23VGBDC001

This award approves funding for the 2023-24 Volunteer Generation Fund ARP Program described in the approved program narrative and budget. The purpose of this grant is to engage hundreds of volunteers for the purpose of enhancing reading proficiency and reducing student learning loss that was a direct result of the pandemic.

This will be accomplished by performing the following high-level activities:

(1) Recruiting 536 total new volunteers by the end of year 3;
(2) Ensuring at least 160 (of the 536) new volunteers will represent historically minority populations; and
(3) Achieve a 70% volunteer retention rate as we address the unprecedented need for high-quality tutoring that will benefit struggling K-3 readers.

The general expected outcome includes providing capacity building services to 17 programs operated by community-based partners to increase their effectiveness and efficiency in reaching three objectives:

(1) Increased recruitment of volunteers,
(2) Increased diversity of volunteers, and
(3) Increased retention of current volunteers.

Your 2023-24 regulatory match is 20.0%, and your budgetary match is 20.01%.

Aarp Foundation

THROUGH VGF GRANTS, AMERICORPS SEEKS TO FUND EFFECTIVE APPROACHES THAT EXPAND VOLUNTEERING, STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF VOLUNTEER CONNECTOR ORGANIZATIONS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN SKILL-BASED VOLUNTEERS, AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO EFFECTIVELY USE VOLUNTEERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY WILL AWARD APPROPRIATED AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS.

94.021 - AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund 94.021

AmeriCorps (CNCS)

District Of Columbia United States

State-Wide

None

COVID-19 $3,444,969 (100%) percent of this Project Grant was funded by COVID-19 emergency acts including the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 169% from $1,435,173 to $3,856,916.