows through AmeriCorps Seniors grants and related sub-award agreements.

The organization's federal footprint centers on four AmeriCorps Seniors grant programs under CFDA numbers administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management. The Senior Companion Program (CFDA 94.016) engages seniors aged 55 and older to provide companionship, transportation assistance, respite care, and light household chores to vulnerable adults with special needs. The Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011) deploys senior volunteers to deliver one-on-one mentoring, tutoring, and educational support to children with special needs and academically disadvantaged youth in schools, Head Start programs, and childcare settings. The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP, CFDA 94.002) mobilizes volunteers for civic engagement and community service. The AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (CFDA 94.017) funds time-limited innovation initiatives such as disaster preparedness and health-wellness education delivered through volunteer cohorts. A $127,513 Senior Demonstration award active from 2022 through March 2024 funded 100 AmeriCorps volunteers providing companionship and health education to 300 older adults across the three-county area, with a target of 240 reporting increased social support.

As of July 2026, the organization holds three active prime grants: a $600,003 Senior Companion Program award (July 2026–June 2029) consolidating two prior grants and raising the annual baseline to $540,000, a $1.21 million Foster Grandparent Program award (July 2026–June 2029) consolidating prior grants, and Retired Senior Volunteer Program awards (April 2025–March 2028). All require 10% statutory and budgetary match contributions from the awardee. In its sub-recipient role, Seniors In Service operates sub-awards from the Oasis Institute for volunteer disaster preparedness and recovery programming and from the Florida Commission On Community Service for Operation Veteran Connect, deploying AmeriCorps members to support veterans and their families at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital and Bay Pines VA Healthcare System. The organization also receives sub-award funding for Senior Companion Services operating expenses.

Recent activity shows four awards reaching completion within the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete opportunity. The organization has served four distinct federal customers across a portfolio spanning 38 awards (prime and sub combined) since 2009, with the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management accounting for 89% of recent award count. Combined obligated dollars across all awards stand at $28.1 million, reflecting the multi-year lifecycle of AmeriCorps grant cycles.