Federal grants to Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minnesota received $27.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 74 awards. Its largest program was AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (SCP) 94.016, with $7.2 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $6.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$27.7 million
- Awards74
- Awarded in FY 2025$6.9 million
- Largest award$3.8 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 23 | $5.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 23 | $5.4 million |
| FY 2023 | 21 | $4.8 million |
| FY 2024 | 22 | $4.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 21 | $6.9 million |
Programs that fund Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (SCP) 94.016 | 5 | $7.2 million |
| AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) 94.011 | 3 | $5.7 million |
| Transitional Living for Homeless Youth | 10 | $4.2 million |
| Continuum of Care Program | 37 | $3.6 million |
| Basic Center Grant | 9 | $3.4 million |
| Education and Prevention Grants to Reduce Sexual Abuse of Runaway, Homeless and Street Youth | 6 | $2.0 million |
| Sexual Risk Avoidance Education | 1 | $1.3 million |
| AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (FGP) 94.017 | 3 | $241,910 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation for National and Community Service | 11 | $13.2 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 26 | $10.9 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 37 | $3.6 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| This award funds the approved 2022?23 scp program. Your 2022?23 statutory match is 10% and your budgetary match is 28.2% this award begins the first year of your proposed project period of performance. This award action adds permanent funding to increase the stipend amount from $3.00 to $3.15 per ho | AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (SCP) 94.016 | June 28, 2022 | $3.8 million |
| This award funds the approved 2022?23 fgp program. Your 2022?23 statutory match is 10% and your budgetary match is 14.7%. This award begins the first year of your proposed project period of performance. This award action adds permanent funding to increase the stipend amount from $3.00 to $3.15 per h | AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) 94.011 | June 29, 2022 | $3.7 million |
| This award funds the approved 2025?26 fgp program. Your 2025?26 statutory match is 10% and your budgetary match is 12.19%. You are approved for pre-award costs beginning july 1, 2025. Please note the following pre-award costs related to volunteers are not approved: ? Volunteer stipends? ? Volunteer | AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) 94.011 | September 5, 2025 | $1.6 million |
| This award funds the approved 2025?26 scp program. Your 2025?26 statutory match is 10% and your budgetary match is 14.78%. You are approved for pre-award costs beginning july 1, 2025. Please note the following pre-award costs related to volunteers are not approved: ? Volunteer stipends? ? Volunteer | AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (SCP) 94.016 | September 5, 2025 | $1.6 million |
| Seeing and exploring life?s future pregnancy prevention and healthy youth development program - seeing and exploring life’s future pregnancy prevention and healthy youth development program | Sexual Risk Avoidance Education | September 25, 2023 | $1.3 million |
| Healthcare costs are growing ? Threating to consume an enormous portion of discretionary spending in state and federal budgets. The centers for medicaid and medicare services (CMS) estimates that health spending will grow 1.1% faster than our nation?s gross domestic product (GDP). Amazingly, much of | AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (SCP) 94.016 | January 14, 2021 | $1.2 million |
| Lutheran social service of Minnesota is honored to serve as one of four providers of the foster grandparent program in Minnesota. We remain committed to our long standing partners across Minnesota and continue to expand our work to focus on early childhood in settings where volunteers can make an in | AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) 94.011 | May 21, 2021 | $762,064 |
| Lakes area youth services (LKAYS) transitional living program (TLP) | Transitional Living for Homeless Youth | September 24, 2021 | $750,000 |
| Lifehaven maternity group home | Transitional Living for Homeless Youth | September 24, 2021 | $749,912 |
| Bethany basic center program | Basic Center Grant | September 29, 2021 | $600,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota get?
$27.7 million in 74 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota the most?
The Corporation for National and Community Service, with $13.2 million in 11 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Housing and Urban Development follow.
What is Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota's largest federal grant?
$3.8 million under AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (SCP) 94.016, with its first action in the period on June 28, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota?
Its largest are AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program (SCP) 94.016, AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) 94.011 and Transitional Living for Homeless Youth.
Other grant recipients in Saint Paul
- Minnesota Department of Human Services
- Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Department of Commerce Minnesota
- Minnesota Department of Health
- The State of Minnesota of Employment & Economic Development
- Minnesota Department of Public Safety
- Judiciary Courts of State of Minnesota
- Minnesota Public Facilities Authority
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