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FGP and SCP 101

Technical Assistance Call #1
Agenda

• Senior Corps 

– Foster Grandparent Program (FGP)– Senior Companion Program (SCP)

• FGP and SCP Budget• Criminal History Checks• Federal Regulations• Q & A
CNCS Overview

• The mission of the Corporation for Nationa

Community Service (CNCS) is to improve strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and voluntee

• Senior Corps• AmeriCorps• Social Innovation Fund
Senior Corps

• Nation’s largest organization for volunteer

55 or over

—Foster Grandparent Program: 28,000 voluntee—Senior Companion Program: 14,000 volunteers—RSVP: 296,000 volunteers

• Located in every state, and the District of 

Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islan

• Supports more than 70,000 nonprofit and 

agencies
FGP Overview

• One of the three Senior Corps programs run by 

Corporation for National and Community Service 

• One of the oldest and most successful intergene

programs in the country for volunteers age 55 or 

• The organization or organizations that are award

become an FGP sponsor(s); recruit and place FGvolunteers to serve at organizations throughout tservice area

• Foster Grandparents provide person-to-person a

service to the children and youth.
What is the FGP Program?

• Foster Grandparents are role models, mentors, a

friends to children with special or exceptional neewho need extra support to help them to succeed and life. The program provides a way for voluntee55 and over to stay active by serving children and in their communities. – Volunteers serve at thousands of local organiza

that:

– Help children learn to read and provide one-on-

tutoring

– Mentor troubled teenagers and young mothers– Care for premature infants or children with disa– Help children who have been abused or neglec
FGP: Volunteer Support

• Foster Grandparents serve between 15 and 4

per week.

• Foster Grandparents who meet income qualif

(200% of the federal poverty level or lower) retax-free hourly monetary stipend of $2.65 per help offset the cost of volunteers.

• These stipends are included in the grant app

budget.

• FGP program regulations contain additional 

information. Regulations can be found here: 4

Part 2552

• Most often, the Foster Grandparents serve at 

schools, Head Start Centers, or afterschool programs. These are known as Volunteer Sta
SCP Overview

• One of the three Senior Corps programs run 

Corporation for National and Community Serv(CNCS)

• Launched in 1974, the Senior Companion Pr

(SCP) grew out of White House Conference opolicy recommendation—identifying the need services and supports to adults, primarily fraiseniors, to help them remain in their homes acommunities for as long as possible.

• The organization or organizations that are aw

will become an SCP sponsor(s); recruit and pSCP volunteers to serve at organizations or chomes throughout the service area.

• Senior Companions provide person-to-person 

direct service to adults, including frail seniors persons with disabilities.
What is the SCP Program?

• Senior Companions are volunteers age 55 and o

make a difference by providing assistance and frto adults who have difficulty with daily living tasksas shopping or paying bills. 

• Helping these adults remain independent in their 

helps to delay costly institutional care and enhanquality of life for the clients and caregivers. 

• Senior Companions give families or professional caregivers a much needed time off from their dut

errands, and often provide friendship for their clie

• Senior Companions serve 15 to 40 hours per we

helping an average of two to four adult clients live independently in their own homes. 

• Volunteers receive pre-service orientation, trainin

the organization where they serve, supplemental insurance while on duty, and may qualify to earn free hourly stipend.
SCP: Volunteer Support

• Senior Companions serve between 15 and 4

per week.

• Senior Companions who meet income qualifi

(200% of the federal poverty level or lower) retax-free hourly monetary stipend of $2.65 per help offset the cost of volunteers.

• These stipends are included in the grant app

budget.

• SCP program regulations contain additional 

information. Regulations can be found here: 4

Part 2551

• Most often, the Senior Companions serve in t

private homes of their clients. 
FGP and SCP in Your Community

• FGP and SCP projects are run by an Director at t

sponsor organization

• FGP and SCP assesses Community Needs and 

leverages FGP volunteers to meet those needs

• FGP and SCP volunteers serve at Volunteer Stat

the geographic service area
FGP and SCP Volunteers

• Flexible Scheduling• Service Activities• Volunteer Benefits:

– Insurance (Accident, Personal Liability, and Certain Exce

Automobile Liability)

– Recognition– Meals– Transportation– Stipend
Benefits to the Sponsor Organizatio

• Build the capacity of your organization• Become part of a large national network • Strengthen other public and nonprofit agencies in 

community

• Demonstrate competitive programing
Volunteer Stations

• Nonprofit organizations, proprietary health care f

public agencies

• FGP and SCP sponsor organizations sign Memo

of Understandings with local organizations and athem volunteers, making them FGP or SCP VoluStations

• FGP or SCP sponsor can also be a volunteer sta• Community is involved through an FGP or SCP A

Council
Service Activity Restrictions

• Replacing Paid Staff• Political Activity• Religious Activity• Labor and Anti-Labor Activity
FGP and SCP Budgets

• Hire a Director• Recognition Activities• Recruitment Activities• Communications with volunteers and stations (newsletters, o

mailings, or local travel)

• Staff Training• Grants are subject to Uniform Administrative Requirements
FGP and SCP Budgets

• Uniform Adm

Requirement– For further inf

the Uniform ARequirements the applicant please visit: http://www.nagov/resourcesguidance
Non-Federal Funds

• 10% requirement of the total project budget • Cash or in-kind• Excess Funds: Fundraising restrictions
Criminal History Checks

• Individuals required: 

– FGP and SCP Project Staff– FGP and SCP Volunteers– Any other participant, volunteer, or staff funded under a C

grant

• Visit our CHC Resources for additional details 

https://www.nationalserviceresources.gov/nationaservice-criminal-history-check-resources
Code of Federal Regulation

• Code of Federal Regulations is the source of the 

requirements that govern Senior Corps grants. 

• The Code of Federal Regulations (abbreviated C

the codification of the general and permanent rulpublished in the Federal Register by the executivdepartments and agencies of the Federal Govern
Code of Federal Regulation

• The eCFR is the best 

way to access the CFR. – FGP-Title 45 Part 2552– SCP Title 45 Part 2551

• The Senior Corps 

Federal Regulations are easy to search and are written in an easy to understand question and answer format. 
Code of Federal Regulation

• Example: If you want to 

know how long an FGP volunteer is required to serve, click on 2552.51: 

• “What are the terms of

service of a FGP volunteer?”
Code of Federal Regulation

• Answer: “A Foster Grandparent shall serve a minimum of 15 hours per wmaximum of 40 hours per week. A Foster Grandparent shall not more than 2088 hours per year. Within these limitations, a sponset service policies consistent with local needs.
Applications Due 

Tuesday, June 14, 20

5:00 P.M. Eastern Tim
For more information on Se

Corps: www.seniorcorps.gov

Please send questions to

FGPSCP@cns.gov