Federal grant programs / Corporation for National and Community Service

AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) 94.011 (94.011)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$481 million
• Grant awards708
• Typical award$568,026
• Awarded in FY 2025$105 million
• Size rank381 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceProject grants (discretionary)

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $111 million in fiscal 2021 to $105 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 381st largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 20% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 51 states and territories.

What the program funds

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 are academically or socially disadvantaged.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

See the program's Notice of Funding Availability/Opportunity.

What the money can and cannot pay for

The grants may be used for: low-income Foster Grandparent stipends, transportation, physical examinations and meals; staff salaries and fringe benefits, staff travel, equipment, space costs, etc. Foster Grandparents may be assigned to children and youth in residential and non-residential facilities, including schools and preschools and to children living in their own homes. Volunteers may not supplant hiring or displace employed workers, or impair existing contracts for service. No agency supervising volunteers may request or receive compensation for services of the volunteers. Volunteers may not be involved in and funds may not be used for religious activities, labor or anti-labor organization, lobbying, or partisan or non-partisan political activities. In addition, eligible agencies or organizations may, with a Notice of Grant Award from AmeriCorps, receive technical assistance and materials to aid in establishing and operating a non-AmeriCorps funded FGP project using state, local, and/or private funds. Volunteers may not be involved in and funds may not be used for religious activities, labor or anti-labor organization, lobbying, or partisan or non-partisan political activities. Funds must be used as described in the approved application.;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. The FGP sponsor is required to match funds for their projects in part through local, non-federal contributions. The required local contribution is at least 10 percent of the total project budget. The local contribution portion should be reflected in the Budget Section of the application. The non-federal share can be cash on in-kind matching funds.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Notice of Funding Opportunities, with important dates and deadlines, are listed here: https://americorps.gov

Award range and average, in the agency's words

The range of financial assistance is from $0 to $1,917,775. The average of financial assistance is $310,711.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 70% of the money, state and local governments 22% and colleges and universities 4.5%.

By state

50 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.