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AmeriCorps Seniors

Fiscal Year 2024

AmeriCorps Seniors in Action: Mobilizing a 

Generation

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Agenda • Our Mission • AmeriCorps Seniors Programs • Overview • Examples • Funding Opportunity Primary Focus 

Areas

• Important Dates and Contact 

Information

• Training and Technical 

Assistance 

• Knowledge Check • Q&A

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Poll #1

How would you describe your organization?

• Federally or state-recognized Indian tribes*

• Institutions of higher education 

• Local governments 

• Nonprofit organizations 

• State service commissions

• State or US Territory

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*In addition to Indian tribes as defined in 2 CFR 200.1, tribal organizations that are controlled, authorized, or 

chartered by federally recognized Indian tribes are also eligible to apply.
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Poll #2

How confident do you feel in your current level 

of knowledge relating to AmeriCorps Seniors 

focus areas and program examples?

5- Very Confident

4- Confident

3- Neutral/Not sure

2- Not confident

1- Very not confident

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MISSION

The mission of AmeriCorps is to improve 

lives, strengthen communities, and foster 

civic engagement through service and 

volunteering.

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Overview of AmeriCorps 

Seniors Programs

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AmeriCorps Focus Areas

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Overview of AmeriCorps Seniors Programs
• Improving parks, public lands, 

trails, and rivers

• Improving weatherization and 

energy efficiency

• Increasing environmental 

knowledge and stewardship

Environmental Stewardship

AmeriCorps Focus Areas

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• Preparing a community to handle 

a disaster strike

• Helping a community recover 

after a disaster strike

Disaster Response

AmeriCorps Focus Areas

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• Improving school readiness

• Improving academic 

performance for K-12 students

• Supporting students in post-high 

school educational settings

Education

AmeriCorps Focus Areas

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• Improving financial literacy or 

assisting with tax return preparation

• Increasing safe and affordable 

housing or helping people attain 

housing

• Helping people train for, find, and 

secure jobs

Economic Opportunity

AmeriCorps Focus Areas

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• Supporting older adults who are 

aging in place

• Improving healthy behaviors and 

food security

• Increasing access to care

Healthy Futures

AmeriCorps Focus Areas

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• Supporting veterans, active military, 

and their families through select 

Economic Opportunity, Education, 

and Healthy Futures outcomes

Veterans and Military Families

AmeriCorps Focus Areas

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AmeriCorps Seniors Programs

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Overview of AmeriCorps Seniors Programs

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

RSVP Program

Senior Demonstration Program

Foster Grandparent Program

• Intergenerational Program.

• One-on-one tutoring and mentorship 

for success in academics and life.
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AmeriCorps Seniors Programs

Senior Companion 

Program

• Peer-to-peer program. 

• Helps older adults live 

independently.

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Overview of AmeriCorps Seniors Programs

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

RSVP Program

Senior Demonstration Program
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AmeriCorps Seniors Programs

RSVP Program

• Most flexible program.

• Addresses critical needs.

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Overview of AmeriCorps Seniors Programs

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

RSVP Program

Senior Demonstration Program
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AmeriCorps Seniors Programs

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Overview of AmeriCorps Seniors Programs

Senior Demonstration 

Program

• Expand reach and impact. 

• Allows funding of innovative 

programming and activities.

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

RSVP Program

Senior Demonstration Program
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Program Examples

Nov-23

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The Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) Foster Grandparent Program

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Program Examples

Disclaimer: This is an example of a program and is not meant to direct an applicant’s proposal.

Community Needs: 

• County has state’s lowest percentile 

for poverty and academic 

performance

Volunteer Service Activities and Impact:

•12 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers 

serving 10,440 hours

•Provide academic support, 

interventions, and mentorship to first 

grade classes

•50 student’s reading skills impacted as 

measured by reading assessment

Focus Area: Education

Example #1
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The Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) Foster Grandparent Program

Community Needs: 

•Underserved population of youth at 

local juvenile detention facility

•Need for academic reinforcement 

and mentorship

Volunteer Service Activities and Impact:

•12 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers 

serving 13,572 hours

•Provide push-in academic tutoring in 

reading and math and mentorship

•Improvement of 20 youth as measured 

by academic assessment and preand post-test of social-emotional 

learning

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Program Examples

Disclaimer: This is an example of a program and is not meant to direct an applicant’s proposal.

Focus Area: Education

Example #2
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Senior Companion Program

• Limited access to healthcare supports for older adults

• Increased number of older adults who are homebound 

due to lack transportation

• 15% increase of caregivers of homebound clients

• High level of stress navigating complex health care systems

Community Needs:

• 12 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers serving 15 VSYs 

(15,660 hours)

• Activities include music and memory activities; 

accompanying clients to medical appointments and 

social activities; preparing light meals; create caregiver 

plan

• 60 clients report having increased social ties and 

perceived social supports

• 48 caregivers report having increased social ties and 

perceived social support

Volunteer Service Activities and Impact:

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Program Examples

Disclaimer: This is an example of a program and is not meant to direct an applicant’s proposal.

Focus Area: Healthy Futures
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RSVP

RSVP Program

Community Needs: 

•Preparing tax returns,

•Supporting food pantries,

•Supporting non-profit resale shops, and 

•Maintaining local walking trails

Volunteer Service Activities and Impact:

•80 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers 

• Volunteers generated $250,000 in tax returns, 

•Improved food security for 430 community 

members, 

•Managed $475,000 in donations for four non-profit 

resale stores, and 

•Maintained 15 miles of public trails.

Disclaimer: This is an example of a program and is not meant to direct an applicant’s proposal.

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Program Examples Focus Areas: Healthy Futures, Environmental 

Stewardship, and Economic Opportunity
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Senior Demonstration Program

Program Examples

Nov-23

American Rescue Plan

30 AmeriCorps Seniors 

volunteers. 

Program Activities: 

•Pick up food donations; 

sort, package, and deliver 

donations

•Provides referrals to 

medical, behavioral, and 

social services

Anticipated Impact: 

Over 1,000 people

Native Nations and 

Indigenous Elders

13 AmeriCorps Seniors 

volunteers

Program activities: Instruct and 

share Indigenous culture, 

history, and traditions

Impact: 

•90 students with improved 

academic engagement or 

social-emotional skills

•90 children with gains in 

school readiness

•120 individuals with 

increased health knowledge 

related to healthy eating.

Workforce Development

18 AmeriCorps Seniors 

volunteers

Program activities: 

•Increasing access to oral 

health

•Supporting roommate 

project to address loneliness

• Connecting seniors to health 

interventions

Impact: Volunteer Service-toEmployment 
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Current Funding Opportunity 

Primary Focus Areas
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Current Funding Opportunity Primary Focus Areas

• Education

• Provide or facilitate access to 

services and resources that 

contribute to improved 

educational outcomes for 

economically disadvantaged 

people

Foster Grandparent Program

• Healthy Futures

• Establish programming that 

engages adults 55 years and 

older to serve as volunteers who 

help seniors live independently

Senior Companion Program

Expansion and Replacement Opportunities

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Important Dates, Contact 

Information, and 

Applicant Training and 

Technical Assistance

Nov-23
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Important Dates and Contact Information

• Applications are due no later than Thursday, February 1, 2024, by 5:00 

p.m. Eastern Time.

• Successful applicants will be notified by April 2024.

• Successful applicants will be issued awards by June 2024.

For questions related to this funding opportunity, contact 

FGPSCPReplacement@americorps.gov.

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For more information, visit the AmeriCorps Funding Opportunity Page.

Applicant Training and Technical Assistance

Live Events (Requires Registration) Pre-Recorded

AmeriCorps Seniors in Action: Mobilizing a 

Generation 

Introducing AmeriCorps, AmeriCorps Seniors, 

and Its Programs

Identifying Funding Priority Areas in Your 

Community 

AmeriCorps National Performance Measures 

Curriculum

Tour of the Notice of Funding Opportunity –

Selection Criteria Review 

Best Practices in Budget Development

National Performance Measures and Work 

Plans 

Submitting Your Application in eGrants

Office Hours: Budget Q&A AmeriCorps Due Diligence Review and 

Compliance Training

Office Hours: General and Performance 

Measurement Q&A 

Frequently Asked Questions (Document)

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Office Hours

• Budget Q&A, Wednesday, 

January 17, 2024, 1:30 p.m. ET

• General and Performance 

Measures Q&A, Thursday, 

January 18, 2024, 2:00 p.m. ET

• Pre-Submit Questions for 

webinar

Foster Grandparent Program

Office Hours

• Budget Q&A, Wednesday, 

January 17, 2024, 1:30 p.m. ET

• General and Performance 

Measures Q&A, Thursday, 

January 18, 2024, 3:30 p.m. ET

• Pre-Submit Questions for 

webinar

Senior Companion Program

Office Hours

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What is the Primary 

Focus of the Foster 

Grandparent Program?

Knowledge Check

Healthy Futures

What is the Primary 

Focus of the Senior 

Companion Program?

• Applications are due 

by 5:00 p.m. ET on 

Thursday, February 1, 

2024.

• Successful applicants 

will be notified by April 

2024.

• Successful applicants 

will be issued award by 

June 2024. 

When are applications 

due?

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Education
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Poll #3

Having attended today’s webinar, how 

confident do you feel in your current level of 

knowledge relating to AmeriCorps Seniors 

focus areas and program examples?

5- Much more confident

4- More confident

3- Neutral/Not sure

2- Less confident

1- Much less confident

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Thank you for your interest in 

AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps 

Seniors programs. 

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