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To: AmeriCorps Seniors Grantees offering stipend programs

From: AmeriCorps Seniors 

Date: November 15, 2022 

RE: Planned Stipend Increase for July 2023 programs

On Saturday, April 1, 2023, the hourly stipend rate will increase to $4 per hour, pending final FY 

2023 appropriations, for those stipend-based programs with a July 1, 2023, start date (Foster 

Grandparent, Senior Companion and non-ARP Senior Demonstration programs). These programs

are required submit a required amendment in November 2022 for the planned increase to be 

implemented on April 1. 

This stipend increase will be funded one of two ways. 

1. Those grantee programs that have not met FY 2022 volunteer hours and have 

outstanding funds available (either from the stipend line or from other lines with funding 

excess), will use those underspent budget funds to meet this increase.

2. For those grantees that have met FY 2022 volunteer hours and are not projecting an 

underspend, AmeriCorps Seniors may be able to offer an augmentation. 

On Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2023, AmeriCorps Seniors plans to release continuation and renewal notices 

for Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion programs for grantees with July 1, 2023, start 

date.

As part of that process, the stipend formula line will be updated to $4 per hour in eGrants. This 

change applies to all grantees supporting programs with a stipend and start date of July 1, 

including ARP Phase 2 and 3, and those in multiyear funding pilot for programs with a stipend. 

Additional amendment instructions will be provided to those programs later. 

Amendment Steps 

Foster Grandparent, Senior Companion and non-ARP Demonstration programs need to:

1. Review current volunteer service years production, budget, and stipend line item to 

determine projected underspend.

2. Complete the required April 1 Stipend Increase form no later than Monday, Nov. 21

a. Programs that do not complete the form before the deadline and are 

determined to need additional funding to meet the stipend increase will be 

responsible for funding the increase with existing budget. No augmentation will 

be offered if the form is not submitted ahead of the deadline.

3. Grantees that need additional funding or need to make budget revisions will need to 

also complete a budget amendment. No later than Thursday, Dec. 1, AmeriCorps Seniors 

will start the amendment, return to grantees with instructions for completion.
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a. Grantees must complete the revisions, certify and submit the budget amendment 

no later than Friday, Dec. 9. 

b. The program’s Authorized Representative is approved to certify. 

c. Because this is a tight turn-around, grantees are restricted from making any other 

changes to budgets other than what is necessary for the stipend increase. 

4. Grantees that do not need additional funding do not need to take any further action.

a. AmeriCorps Seniors will create and process the budget amendment. Grantees 

will receive notification from eGrants when the amendment is awarded. Plan to 

review the revised Notice of Grant Award in eGrants to verify the process has 

been successfully completed.

Step-by-step instructions to complete the budget amendment form for required grantees will be 

emailed to no later than Thursday. Dec. 1. 

The news of this stipend increase is currently under embargo. AmeriCorps Seniors will provide a 

release date for this information to be considered public. 

Portfolio managers are available to answer questions about this memo and its contents.