# AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 94.002 (94.002)

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AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 94.002 is run by Corporation for National and Community Service. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $242 million in 1,228 grants, about $197,326 per award.

## Objectives

RSVP engages people ages 55 and older to address a wide range of community needs. AmeriCorps Seniors’ volunteers in RSVP 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 critical community needs. AmeriCorps Seniors’ volunteers in RSVP choose how, where, and when they want to serve, with commitments ranging from a few hours to 40 hours per week.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $54.6 million | 671 |
| 2022 | $55.6 million | 498 |
| 2023 | $37.8 million | 442 |
| 2024 | $45.8 million | 459 |
| 2025 | $48.6 million | 415 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa Department on Aging | Iowa | $3.6 million |
| Community Service Society of New York | New York | $3.6 million |
| Oasis Institute | Missouri | $3.3 million |
| Diakon Child Family & Community Ministries | Pennsylvania | $2.2 million |
| La Works | California | $2.2 million |
| Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan | Michigan | $2.0 million |
| Hands on Central California | California | $2.0 million |
| Metro Volunteers | Colorado | $1.9 million |
| Lifescape Community Services, Inc. | Illinois | $1.9 million |
| Vantage Aging | Ohio | $1.8 million |
| Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay, Inc. | Florida | $1.8 million |
| Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission, Incorporated | Kentucky | $1.7 million |
| RSVP Volunteers | Pennsylvania | $1.7 million |
| Coad Inc | Ohio | $1.7 million |
| Megiddo Dream Station | South Carolina | $1.7 million |
| Community Action of Southern Kentucky Inc | Kentucky | $1.6 million |
| North Coast Opportunities, Inc. | California | $1.6 million |
| Family & Community Services Inc | Ohio | $1.4 million |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester | Minnesota | $1.4 million |
| Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston | Texas | $1.4 million |