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AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) 94.011
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The Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) provides grants to qualified agencies and organizations for the dual purpose of engaging persons 55 years of age or older, with limited incomes, in volunteer service to meet critical community needs; and to provide a high quality volunteer experience that will enrich the lives of the volunteers. Program funds are used to support Foster Grandparents in providing supportive, person to person service to children with exceptional or special needs or in circumstances identified as limiting their academic, social, or emotional development.
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.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
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The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded a little over $1.7 million in Senior Corps FGP funding to connect FGP volunteers with opportunities to provide one-on-one mentoring, nurturing, and support to children and young people with special or exceptional needs, or who are at an academic, social, or financial disadvantage.
There were 16 funding opportunities (geographic service areas) open for the 2017 FGP Replacement Sponsor Competition. Seventeen applications were reviewed. A total of 8 applications were awarded for funding.
In FY 2016, the entire FGP portfolio had more than 25,000 Senior Corps FGP volunteers serving 21 million hours across 319 federally-funded FGP projects.
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded $4.4 million for the 2017 FGP Replacement Sponsor Competition for 20 grants. The awards varied, as determined by the scope of the FGP project.
No Current Data Available
The Foster Grandparent Program is an intergenerational program that engages older Americans in national service to provide one-on-one mentoring, tutoring, and social-emotional support to children with exceptional needs or who have an academic, social, and economic disadvantage. In FY 2022, the Foster Grandparent Program reported 15,324 total volunteers and 95,063 children and youth served.
The Foster Grandparent Program is an intergenerational program that engages older Americans in national service to provide one-on-one mentoring, tutoring, and social-emotional support to children with exceptional needs or who have an academic, social and economic disadvantage. In FY 2023, the Foster Grandparent Program reported 14,544 total volunteers and 131,061 children and youth engaged through mentoring, tutoring, and social-emotional support.
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.
