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RSVP provides grants that support volunteers 55 years and older serving in a diverse range of activities that meet specific community needs and respond to the National Performance Measures.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
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Currently in FY 2016, we competed the last batch of RSVP grants for renewals. There were 16 awarded applications in the 2016 RSVP Limited Geographical Area Competition. The pool for this competition was smaller due to the small number of grants that were being renewed.
Additional data for volunteers, volunteer hours, and number of organizations nationwide are not yet available. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) announced more that $870,000 in Senior Corps RSVP funding to support senior volunteer service at 16 community nonprofits and organizations across the country. These RSVP projects will leverage the experience and skills of more than 3,000 Senior Corps RSVP volunteers who will serve in schools, disaster response initiatives, veteran’s organizations, and other areas.
There were 23 funding opportunities (geographic service areas) open for the 2017 RSVP Limited Geographic Area Competition. Nineteen applications were reviewed for 17 funding opportunities. A total of 16 applications were awarded for funding.
In FY 2016, the entire RSVP portfolio had more than 208,000 Senior Corps RSVP volunteers serving over 46 million hours across 627 federally-funded RSVP projects.
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded $5 million for the 2017 RSVP Expansion Competition for 50 grants. The award amount varied, as determined by the scope of the RSVP project. The minimum RSVP grant award was $75,000.
No Current Data Available
Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is one of the largest older adult volunteer programs in the nation, engaging older Americans in addressing a wide range of community needs. AmeriCorps Seniors’ volunteers in the RSVP program address food security, recruit and manage other volunteers, mentor and tutor children, support workforce and job readiness skill development, provide disaster preparedness and mitigation assistance, and serve veterans and military families, among other community needs. In FY 2022, the RSVP program reported 116,372 total volunteers whose service included mentoring 44,386 children, serving 89,963 veterans through a variety of services, providing respite care for 4,033 caregivers, and providing support to 215,840 seniors enabling them to live independent.
Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is one of the largest older adult volunteer programs in the nation, engaging older Americans in addressing a wide range of community needs. AmeriCorps Seniors’ volunteers in the RSVP program address food security, recruit, and manage other volunteers, mentor and tutor children, support workforce and job readiness skill development, provide disaster preparedness and mitigation assistance, and serve veterans and military families, among other community needs. In FY 2023, the RSVP program reported 114,873 total volunteers whose service included mentoring 32,780 children, serving, 156,507 veterans through a variety of services, providing respite care for 3,789 caregivers, and providing support to 256,150 seniors enabling them to live independent
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
