AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (FGP) 94.017 (94.017)
AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (FGP) 94.017 (Assistance Listing 94.017) is run by the Corporation for National and Community Service. It awarded $32.4 million in 99 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $327,490 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $150,000. Half of the 99 awards fell between $105,522 and $264,799, and they ranged from $933 to $4.5 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$32.4 million
- Grant awards99
- Typical award$150,000
- Awarded in FY 2025-$2.3 million
- Size rank1161 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants (discretionary)
Key findings
- It is the 1161st largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 71% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 38 states and territories.
What the program funds
The Senior Demonstration Program authorizes the AmeriCorps Seniors’ Director to invest in innovative projects that demonstrate how older American volunteers may contribute to new objectives or certain national priorities. This Demonstration Authority allows organizations the flexibility to develop new ideas and creative programming that addresses community needs without some of the constraints applied to traditional AmeriCorps Seniors’ programs. AmeriCorps Seniors awards grants for the Senior Demonstration Program through special funding opportunities. Since the Senior Demonstration Program is not tied to signature AmeriCorps Seniors’ program models, applicants can propose new ways to deploy older adults in service that align with the objectives of the funding opportunity. The grantee as a whole can reduce social isolation and enhance their civic engagement services by utilizing a variety of volunteer opportunities and workforce options and expand within the community.
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
For Continuations and Renewals Notice, only AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program grantees who currently receive federal funds for an AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program grant may apply for funding. For new programming, the following non-federal entities (all of which are defined in 2 CFR 200.69) are eligible to apply: • Indian tribes • Institutions of higher education • Local governments • Nonprofit organizations • States governments In addition to Indian tribes as defined in 2 CFR 200.1, tribal organizations that are controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by federally recognized Indian tribes are also eligible to apply.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Volunteers may not supplant hiring or displace employed workers, or impair existing contracts for service. Volunteers may not be involved in and funds may not be used to support religious activities, labor or anti-labor organization, lobbying, or partisan or non-partisan political activities. Volunteers may not supplant hiring or displace employed workers, or impair existing contracts for service. Volunteers may not be involved in and funds may not be used to support religious activities, labor or anti-labor organization, lobbying, or partisan or non-partisan political activities.;
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching Requirements is 10 percent.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/partner/funding-opportunities
Award range and average, in the agency's words
The range and average are not applicable to this program.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2026: In FY 2026, ACS plans to offer administrative renewals to the Native Nations & Indigenous Elders and Workforce Development cohort, offering three years of funding in the initial award to further test programs ideas. A small portfolio of other innovative programs is also funded under this authority (zero-dollar awards).
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (FGP) 94.017 (94.017) awarded$32.4 million across 99 grant awards, an average of $327,490 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of New York | New York | 1 | $4.5 million |
| National Council on the Aging, Inc. | Virginia | 1 | $3.8 million |
| Lifespan of Greater Rochester, Inc. | New York | 1 | $2.8 million |
| Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. | Wisconsin | 2 | $1.7 million |
| Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission, Incorporated | Kentucky | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Rural Alaska Community Action Program Inc | Alaska | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Porter-Leath | Tennessee | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Cherokee County Health Services Council | Oklahoma | 1 | $752,500 |
| The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation | Montana | 1 | $652,500 |
| Redefiners World Languages Inc. | Florida | 1 | $519,043 |
| Princeton Justice Initiative a NJ Nonprofit Corp | New Jersey | 1 | $500,000 |
| Hunger Free America, Inc | New York | 1 | $500,000 |
| Northland Foundation | Minnesota | 1 | $500,000 |
| Tolowa Dee-Ni Nation | California | 1 | $463,067 |
| Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York, Inc. | New York | 1 | $459,836 |
| Community Advocate Resource, Inc. | North Carolina | 1 | $386,368 |
| Family & Children's Association | New York | 1 | $353,423 |
| Volunteers for Community Impact Incorporated | Florida | 1 | $342,930 |
| Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay, Inc. | Florida | 2 | $339,568 |
| Phoenix Indian Center | Arizona | 1 | $336,679 |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 74% of the money, state and local governments 18% and tribes 3.4%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 79 | $24.1 million | 74% |
| State and local governments | 12 | $5.8 million | 18% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 2 | $1.1 million | 3.4% |
| Other | 3 | $963,194 | 3.0% |
| Colleges and universities | 3 | $402,189 | 1.2% |
By state
8 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 7 | $9.0 million |
| Virginia | 2 | $3.9 million |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $1.7 million |
| Kentucky | 2 | $1.7 million |
| Florida | 7 | $1.6 million |
| Alaska | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Tennessee | 4 | $1.4 million |
| California | 5 | $1.3 million |
| New Jersey | 4 | $940,907 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | $887,299 |
| Minnesota | 5 | $856,910 |
| Texas | 6 | $742,360 |
| Ohio | 6 | $695,668 |
| Montana | 2 | $688,696 |
| Illinois | 4 | $644,133 |
| New Mexico | 3 | $582,893 |
| Michigan | 2 | $477,564 |
| North Carolina | 2 | $467,232 |
| Arizona | 2 | $451,679 |
| Utah | 2 | $419,994 |
| Georgia | 2 | $321,091 |
| Connecticut | 1 | $314,657 |
| Indiana | 3 | $300,000 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | $229,783 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $212,938 |
| Oregon | 3 | $188,756 |
| Arkansas | 1 | $185,446 |
| Delaware | 1 | $162,885 |
| Iowa | 1 | $144,316 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | $125,699 |
| Washington | 1 | $119,349 |
| Maryland | 1 | $118,900 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $110,554 |
| Alabama | 1 | $106,189 |
| Missouri | 1 | $85,694 |
| South Carolina | 1 | $76,002 |
| Guam | 1 | $55,891 |
| Colorado | 2 | $9,926 |