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Senior Companion Program (SCP) 94.016
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The Senior Companion Program (SCP) provides grants to qualified agencies and organizations for the dual purpose of engaging persons 55 and older, particularly those with limited incomes, in volunteer service to meet critical community needs; and to provide a high quality experience that will enrich the lives of the volunteers. Program funds are used to support Senior Companions in providing supportive, individualized services to help adults with special needs maintain their dignity and independence.
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
About the data page.
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded $713,000 in Senior Corps SCP funding to engage older adults to provide companionship and support to other adults in need of extra assistance to remain at home or in the community for as long as possible.
There were 5 funding opportunities (geographic service areas) open for the 2017 SCP Replacement Sponsor Competition. Three applications were reviewed. All 3 applications were awarded for funding.
In FY 2016, the entire SCP portfolio had more than 12,190 SCP volunteers serving 7 million hours across 180 federally-funded SCP projects.
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded one grant for $156,000 in the 2017 SCP Replacement Sponsor Competition.
No Current Data Available
The AmeriCorps Senior Companion program reported 7,289 total volunteers whose service provided 3,074 caregivers with respite care and 13,374 seniors with extensive one-on-one independent living services.
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.
